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	67	107	154	154	140	108	112	135	141	159	160	158	145	102	79	71	67
Tue	59	105	147	136	116	127	136	146	143	155	163	168	149	107	84	70	83
Wed	61	97	152	153	123	107	129	137	155	151	172	175	158	122	102	76	69
Thu	70	115	149	144	127	123	145	144	146	172	180	175	167	140	112	91	79
Fri	63	103	140	142	119	141	138	147	146	177	196	194	196	178	162	121	95
Sat	57	57	63	75	98	109	140	157	160	157	148	152	133	133	117	118	105
Sun	58	58	61	63	68	95	99	106	130	141	137	131	122	101	109	100	109

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 59 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 145 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (160 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (22 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 59 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 59 to 199 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 145 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	67	107	154	154	140	108	112	135	141	159	160	158	145	102	79	71	67
Tue	59	105	147	136	116	127	136	146	143	155	163	168	149	107	84	70	83
Wed	61	97	152	153	123	107	129	137	155	151	172	175	158	122	102	76	69
Thu	70	115	149	144	127	123	145	144	146	172	180	175	167	140	112	91	79
Fri	63	103	140	142	119	141	138	147	146	177	196	194	196	178	162	121	95
Sat	57	57	63	75	98	109	140	157	160	157	148	152	133	133	117	118	105
Sun	58	58	61	63	68	95	99	106	130	141	137	131	122	101	109	100	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	107	154	154	140	108	112	135	141	159	160	158	145	102	79	71	67
Tue	59	105	147	136	116	127	136	146	143	155	163	168	149	107	84	70	83
Wed	61	97	152	153	123	107	129	137	155	151	172	175	158	122	102	76	69
Thu	70	115	149	144	127	123	145	144	146	172	180	175	167	140	112	91	79
Fri	63	103	140	142	119	141	138	147	146	177	196	194	196	178	162	121	95
Sat	57	57	63	75	98	109	140	157	160	157	148	152	133	133	117	118	105
Sun	58	58	61	63	68	95	99	106	130	141	137	131	122	101	109	100	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	107	154	154	140	108	112	135	141	159	160	158	145	102	79	71	67
Tue	59	105	147	136	116	127	136	146	143	155	163	168	149	107	84	70	83
Wed	61	97	152	153	123	107	129	137	155	151	172	175	158	122	102	76	69
Thu	70	115	149	144	127	123	145	144	146	172	180	175	167	140	112	91	79
Fri	63	103	140	142	119	141	138	147	146	177	196	194	196	178	162	121	95
Sat	57	57	63	75	98	109	140	157	160	157	148	152	133	133	117	118	105
Sun	58	58	61	63	68	95	99	106	130	141	137	131	122	101	109	100	109