Best Time to Drive from New Rochelle to Manhattan

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 17-mile drive from New Rochelle to Manhattan (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Manhattan to New Rochelle

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 7 to 19 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 New Rochelle to central Manhattan 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 New Rochelle to Manhattan 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	22	32	54	58	39	30	30	31	32	38	36	31	31	29	25	24	24
Tue	21	33	53	53	36	33	32	33	36	42	36	31	34	32	27	24	24
Wed	21	29	59	57	34	34	30	32	39	36	47	39	40	36	28	26	25
Thu	22	33	54	46	34	32	33	35	45	48	46	38	41	37	32	28	25
Fri	23	27	38	36	34	30	29	34	36	54	53	55	55	52	47	33	28
Sat	21	21	22	22	25	26	29	34	32	34	30	31	44	41	35	29	27
Sun	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	25	26	32	31	30	32	28	26	28	27

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 Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 21 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Rochelle to Manhattan?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	32	54	58	39	30	30	31	32	38	36	31	31	29	25	24	24
Tue	21	33	53	53	36	33	32	33	36	42	36	31	34	32	27	24	24
Wed	21	29	59	57	34	34	30	32	39	36	47	39	40	36	28	26	25
Thu	22	33	54	46	34	32	33	35	45	48	46	38	41	37	32	28	25
Fri	23	27	38	36	34	30	29	34	36	54	53	55	55	52	47	33	28
Sat	21	21	22	22	25	26	29	34	32	34	30	31	44	41	35	29	27
Sun	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	25	26	32	31	30	32	28	26	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	32	54	58	39	30	30	31	32	38	36	31	31	29	25	24	24
Tue	21	33	53	53	36	33	32	33	36	42	36	31	34	32	27	24	24
Wed	21	29	59	57	34	34	30	32	39	36	47	39	40	36	28	26	25
Thu	22	33	54	46	34	32	33	35	45	48	46	38	41	37	32	28	25
Fri	23	27	38	36	34	30	29	34	36	54	53	55	55	52	47	33	28
Sat	21	21	22	22	25	26	29	34	32	34	30	31	44	41	35	29	27
Sun	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	25	26	32	31	30	32	28	26	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	32	54	58	39	30	30	31	32	38	36	31	31	29	25	24	24
Tue	21	33	53	53	36	33	32	33	36	42	36	31	34	32	27	24	24
Wed	21	29	59	57	34	34	30	32	39	36	47	39	40	36	28	26	25
Thu	22	33	54	46	34	32	33	35	45	48	46	38	41	37	32	28	25
Fri	23	27	38	36	34	30	29	34	36	54	53	55	55	52	47	33	28
Sat	21	21	22	22	25	26	29	34	32	34	30	31	44	41	35	29	27
Sun	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	25	26	32	31	30	32	28	26	28	27