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	64	70	79	90	78	77	81	80	78	79	78	84	82	78	75	73	72
Tue	63	67	79	92	84	78	81	79	80	81	82	88	88	86	77	76	75
Wed	62	68	78	86	79	77	80	81	80	81	90	92	86	89	80	76	75
Thu	64	69	78	87	82	79	91	82	87	90	101	103	95	91	86	80	79
Fri	64	69	78	84	82	84	86	85	90	105	126	113	101	90	83	79	75
Sat	68	67	69	70	77	79	89	82	77	82	79	80	77	78	84	78	78
Sun	66	66	64	68	68	72	77	76	77	79	80	80	76	78	77	78	75

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 62 minutes and up to 131 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 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (21 to 52 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 62 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 62 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to Stamford?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	70	79	90	78	77	81	80	78	79	78	84	82	78	75	73	72
Tue	63	67	79	92	84	78	81	79	80	81	82	88	88	86	77	76	75
Wed	62	68	78	86	79	77	80	81	80	81	90	92	86	89	80	76	75
Thu	64	69	78	87	82	79	91	82	87	90	101	103	95	91	86	80	79
Fri	64	69	78	84	82	84	86	85	90	105	126	113	101	90	83	79	75
Sat	68	67	69	70	77	79	89	82	77	82	79	80	77	78	84	78	78
Sun	66	66	64	68	68	72	77	76	77	79	80	80	76	78	77	78	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	70	79	90	78	77	81	80	78	79	78	84	82	78	75	73	72
Tue	63	67	79	92	84	78	81	79	80	81	82	88	88	86	77	76	75
Wed	62	68	78	86	79	77	80	81	80	81	90	92	86	89	80	76	75
Thu	64	69	78	87	82	79	91	82	87	90	101	103	95	91	86	80	79
Fri	64	69	78	84	82	84	86	85	90	105	126	113	101	90	83	79	75
Sat	68	67	69	70	77	79	89	82	77	82	79	80	77	78	84	78	78
Sun	66	66	64	68	68	72	77	76	77	79	80	80	76	78	77	78	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	70	79	90	78	77	81	80	78	79	78	84	82	78	75	73	72
Tue	63	67	79	92	84	78	81	79	80	81	82	88	88	86	77	76	75
Wed	62	68	78	86	79	77	80	81	80	81	90	92	86	89	80	76	75
Thu	64	69	78	87	82	79	91	82	87	90	101	103	95	91	86	80	79
Fri	64	69	78	84	82	84	86	85	90	105	126	113	101	90	83	79	75
Sat	68	67	69	70	77	79	89	82	77	82	79	80	77	78	84	78	78
Sun	66	66	64	68	68	72	77	76	77	79	80	80	76	78	77	78	75