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	63	64	70	86	78	88	73	73	75	78	72	88	95	91	76	71	66
Tue	61	62	73	84	79	71	76	75	73	73	82	88	97	92	72	66	66
Wed	62	61	70	86	73	75	77	74	71	71	85	84	95	97	74	76	65
Thu	66	87	79	84	73	74	86	84	70	78	86	97	106	101	83	80	69
Fri	62	60	68	85	79	69	83	81	81	87	100	101	108	95	89	86	81
Sat	61	62	70	68	74	80	85	77	79	82	88	101	89	78	82	77	76
Sun	59	60	59	62	77	68	70	73	74	90	89	88	93	84	72	81	78

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 59 minutes and up to 111 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (19 to 46 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 59 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 59 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Darien?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	64	70	86	78	88	73	73	75	78	72	88	95	91	76	71	66
Tue	61	62	73	84	79	71	76	75	73	73	82	88	97	92	72	66	66
Wed	62	61	70	86	73	75	77	74	71	71	85	84	95	97	74	76	65
Thu	66	87	79	84	73	74	86	84	70	78	86	97	106	101	83	80	69
Fri	62	60	68	85	79	69	83	81	81	87	100	101	108	95	89	86	81
Sat	61	62	70	68	74	80	85	77	79	82	88	101	89	78	82	77	76
Sun	59	60	59	62	77	68	70	73	74	90	89	88	93	84	72	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	64	70	86	78	88	73	73	75	78	72	88	95	91	76	71	66
Tue	61	62	73	84	79	71	76	75	73	73	82	88	97	92	72	66	66
Wed	62	61	70	86	73	75	77	74	71	71	85	84	95	97	74	76	65
Thu	66	87	79	84	73	74	86	84	70	78	86	97	106	101	83	80	69
Fri	62	60	68	85	79	69	83	81	81	87	100	101	108	95	89	86	81
Sat	61	62	70	68	74	80	85	77	79	82	88	101	89	78	82	77	76
Sun	59	60	59	62	77	68	70	73	74	90	89	88	93	84	72	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	64	70	86	78	88	73	73	75	78	72	88	95	91	76	71	66
Tue	61	62	73	84	79	71	76	75	73	73	82	88	97	92	72	66	66
Wed	62	61	70	86	73	75	77	74	71	71	85	84	95	97	74	76	65
Thu	66	87	79	84	73	74	86	84	70	78	86	97	106	101	83	80	69
Fri	62	60	68	85	79	69	83	81	81	87	100	101	108	95	89	86	81
Sat	61	62	70	68	74	80	85	77	79	82	88	101	89	78	82	77	76
Sun	59	60	59	62	77	68	70	73	74	90	89	88	93	84	72	81	78