Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Irvington

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 Irvington 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	36	37	44	55	59	57	58	54	66	57	63	79	92	75	52	46	42
Tue	36	37	45	54	56	57	57	57	65	57	71	92	91	77	58	48	46
Wed	35	38	44	54	58	63	56	58	59	56	66	99	95	85	59	49	44
Thu	36	37	44	56	60	59	59	61	71	64	78	93	104	91	66	53	51
Fri	36	37	44	56	57	56	63	75	74	79	104	112	105	91	69	51	48
Sat	37	36	39	43	47	55	64	76	59	65	59	60	69	64	61	51	50
Sun	36	35	38	40	44	47	59	61	62	51	63	68	68	56	51	47	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Manhattan to Irvington (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (19 to 70 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Irvington 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 Irvington?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 35 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Irvington?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	44	55	59	57	58	54	66	57	63	79	92	75	52	46	42
Tue	36	37	45	54	56	57	57	57	65	57	71	92	91	77	58	48	46
Wed	35	38	44	54	58	63	56	58	59	56	66	99	95	85	59	49	44
Thu	36	37	44	56	60	59	59	61	71	64	78	93	104	91	66	53	51
Fri	36	37	44	56	57	56	63	75	74	79	104	112	105	91	69	51	48
Sat	37	36	39	43	47	55	64	76	59	65	59	60	69	64	61	51	50
Sun	36	35	38	40	44	47	59	61	62	51	63	68	68	56	51	47	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	44	55	59	57	58	54	66	57	63	79	92	75	52	46	42
Tue	36	37	45	54	56	57	57	57	65	57	71	92	91	77	58	48	46
Wed	35	38	44	54	58	63	56	58	59	56	66	99	95	85	59	49	44
Thu	36	37	44	56	60	59	59	61	71	64	78	93	104	91	66	53	51
Fri	36	37	44	56	57	56	63	75	74	79	104	112	105	91	69	51	48
Sat	37	36	39	43	47	55	64	76	59	65	59	60	69	64	61	51	50
Sun	36	35	38	40	44	47	59	61	62	51	63	68	68	56	51	47	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	44	55	59	57	58	54	66	57	63	79	92	75	52	46	42
Tue	36	37	45	54	56	57	57	57	65	57	71	92	91	77	58	48	46
Wed	35	38	44	54	58	63	56	58	59	56	66	99	95	85	59	49	44
Thu	36	37	44	56	60	59	59	61	71	64	78	93	104	91	66	53	51
Fri	36	37	44	56	57	56	63	75	74	79	104	112	105	91	69	51	48
Sat	37	36	39	43	47	55	64	76	59	65	59	60	69	64	61	51	50
Sun	36	35	38	40	44	47	59	61	62	51	63	68	68	56	51	47	47