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.

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	21	34	58	59	41	30	32	31	34	39	36	32	34	30	26	24	24
Tue	21	34	54	53	37	32	34	33	37	40	38	32	36	32	28	24	24
Wed	21	34	62	60	37	31	30	34	38	37	48	39	42	36	29	27	25
Thu	22	38	58	52	38	31	32	35	45	48	47	39	44	37	33	29	25
Fri	22	31	43	41	37	33	31	35	37	52	53	56	58	52	46	32	28
Sat	21	21	22	22	24	25	28	33	33	36	34	32	42	41	34	30	27
Sun	22	21	21	21	23	23	25	26	28	34	32	31	32	28	28	28	27

About this drive

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 64 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 20 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 Manhattan 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 Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 64 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 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Rochelle to Manhattan?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	34	58	59	41	30	32	31	34	39	36	32	34	30	26	24	24
Tue	21	34	54	53	37	32	34	33	37	40	38	32	36	32	28	24	24
Wed	21	34	62	60	37	31	30	34	38	37	48	39	42	36	29	27	25
Thu	22	38	58	52	38	31	32	35	45	48	47	39	44	37	33	29	25
Fri	22	31	43	41	37	33	31	35	37	52	53	56	58	52	46	32	28
Sat	21	21	22	22	24	25	28	33	33	36	34	32	42	41	34	30	27
Sun	22	21	21	21	23	23	25	26	28	34	32	31	32	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	34	58	59	41	30	32	31	34	39	36	32	34	30	26	24	24
Tue	21	34	54	53	37	32	34	33	37	40	38	32	36	32	28	24	24
Wed	21	34	62	60	37	31	30	34	38	37	48	39	42	36	29	27	25
Thu	22	38	58	52	38	31	32	35	45	48	47	39	44	37	33	29	25
Fri	22	31	43	41	37	33	31	35	37	52	53	56	58	52	46	32	28
Sat	21	21	22	22	24	25	28	33	33	36	34	32	42	41	34	30	27
Sun	22	21	21	21	23	23	25	26	28	34	32	31	32	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	34	58	59	41	30	32	31	34	39	36	32	34	30	26	24	24
Tue	21	34	54	53	37	32	34	33	37	40	38	32	36	32	28	24	24
Wed	21	34	62	60	37	31	30	34	38	37	48	39	42	36	29	27	25
Thu	22	38	58	52	38	31	32	35	45	48	47	39	44	37	33	29	25
Fri	22	31	43	41	37	33	31	35	37	52	53	56	58	52	46	32	28
Sat	21	21	22	22	24	25	28	33	33	36	34	32	42	41	34	30	27
Sun	22	21	21	21	23	23	25	26	28	34	32	31	32	28	28	28	27