Best Time to Drive from Chinatown to East Norwalk

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 Chinatown to East Norwalk 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	75	78	89	96	86	91	92	87	88	88	89	93	91	88	84	82	81
Tue	74	77	88	99	92	91	91	87	88	90	92	98	97	95	87	85	85
Wed	72	76	87	94	86	86	90	89	90	90	99	102	95	98	91	85	84
Thu	75	79	87	94	93	93	101	93	97	99	110	112	105	100	95	88	87
Fri	75	79	87	95	88	94	95	96	102	120	137	123	111	98	90	86	85
Sat	78	75	80	81	86	88	93	98	87	92	88	89	86	88	92	90	87
Sun	74	78	75	77	79	81	86	86	87	88	89	88	86	87	86	88	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Chinatown to East Norwalk (via I-278 North and FDR Drive North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (22 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chinatown to central East Norwalk 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 Chinatown to East Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chinatown to East Norwalk?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 72 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to East Norwalk?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	78	89	96	86	91	92	87	88	88	89	93	91	88	84	82	81
Tue	74	77	88	99	92	91	91	87	88	90	92	98	97	95	87	85	85
Wed	72	76	87	94	86	86	90	89	90	90	99	102	95	98	91	85	84
Thu	75	79	87	94	93	93	101	93	97	99	110	112	105	100	95	88	87
Fri	75	79	87	95	88	94	95	96	102	120	137	123	111	98	90	86	85
Sat	78	75	80	81	86	88	93	98	87	92	88	89	86	88	92	90	87
Sun	74	78	75	77	79	81	86	86	87	88	89	88	86	87	86	88	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	78	89	96	86	91	92	87	88	88	89	93	91	88	84	82	81
Tue	74	77	88	99	92	91	91	87	88	90	92	98	97	95	87	85	85
Wed	72	76	87	94	86	86	90	89	90	90	99	102	95	98	91	85	84
Thu	75	79	87	94	93	93	101	93	97	99	110	112	105	100	95	88	87
Fri	75	79	87	95	88	94	95	96	102	120	137	123	111	98	90	86	85
Sat	78	75	80	81	86	88	93	98	87	92	88	89	86	88	92	90	87
Sun	74	78	75	77	79	81	86	86	87	88	89	88	86	87	86	88	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	78	89	96	86	91	92	87	88	88	89	93	91	88	84	82	81
Tue	74	77	88	99	92	91	91	87	88	90	92	98	97	95	87	85	85
Wed	72	76	87	94	86	86	90	89	90	90	99	102	95	98	91	85	84
Thu	75	79	87	94	93	93	101	93	97	99	110	112	105	100	95	88	87
Fri	75	79	87	95	88	94	95	96	102	120	137	123	111	98	90	86	85
Sat	78	75	80	81	86	88	93	98	87	92	88	89	86	88	92	90	87
Sun	74	78	75	77	79	81	86	86	87	88	89	88	86	87	86	88	85