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.

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Manhattan to New Rochelle (via I-95 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: New Rochelle to Manhattan

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 7 to 15 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 New Rochelle 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 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	27	28	30	44	40	45	35	32	37	41	35	51	57	55	40	35	31
Tue	26	27	33	44	37	34	38	38	34	36	43	50	57	54	36	29	28
Wed	29	25	30	44	36	38	38	37	33	34	43	46	57	59	38	40	30
Thu	29	48	39	46	37	36	46	46	34	40	43	58	64	61	45	44	32
Fri	27	25	28	43	42	30	41	40	35	38	48	53	62	52	51	47	46
Sat	26	26	29	30	32	38	39	34	35	42	51	60	52	40	43	39	38
Sun	25	27	26	26	39	29	32	33	34	47	49	50	54	43	32	42	37

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 24 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 24 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to New Rochelle?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	30	44	40	45	35	32	37	41	35	51	57	55	40	35	31
Tue	26	27	33	44	37	34	38	38	34	36	43	50	57	54	36	29	28
Wed	29	25	30	44	36	38	38	37	33	34	43	46	57	59	38	40	30
Thu	29	48	39	46	37	36	46	46	34	40	43	58	64	61	45	44	32
Fri	27	25	28	43	42	30	41	40	35	38	48	53	62	52	51	47	46
Sat	26	26	29	30	32	38	39	34	35	42	51	60	52	40	43	39	38
Sun	25	27	26	26	39	29	32	33	34	47	49	50	54	43	32	42	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	30	44	40	45	35	32	37	41	35	51	57	55	40	35	31
Tue	26	27	33	44	37	34	38	38	34	36	43	50	57	54	36	29	28
Wed	29	25	30	44	36	38	38	37	33	34	43	46	57	59	38	40	30
Thu	29	48	39	46	37	36	46	46	34	40	43	58	64	61	45	44	32
Fri	27	25	28	43	42	30	41	40	35	38	48	53	62	52	51	47	46
Sat	26	26	29	30	32	38	39	34	35	42	51	60	52	40	43	39	38
Sun	25	27	26	26	39	29	32	33	34	47	49	50	54	43	32	42	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	30	44	40	45	35	32	37	41	35	51	57	55	40	35	31
Tue	26	27	33	44	37	34	38	38	34	36	43	50	57	54	36	29	28
Wed	29	25	30	44	36	38	38	37	33	34	43	46	57	59	38	40	30
Thu	29	48	39	46	37	36	46	46	34	40	43	58	64	61	45	44	32
Fri	27	25	28	43	42	30	41	40	35	38	48	53	62	52	51	47	46
Sat	26	26	29	30	32	38	39	34	35	42	51	60	52	40	43	39	38
Sun	25	27	26	26	39	29	32	33	34	47	49	50	54	43	32	42	37