Best Time to Drive from Garfield to Manhattan

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 Garfield to Manhattan 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	35	92	105	99	90	85	78	73	76	72	73	73	78	78	54	40	43
Tue	32	81	99	96	91	97	94	85	75	68	71	81	88	86	54	44	45
Wed	31	77	97	93	93	89	76	68	74	75	75	70	84	85	72	59	43
Thu	35	79	98	101	92	93	88	80	75	66	82	89	106	91	77	61	56
Fri	31	69	100	93	88	78	76	65	66	71	88	100	98	91	96	88	55
Sat	36	37	45	43	51	83	98	93	98	104	108	105	100	100	96	93	89
Sun	35	33	34	36	38	63	92	99	100	102	106	107	102	100	103	95	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Garfield to Manhattan (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (109 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (21 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Garfield to central Manhattan 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 Garfield to Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garfield to Manhattan?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 31 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garfield to Manhattan?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	92	105	99	90	85	78	73	76	72	73	73	78	78	54	40	43
Tue	32	81	99	96	91	97	94	85	75	68	71	81	88	86	54	44	45
Wed	31	77	97	93	93	89	76	68	74	75	75	70	84	85	72	59	43
Thu	35	79	98	101	92	93	88	80	75	66	82	89	106	91	77	61	56
Fri	31	69	100	93	88	78	76	65	66	71	88	100	98	91	96	88	55
Sat	36	37	45	43	51	83	98	93	98	104	108	105	100	100	96	93	89
Sun	35	33	34	36	38	63	92	99	100	102	106	107	102	100	103	95	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	92	105	99	90	85	78	73	76	72	73	73	78	78	54	40	43
Tue	32	81	99	96	91	97	94	85	75	68	71	81	88	86	54	44	45
Wed	31	77	97	93	93	89	76	68	74	75	75	70	84	85	72	59	43
Thu	35	79	98	101	92	93	88	80	75	66	82	89	106	91	77	61	56
Fri	31	69	100	93	88	78	76	65	66	71	88	100	98	91	96	88	55
Sat	36	37	45	43	51	83	98	93	98	104	108	105	100	100	96	93	89
Sun	35	33	34	36	38	63	92	99	100	102	106	107	102	100	103	95	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	92	105	99	90	85	78	73	76	72	73	73	78	78	54	40	43
Tue	32	81	99	96	91	97	94	85	75	68	71	81	88	86	54	44	45
Wed	31	77	97	93	93	89	76	68	74	75	75	70	84	85	72	59	43
Thu	35	79	98	101	92	93	88	80	75	66	82	89	106	91	77	61	56
Fri	31	69	100	93	88	78	76	65	66	71	88	100	98	91	96	88	55
Sat	36	37	45	43	51	83	98	93	98	104	108	105	100	100	96	93	89
Sun	35	33	34	36	38	63	92	99	100	102	106	107	102	100	103	95	89