Best Time to Drive from Chinatown 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 Chinatown 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	67	72	80	95	81	81	85	86	80	82	79	83	80	80	75	76	73
Tue	65	69	80	94	88	79	83	83	81	82	84	90	90	91	80	80	79
Wed	65	69	77	86	80	79	83	83	83	82	92	94	87	86	81	78	75
Thu	66	69	81	88	82	79	91	84	88	91	104	105	95	91	88	81	79
Fri	64	68	78	84	84	88	89	88	95	105	115	112	100	92	85	81	76
Sat	69	69	71	74	81	82	95	85	81	87	80	82	78	80	85	81	81
Sun	67	69	66	71	72	77	81	81	83	83	85	84	82	83	81	86	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Chinatown to Stamford (via I-278 North and FDR Drive North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 135 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 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 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 Chinatown to Stamford?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 64 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to Stamford?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	72	80	95	81	81	85	86	80	82	79	83	80	80	75	76	73
Tue	65	69	80	94	88	79	83	83	81	82	84	90	90	91	80	80	79
Wed	65	69	77	86	80	79	83	83	83	82	92	94	87	86	81	78	75
Thu	66	69	81	88	82	79	91	84	88	91	104	105	95	91	88	81	79
Fri	64	68	78	84	84	88	89	88	95	105	115	112	100	92	85	81	76
Sat	69	69	71	74	81	82	95	85	81	87	80	82	78	80	85	81	81
Sun	67	69	66	71	72	77	81	81	83	83	85	84	82	83	81	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	72	80	95	81	81	85	86	80	82	79	83	80	80	75	76	73
Tue	65	69	80	94	88	79	83	83	81	82	84	90	90	91	80	80	79
Wed	65	69	77	86	80	79	83	83	83	82	92	94	87	86	81	78	75
Thu	66	69	81	88	82	79	91	84	88	91	104	105	95	91	88	81	79
Fri	64	68	78	84	84	88	89	88	95	105	115	112	100	92	85	81	76
Sat	69	69	71	74	81	82	95	85	81	87	80	82	78	80	85	81	81
Sun	67	69	66	71	72	77	81	81	83	83	85	84	82	83	81	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	72	80	95	81	81	85	86	80	82	79	83	80	80	75	76	73
Tue	65	69	80	94	88	79	83	83	81	82	84	90	90	91	80	80	79
Wed	65	69	77	86	80	79	83	83	83	82	92	94	87	86	81	78	75
Thu	66	69	81	88	82	79	91	84	88	91	104	105	95	91	88	81	79
Fri	64	68	78	84	84	88	89	88	95	105	115	112	100	92	85	81	76
Sat	69	69	71	74	81	82	95	85	81	87	80	82	78	80	85	81	81
Sun	67	69	66	71	72	77	81	81	83	83	85	84	82	83	81	86	83