Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth to New Rochelle

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 Elizabeth to New Rochelle 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	65	135	140	127	127	123	109	107	112	100	104	111	112	107	89	70	73
Tue	60	118	135	126	134	126	125	121	112	108	106	109	116	113	81	74	84
Wed	61	115	130	124	125	120	112	99	108	105	106	106	116	112	98	84	73
Thu	63	116	133	125	130	126	122	110	106	103	125	122	127	121	106	89	86
Fri	61	103	128	126	121	124	111	100	103	120	138	139	129	132	127	113	82
Sat	60	57	68	73	82	123	134	135	136	146	145	141	137	132	134	127	123
Sun	63	63	63	65	68	97	130	137	140	139	144	140	137	138	137	128	126

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Elizabeth to New Rochelle (via I-95 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (146 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (23 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth to central New Rochelle 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 Elizabeth to New Rochelle?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elizabeth to New Rochelle?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 60 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to New Rochelle?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	135	140	127	127	123	109	107	112	100	104	111	112	107	89	70	73
Tue	60	118	135	126	134	126	125	121	112	108	106	109	116	113	81	74	84
Wed	61	115	130	124	125	120	112	99	108	105	106	106	116	112	98	84	73
Thu	63	116	133	125	130	126	122	110	106	103	125	122	127	121	106	89	86
Fri	61	103	128	126	121	124	111	100	103	120	138	139	129	132	127	113	82
Sat	60	57	68	73	82	123	134	135	136	146	145	141	137	132	134	127	123
Sun	63	63	63	65	68	97	130	137	140	139	144	140	137	138	137	128	126

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	135	140	127	127	123	109	107	112	100	104	111	112	107	89	70	73
Tue	60	118	135	126	134	126	125	121	112	108	106	109	116	113	81	74	84
Wed	61	115	130	124	125	120	112	99	108	105	106	106	116	112	98	84	73
Thu	63	116	133	125	130	126	122	110	106	103	125	122	127	121	106	89	86
Fri	61	103	128	126	121	124	111	100	103	120	138	139	129	132	127	113	82
Sat	60	57	68	73	82	123	134	135	136	146	145	141	137	132	134	127	123
Sun	63	63	63	65	68	97	130	137	140	139	144	140	137	138	137	128	126

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	135	140	127	127	123	109	107	112	100	104	111	112	107	89	70	73
Tue	60	118	135	126	134	126	125	121	112	108	106	109	116	113	81	74	84
Wed	61	115	130	124	125	120	112	99	108	105	106	106	116	112	98	84	73
Thu	63	116	133	125	130	126	122	110	106	103	125	122	127	121	106	89	86
Fri	61	103	128	126	121	124	111	100	103	120	138	139	129	132	127	113	82
Sat	60	57	68	73	82	123	134	135	136	146	145	141	137	132	134	127	123
Sun	63	63	63	65	68	97	130	137	140	139	144	140	137	138	137	128	126