Best Time to Drive from Garfield 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 Garfield 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	68	105	122	118	108	103	101	91	93	92	88	102	104	99	87	73	75
Tue	66	98	123	116	103	107	105	98	92	96	97	98	104	106	86	80	76
Wed	65	91	118	109	101	103	97	87	90	94	100	95	104	102	88	82	74
Thu	68	103	117	113	105	108	107	98	95	95	112	114	125	114	105	89	84
Fri	66	91	119	111	108	103	106	98	104	136	144	139	127	115	112	103	82
Sat	65	66	74	78	85	100	111	108	111	109	115	118	112	113	111	106	102
Sun	66	69	68	69	73	82	105	112	118	115	120	121	119	114	119	112	106

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Garfield to Stamford (via I-278 North and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 144 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 pm on Sundays (121 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (27 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Garfield 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 Garfield to Stamford?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 65 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garfield to Stamford?

Leaving around 3 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	68	105	122	118	108	103	101	91	93	92	88	102	104	99	87	73	75
Tue	66	98	123	116	103	107	105	98	92	96	97	98	104	106	86	80	76
Wed	65	91	118	109	101	103	97	87	90	94	100	95	104	102	88	82	74
Thu	68	103	117	113	105	108	107	98	95	95	112	114	125	114	105	89	84
Fri	66	91	119	111	108	103	106	98	104	136	144	139	127	115	112	103	82
Sat	65	66	74	78	85	100	111	108	111	109	115	118	112	113	111	106	102
Sun	66	69	68	69	73	82	105	112	118	115	120	121	119	114	119	112	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	105	122	118	108	103	101	91	93	92	88	102	104	99	87	73	75
Tue	66	98	123	116	103	107	105	98	92	96	97	98	104	106	86	80	76
Wed	65	91	118	109	101	103	97	87	90	94	100	95	104	102	88	82	74
Thu	68	103	117	113	105	108	107	98	95	95	112	114	125	114	105	89	84
Fri	66	91	119	111	108	103	106	98	104	136	144	139	127	115	112	103	82
Sat	65	66	74	78	85	100	111	108	111	109	115	118	112	113	111	106	102
Sun	66	69	68	69	73	82	105	112	118	115	120	121	119	114	119	112	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	105	122	118	108	103	101	91	93	92	88	102	104	99	87	73	75
Tue	66	98	123	116	103	107	105	98	92	96	97	98	104	106	86	80	76
Wed	65	91	118	109	101	103	97	87	90	94	100	95	104	102	88	82	74
Thu	68	103	117	113	105	108	107	98	95	95	112	114	125	114	105	89	84
Fri	66	91	119	111	108	103	106	98	104	136	144	139	127	115	112	103	82
Sat	65	66	74	78	85	100	111	108	111	109	115	118	112	113	111	106	102
Sun	66	69	68	69	73	82	105	112	118	115	120	121	119	114	119	112	106