Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Stamford

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Brooklyn to Stamford by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	91	115	116	114	103	114	109	111	113	117	115	115	112	104	89	83
Tue	80	90	117	115	123	124	121	110	114	118	119	119	113	115	108	92	85
Wed	80	100	118	115	105	104	95	110	121	124	130	121	119	115	113	96	85
Thu	98	90	110	121	106	96	118	113	110	121	132	128	125	122	118	104	87
Fri	83	96	111	96	129	94	128	128	136	144	159	141	139	133	127	117	106
Sat	78	72	84	99	99	112	109	102	105	112	114	119	108	112	109	102	100
Sun	71	82	75	79	79	86	89	89	99	102	109	116	109	111	109	107	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Brooklyn to Stamford (via I-678 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (33 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Stamford along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Brooklyn to Stamford?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Stamford?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 72 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Stamford?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	91	115	116	114	103	114	109	111	113	117	115	115	112	104	89	83
Tue	80	90	117	115	123	124	121	110	114	118	119	119	113	115	108	92	85
Wed	80	100	118	115	105	104	95	110	121	124	130	121	119	115	113	96	85
Thu	98	90	110	121	106	96	118	113	110	121	132	128	125	122	118	104	87
Fri	83	96	111	96	129	94	128	128	136	144	159	141	139	133	127	117	106
Sat	78	72	84	99	99	112	109	102	105	112	114	119	108	112	109	102	100
Sun	71	82	75	79	79	86	89	89	99	102	109	116	109	111	109	107	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	91	115	116	114	103	114	109	111	113	117	115	115	112	104	89	83
Tue	80	90	117	115	123	124	121	110	114	118	119	119	113	115	108	92	85
Wed	80	100	118	115	105	104	95	110	121	124	130	121	119	115	113	96	85
Thu	98	90	110	121	106	96	118	113	110	121	132	128	125	122	118	104	87
Fri	83	96	111	96	129	94	128	128	136	144	159	141	139	133	127	117	106
Sat	78	72	84	99	99	112	109	102	105	112	114	119	108	112	109	102	100
Sun	71	82	75	79	79	86	89	89	99	102	109	116	109	111	109	107	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	91	115	116	114	103	114	109	111	113	117	115	115	112	104	89	83
Tue	80	90	117	115	123	124	121	110	114	118	119	119	113	115	108	92	85
Wed	80	100	118	115	105	104	95	110	121	124	130	121	119	115	113	96	85
Thu	98	90	110	121	106	96	118	113	110	121	132	128	125	122	118	104	87
Fri	83	96	111	96	129	94	128	128	136	144	159	141	139	133	127	117	106
Sat	78	72	84	99	99	112	109	102	105	112	114	119	108	112	109	102	100
Sun	71	82	75	79	79	86	89	89	99	102	109	116	109	111	109	107	95