Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to New Rochelle

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 New Rochelle 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	25	27	31	44	42	38	33	29	36	39	33	48	56	55	39	34	30
Tue	25	27	32	45	36	32	38	36	32	34	43	49	56	54	33	26	26
Wed	26	25	29	43	35	37	37	34	30	32	40	43	56	59	35	38	28
Thu	27	51	38	46	34	34	45	45	31	39	44	60	67	62	48	46	30
Fri	25	24	28	45	42	31	42	38	33	39	52	57	64	53	50	46	43
Sat	26	25	25	26	29	35	37	33	35	40	49	58	53	40	44	35	36
Sun	25	24	24	24	40	27	30	30	34	44	47	48	50	44	34	41	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Manhattan to New Rochelle (via I-95 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to New Rochelle?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 23 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to New Rochelle?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	27	31	44	42	38	33	29	36	39	33	48	56	55	39	34	30
Tue	25	27	32	45	36	32	38	36	32	34	43	49	56	54	33	26	26
Wed	26	25	29	43	35	37	37	34	30	32	40	43	56	59	35	38	28
Thu	27	51	38	46	34	34	45	45	31	39	44	60	67	62	48	46	30
Fri	25	24	28	45	42	31	42	38	33	39	52	57	64	53	50	46	43
Sat	26	25	25	26	29	35	37	33	35	40	49	58	53	40	44	35	36
Sun	25	24	24	24	40	27	30	30	34	44	47	48	50	44	34	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	27	31	44	42	38	33	29	36	39	33	48	56	55	39	34	30
Tue	25	27	32	45	36	32	38	36	32	34	43	49	56	54	33	26	26
Wed	26	25	29	43	35	37	37	34	30	32	40	43	56	59	35	38	28
Thu	27	51	38	46	34	34	45	45	31	39	44	60	67	62	48	46	30
Fri	25	24	28	45	42	31	42	38	33	39	52	57	64	53	50	46	43
Sat	26	25	25	26	29	35	37	33	35	40	49	58	53	40	44	35	36
Sun	25	24	24	24	40	27	30	30	34	44	47	48	50	44	34	41	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	27	31	44	42	38	33	29	36	39	33	48	56	55	39	34	30
Tue	25	27	32	45	36	32	38	36	32	34	43	49	56	54	33	26	26
Wed	26	25	29	43	35	37	37	34	30	32	40	43	56	59	35	38	28
Thu	27	51	38	46	34	34	45	45	31	39	44	60	67	62	48	46	30
Fri	25	24	28	45	42	31	42	38	33	39	52	57	64	53	50	46	43
Sat	26	25	25	26	29	35	37	33	35	40	49	58	53	40	44	35	36
Sun	25	24	24	24	40	27	30	30	34	44	47	48	50	44	34	41	35