Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Stamford

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 Stamford 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	57	60	65	82	74	84	69	68	71	77	67	84	91	87	72	66	62
Tue	56	58	69	80	74	67	72	71	69	69	78	84	92	86	68	62	59
Wed	58	57	65	81	69	71	73	70	67	67	81	80	93	94	71	74	61
Thu	63	85	78	81	70	72	84	82	66	75	83	94	104	98	79	77	65
Fri	57	56	63	83	80	65	77	77	74	78	87	94	101	89	85	81	77
Sat	61	59	65	66	71	78	85	71	74	85	85	100	87	75	81	75	73
Sun	53	58	57	60	74	67	68	70	71	85	85	84	89	78	67	78	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Manhattan to Stamford (via I-278 North and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 104 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (19 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Stamford 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 Stamford?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 55 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Stamford?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	60	65	82	74	84	69	68	71	77	67	84	91	87	72	66	62
Tue	56	58	69	80	74	67	72	71	69	69	78	84	92	86	68	62	59
Wed	58	57	65	81	69	71	73	70	67	67	81	80	93	94	71	74	61
Thu	63	85	78	81	70	72	84	82	66	75	83	94	104	98	79	77	65
Fri	57	56	63	83	80	65	77	77	74	78	87	94	101	89	85	81	77
Sat	61	59	65	66	71	78	85	71	74	85	85	100	87	75	81	75	73
Sun	53	58	57	60	74	67	68	70	71	85	85	84	89	78	67	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	60	65	82	74	84	69	68	71	77	67	84	91	87	72	66	62
Tue	56	58	69	80	74	67	72	71	69	69	78	84	92	86	68	62	59
Wed	58	57	65	81	69	71	73	70	67	67	81	80	93	94	71	74	61
Thu	63	85	78	81	70	72	84	82	66	75	83	94	104	98	79	77	65
Fri	57	56	63	83	80	65	77	77	74	78	87	94	101	89	85	81	77
Sat	61	59	65	66	71	78	85	71	74	85	85	100	87	75	81	75	73
Sun	53	58	57	60	74	67	68	70	71	85	85	84	89	78	67	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	60	65	82	74	84	69	68	71	77	67	84	91	87	72	66	62
Tue	56	58	69	80	74	67	72	71	69	69	78	84	92	86	68	62	59
Wed	58	57	65	81	69	71	73	70	67	67	81	80	93	94	71	74	61
Thu	63	85	78	81	70	72	84	82	66	75	83	94	104	98	79	77	65
Fri	57	56	63	83	80	65	77	77	74	78	87	94	101	89	85	81	77
Sat	61	59	65	66	71	78	85	71	74	85	85	100	87	75	81	75	73
Sun	53	58	57	60	74	67	68	70	71	85	85	84	89	78	67	78	73