Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Port Chester

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 Port Chester 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	43	49	51	70	64	59	55	51	57	61	53	71	77	72	61	54	49
Tue	42	46	55	73	59	53	60	56	51	54	60	66	79	76	56	47	44
Wed	43	45	50	66	55	55	55	51	50	50	62	65	79	77	57	58	47
Thu	44	73	61	67	56	53	67	64	51	61	69	86	92	84	73	70	50
Fri	43	44	49	69	66	54	64	60	56	66	83	86	90	78	72	65	63
Sat	44	43	44	46	49	56	61	56	58	63	65	75	72	60	67	56	57
Sun	42	42	42	43	60	47	50	51	56	66	72	71	73	65	55	62	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Manhattan to Port Chester (via I-278 North and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Port Chester 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 Port Chester?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to Port Chester?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 41 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Port Chester?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	51	70	64	59	55	51	57	61	53	71	77	72	61	54	49
Tue	42	46	55	73	59	53	60	56	51	54	60	66	79	76	56	47	44
Wed	43	45	50	66	55	55	55	51	50	50	62	65	79	77	57	58	47
Thu	44	73	61	67	56	53	67	64	51	61	69	86	92	84	73	70	50
Fri	43	44	49	69	66	54	64	60	56	66	83	86	90	78	72	65	63
Sat	44	43	44	46	49	56	61	56	58	63	65	75	72	60	67	56	57
Sun	42	42	42	43	60	47	50	51	56	66	72	71	73	65	55	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	51	70	64	59	55	51	57	61	53	71	77	72	61	54	49
Tue	42	46	55	73	59	53	60	56	51	54	60	66	79	76	56	47	44
Wed	43	45	50	66	55	55	55	51	50	50	62	65	79	77	57	58	47
Thu	44	73	61	67	56	53	67	64	51	61	69	86	92	84	73	70	50
Fri	43	44	49	69	66	54	64	60	56	66	83	86	90	78	72	65	63
Sat	44	43	44	46	49	56	61	56	58	63	65	75	72	60	67	56	57
Sun	42	42	42	43	60	47	50	51	56	66	72	71	73	65	55	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	49	51	70	64	59	55	51	57	61	53	71	77	72	61	54	49
Tue	42	46	55	73	59	53	60	56	51	54	60	66	79	76	56	47	44
Wed	43	45	50	66	55	55	55	51	50	50	62	65	79	77	57	58	47
Thu	44	73	61	67	56	53	67	64	51	61	69	86	92	84	73	70	50
Fri	43	44	49	69	66	54	64	60	56	66	83	86	90	78	72	65	63
Sat	44	43	44	46	49	56	61	56	58	63	65	75	72	60	67	56	57
Sun	42	42	42	43	60	47	50	51	56	66	72	71	73	65	55	62	56