Best Time to Drive from Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway 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	70	82	106	102	88	91	98	85	94	104	106	114	98	94	92	92	101
Tue	67	81	113	110	97	90	96	91	94	104	106	106	101	90	94	88	93
Wed	65	80	121	91	88	90	87	89	87	94	114	108	98	99	95	90	92
Thu	73	84	112	99	91	90	96	87	89	100	111	115	114	105	101	84	82
Fri	69	88	103	99	88	99	105	99	119	134	152	129	125	112	111	95	95
Sat	68	73	80	86	84	95	94	97	93	102	104	99	96	99	96	94	88
Sun	65	69	70	79	79	80	85	88	92	94	98	105	101	98	97	93	99

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Far Rockaway to Stamford (via Hutchinson River Pkwy North and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (27 to 72 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway to Stamford?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Far Rockaway to Stamford?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 65 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Stamford?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	82	106	102	88	91	98	85	94	104	106	114	98	94	92	92	101
Tue	67	81	113	110	97	90	96	91	94	104	106	106	101	90	94	88	93
Wed	65	80	121	91	88	90	87	89	87	94	114	108	98	99	95	90	92
Thu	73	84	112	99	91	90	96	87	89	100	111	115	114	105	101	84	82
Fri	69	88	103	99	88	99	105	99	119	134	152	129	125	112	111	95	95
Sat	68	73	80	86	84	95	94	97	93	102	104	99	96	99	96	94	88
Sun	65	69	70	79	79	80	85	88	92	94	98	105	101	98	97	93	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	82	106	102	88	91	98	85	94	104	106	114	98	94	92	92	101
Tue	67	81	113	110	97	90	96	91	94	104	106	106	101	90	94	88	93
Wed	65	80	121	91	88	90	87	89	87	94	114	108	98	99	95	90	92
Thu	73	84	112	99	91	90	96	87	89	100	111	115	114	105	101	84	82
Fri	69	88	103	99	88	99	105	99	119	134	152	129	125	112	111	95	95
Sat	68	73	80	86	84	95	94	97	93	102	104	99	96	99	96	94	88
Sun	65	69	70	79	79	80	85	88	92	94	98	105	101	98	97	93	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	82	106	102	88	91	98	85	94	104	106	114	98	94	92	92	101
Tue	67	81	113	110	97	90	96	91	94	104	106	106	101	90	94	88	93
Wed	65	80	121	91	88	90	87	89	87	94	114	108	98	99	95	90	92
Thu	73	84	112	99	91	90	96	87	89	100	111	115	114	105	101	84	82
Fri	69	88	103	99	88	99	105	99	119	134	152	129	125	112	111	95	95
Sat	68	73	80	86	84	95	94	97	93	102	104	99	96	99	96	94	88
Sun	65	69	70	79	79	80	85	88	92	94	98	105	101	98	97	93	99