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	77	80	90	99	89	96	92	88	89	90	90	91	89	88	84	83	82
Tue	75	78	88	97	92	92	92	88	89	92	94	100	98	97	88	87	87
Wed	73	76	86	95	87	87	91	90	91	91	100	104	96	96	92	87	85
Thu	76	80	90	93	95	99	101	95	98	100	114	115	106	100	97	90	88
Fri	75	78	88	96	89	98	99	98	107	121	138	122	112	99	92	87	85
Sat	76	76	85	84	90	92	100	102	91	91	89	92	88	88	93	92	89
Sun	73	83	76	78	82	84	90	88	88	90	90	91	89	90	87	90	87

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 73 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (23 to 58 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 73 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 73 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to East Norwalk?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	90	99	89	96	92	88	89	90	90	91	89	88	84	83	82
Tue	75	78	88	97	92	92	92	88	89	92	94	100	98	97	88	87	87
Wed	73	76	86	95	87	87	91	90	91	91	100	104	96	96	92	87	85
Thu	76	80	90	93	95	99	101	95	98	100	114	115	106	100	97	90	88
Fri	75	78	88	96	89	98	99	98	107	121	138	122	112	99	92	87	85
Sat	76	76	85	84	90	92	100	102	91	91	89	92	88	88	93	92	89
Sun	73	83	76	78	82	84	90	88	88	90	90	91	89	90	87	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	90	99	89	96	92	88	89	90	90	91	89	88	84	83	82
Tue	75	78	88	97	92	92	92	88	89	92	94	100	98	97	88	87	87
Wed	73	76	86	95	87	87	91	90	91	91	100	104	96	96	92	87	85
Thu	76	80	90	93	95	99	101	95	98	100	114	115	106	100	97	90	88
Fri	75	78	88	96	89	98	99	98	107	121	138	122	112	99	92	87	85
Sat	76	76	85	84	90	92	100	102	91	91	89	92	88	88	93	92	89
Sun	73	83	76	78	82	84	90	88	88	90	90	91	89	90	87	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	90	99	89	96	92	88	89	90	90	91	89	88	84	83	82
Tue	75	78	88	97	92	92	92	88	89	92	94	100	98	97	88	87	87
Wed	73	76	86	95	87	87	91	90	91	91	100	104	96	96	92	87	85
Thu	76	80	90	93	95	99	101	95	98	100	114	115	106	100	97	90	88
Fri	75	78	88	96	89	98	99	98	107	121	138	122	112	99	92	87	85
Sat	76	76	85	84	90	92	100	102	91	91	89	92	88	88	93	92	89
Sun	73	83	76	78	82	84	90	88	88	90	90	91	89	90	87	90	87