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.

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Manhattan to Irvington (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 114 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 19 to 72 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Irvington along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	37	38	45	55	60	59	58	60	73	60	63	83	91	79	53	47	43
Tue	36	37	46	54	57	57	58	59	67	57	69	93	94	77	57	48	47
Wed	35	38	44	55	58	66	58	59	59	57	64	100	100	90	61	49	45
Thu	36	38	44	58	62	60	61	63	70	62	82	98	105	95	61	52	49
Fri	35	38	45	56	58	54	67	79	76	76	99	114	103	92	68	53	46
Sat	36	37	39	42	46	51	58	71	57	56	52	54	67	64	67	52	50
Sun	36	36	39	40	43	45	53	59	59	51	69	67	75	60	50	47	48

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 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 35 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Irvington?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	45	55	60	59	58	60	73	60	63	83	91	79	53	47	43
Tue	36	37	46	54	57	57	58	59	67	57	69	93	94	77	57	48	47
Wed	35	38	44	55	58	66	58	59	59	57	64	100	100	90	61	49	45
Thu	36	38	44	58	62	60	61	63	70	62	82	98	105	95	61	52	49
Fri	35	38	45	56	58	54	67	79	76	76	99	114	103	92	68	53	46
Sat	36	37	39	42	46	51	58	71	57	56	52	54	67	64	67	52	50
Sun	36	36	39	40	43	45	53	59	59	51	69	67	75	60	50	47	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	45	55	60	59	58	60	73	60	63	83	91	79	53	47	43
Tue	36	37	46	54	57	57	58	59	67	57	69	93	94	77	57	48	47
Wed	35	38	44	55	58	66	58	59	59	57	64	100	100	90	61	49	45
Thu	36	38	44	58	62	60	61	63	70	62	82	98	105	95	61	52	49
Fri	35	38	45	56	58	54	67	79	76	76	99	114	103	92	68	53	46
Sat	36	37	39	42	46	51	58	71	57	56	52	54	67	64	67	52	50
Sun	36	36	39	40	43	45	53	59	59	51	69	67	75	60	50	47	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	45	55	60	59	58	60	73	60	63	83	91	79	53	47	43
Tue	36	37	46	54	57	57	58	59	67	57	69	93	94	77	57	48	47
Wed	35	38	44	55	58	66	58	59	59	57	64	100	100	90	61	49	45
Thu	36	38	44	58	62	60	61	63	70	62	82	98	105	95	61	52	49
Fri	35	38	45	56	58	54	67	79	76	76	99	114	103	92	68	53	46
Sat	36	37	39	42	46	51	58	71	57	56	52	54	67	64	67	52	50
Sun	36	36	39	40	43	45	53	59	59	51	69	67	75	60	50	47	48