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	32	94	106	104	88	85	82	72	72	66	69	72	81	76	51	37	39
Tue	30	81	100	93	88	97	87	74	67	65	65	72	82	80	56	44	46
Wed	29	76	96	90	89	86	70	59	62	63	65	67	81	77	60	52	39
Thu	37	83	93	97	86	91	85	72	69	63	83	87	100	92	79	61	55
Fri	29	72	101	95	86	76	74	62	65	69	87	99	96	93	93	78	46
Sat	30	26	35	44	48	74	88	85	89	97	106	102	98	96	92	89	83
Sun	33	31	33	34	36	64	90	99	100	102	106	108	103	100	104	96	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Garfield to Manhattan (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 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 (18 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 29 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 29 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garfield to Manhattan?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	94	106	104	88	85	82	72	72	66	69	72	81	76	51	37	39
Tue	30	81	100	93	88	97	87	74	67	65	65	72	82	80	56	44	46
Wed	29	76	96	90	89	86	70	59	62	63	65	67	81	77	60	52	39
Thu	37	83	93	97	86	91	85	72	69	63	83	87	100	92	79	61	55
Fri	29	72	101	95	86	76	74	62	65	69	87	99	96	93	93	78	46
Sat	30	26	35	44	48	74	88	85	89	97	106	102	98	96	92	89	83
Sun	33	31	33	34	36	64	90	99	100	102	106	108	103	100	104	96	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	94	106	104	88	85	82	72	72	66	69	72	81	76	51	37	39
Tue	30	81	100	93	88	97	87	74	67	65	65	72	82	80	56	44	46
Wed	29	76	96	90	89	86	70	59	62	63	65	67	81	77	60	52	39
Thu	37	83	93	97	86	91	85	72	69	63	83	87	100	92	79	61	55
Fri	29	72	101	95	86	76	74	62	65	69	87	99	96	93	93	78	46
Sat	30	26	35	44	48	74	88	85	89	97	106	102	98	96	92	89	83
Sun	33	31	33	34	36	64	90	99	100	102	106	108	103	100	104	96	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	94	106	104	88	85	82	72	72	66	69	72	81	76	51	37	39
Tue	30	81	100	93	88	97	87	74	67	65	65	72	82	80	56	44	46
Wed	29	76	96	90	89	86	70	59	62	63	65	67	81	77	60	52	39
Thu	37	83	93	97	86	91	85	72	69	63	83	87	100	92	79	61	55
Fri	29	72	101	95	86	76	74	62	65	69	87	99	96	93	93	78	46
Sat	30	26	35	44	48	74	88	85	89	97	106	102	98	96	92	89	83
Sun	33	31	33	34	36	64	90	99	100	102	106	108	103	100	104	96	95