Best Time to Drive from New Rochelle to Elizabeth

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 New Rochelle to Elizabeth 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	66	109	159	162	148	111	118	132	137	155	159	162	151	107	81	71	66
Tue	60	105	152	136	119	126	135	144	141	144	163	166	145	105	86	70	83
Wed	62	100	156	153	124	107	120	135	143	147	172	174	163	129	104	76	68
Thu	69	116	154	147	129	121	131	141	142	161	177	175	170	150	121	89	77
Fri	63	103	152	144	124	138	136	148	153	182	197	199	194	171	155	114	90
Sat	58	56	63	75	96	104	135	145	140	154	143	148	130	132	113	116	98
Sun	59	58	61	64	68	95	100	109	126	143	139	130	122	105	107	97	103

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from New Rochelle to Elizabeth (via I-95 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 199 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 142 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (158 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (23 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Rochelle to central Elizabeth 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 New Rochelle to Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 199 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 60 to 199 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 142 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Rochelle to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 199 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	109	159	162	148	111	118	132	137	155	159	162	151	107	81	71	66
Tue	60	105	152	136	119	126	135	144	141	144	163	166	145	105	86	70	83
Wed	62	100	156	153	124	107	120	135	143	147	172	174	163	129	104	76	68
Thu	69	116	154	147	129	121	131	141	142	161	177	175	170	150	121	89	77
Fri	63	103	152	144	124	138	136	148	153	182	197	199	194	171	155	114	90
Sat	58	56	63	75	96	104	135	145	140	154	143	148	130	132	113	116	98
Sun	59	58	61	64	68	95	100	109	126	143	139	130	122	105	107	97	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	109	159	162	148	111	118	132	137	155	159	162	151	107	81	71	66
Tue	60	105	152	136	119	126	135	144	141	144	163	166	145	105	86	70	83
Wed	62	100	156	153	124	107	120	135	143	147	172	174	163	129	104	76	68
Thu	69	116	154	147	129	121	131	141	142	161	177	175	170	150	121	89	77
Fri	63	103	152	144	124	138	136	148	153	182	197	199	194	171	155	114	90
Sat	58	56	63	75	96	104	135	145	140	154	143	148	130	132	113	116	98
Sun	59	58	61	64	68	95	100	109	126	143	139	130	122	105	107	97	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	109	159	162	148	111	118	132	137	155	159	162	151	107	81	71	66
Tue	60	105	152	136	119	126	135	144	141	144	163	166	145	105	86	70	83
Wed	62	100	156	153	124	107	120	135	143	147	172	174	163	129	104	76	68
Thu	69	116	154	147	129	121	131	141	142	161	177	175	170	150	121	89	77
Fri	63	103	152	144	124	138	136	148	153	182	197	199	194	171	155	114	90
Sat	58	56	63	75	96	104	135	145	140	154	143	148	130	132	113	116	98
Sun	59	58	61	64	68	95	100	109	126	143	139	130	122	105	107	97	103