Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Darien

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 Manhattan to Darien 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	59	63	71	85	79	74	69	67	72	76	69	86	92	86	78	69	65
Tue	58	62	73	88	76	68	75	71	67	69	77	81	94	91	71	63	61
Wed	58	60	68	82	70	70	71	66	65	64	78	81	94	92	72	73	62
Thu	61	88	76	81	71	68	82	80	66	76	86	101	107	100	88	85	65
Fri	58	60	66	85	79	70	80	76	74	85	103	101	106	96	87	79	77
Sat	59	59	60	63	66	72	78	71	72	79	79	90	87	76	81	71	72
Sun	57	58	57	59	75	62	66	67	70	83	87	85	88	81	71	77	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Manhattan to Darien (via I-278 North and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (16 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Darien 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 Manhattan to Darien?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 57 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Darien?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	63	71	85	79	74	69	67	72	76	69	86	92	86	78	69	65
Tue	58	62	73	88	76	68	75	71	67	69	77	81	94	91	71	63	61
Wed	58	60	68	82	70	70	71	66	65	64	78	81	94	92	72	73	62
Thu	61	88	76	81	71	68	82	80	66	76	86	101	107	100	88	85	65
Fri	58	60	66	85	79	70	80	76	74	85	103	101	106	96	87	79	77
Sat	59	59	60	63	66	72	78	71	72	79	79	90	87	76	81	71	72
Sun	57	58	57	59	75	62	66	67	70	83	87	85	88	81	71	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	63	71	85	79	74	69	67	72	76	69	86	92	86	78	69	65
Tue	58	62	73	88	76	68	75	71	67	69	77	81	94	91	71	63	61
Wed	58	60	68	82	70	70	71	66	65	64	78	81	94	92	72	73	62
Thu	61	88	76	81	71	68	82	80	66	76	86	101	107	100	88	85	65
Fri	58	60	66	85	79	70	80	76	74	85	103	101	106	96	87	79	77
Sat	59	59	60	63	66	72	78	71	72	79	79	90	87	76	81	71	72
Sun	57	58	57	59	75	62	66	67	70	83	87	85	88	81	71	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	63	71	85	79	74	69	67	72	76	69	86	92	86	78	69	65
Tue	58	62	73	88	76	68	75	71	67	69	77	81	94	91	71	63	61
Wed	58	60	68	82	70	70	71	66	65	64	78	81	94	92	72	73	62
Thu	61	88	76	81	71	68	82	80	66	76	86	101	107	100	88	85	65
Fri	58	60	66	85	79	70	80	76	74	85	103	101	106	96	87	79	77
Sat	59	59	60	63	66	72	78	71	72	79	79	90	87	76	81	71	72
Sun	57	58	57	59	75	62	66	67	70	83	87	85	88	81	71	77	72