Best Time to Drive from Port Chester 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 Port Chester 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	42	61	86	84	61	57	55	55	59	68	62	58	59	55	49	47	45
Tue	41	65	83	80	60	59	62	63	67	64	62	59	64	59	50	45	45
Wed	41	62	87	77	58	56	55	63	66	69	74	73	68	66	53	52	47
Thu	43	69	82	77	62	60	64	71	74	80	78	71	69	66	58	54	47
Fri	43	57	65	69	62	57	58	65	72	89	93	90	90	89	71	63	54
Sat	41	41	42	43	48	51	67	57	59	62	59	66	72	62	59	55	53
Sun	40	40	41	42	45	44	46	49	51	62	60	59	60	56	51	56	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Port Chester to Manhattan (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Port Chester 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 Port Chester to Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Port Chester to Manhattan?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 41 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Chester to Manhattan?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	61	86	84	61	57	55	55	59	68	62	58	59	55	49	47	45
Tue	41	65	83	80	60	59	62	63	67	64	62	59	64	59	50	45	45
Wed	41	62	87	77	58	56	55	63	66	69	74	73	68	66	53	52	47
Thu	43	69	82	77	62	60	64	71	74	80	78	71	69	66	58	54	47
Fri	43	57	65	69	62	57	58	65	72	89	93	90	90	89	71	63	54
Sat	41	41	42	43	48	51	67	57	59	62	59	66	72	62	59	55	53
Sun	40	40	41	42	45	44	46	49	51	62	60	59	60	56	51	56	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	61	86	84	61	57	55	55	59	68	62	58	59	55	49	47	45
Tue	41	65	83	80	60	59	62	63	67	64	62	59	64	59	50	45	45
Wed	41	62	87	77	58	56	55	63	66	69	74	73	68	66	53	52	47
Thu	43	69	82	77	62	60	64	71	74	80	78	71	69	66	58	54	47
Fri	43	57	65	69	62	57	58	65	72	89	93	90	90	89	71	63	54
Sat	41	41	42	43	48	51	67	57	59	62	59	66	72	62	59	55	53
Sun	40	40	41	42	45	44	46	49	51	62	60	59	60	56	51	56	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	61	86	84	61	57	55	55	59	68	62	58	59	55	49	47	45
Tue	41	65	83	80	60	59	62	63	67	64	62	59	64	59	50	45	45
Wed	41	62	87	77	58	56	55	63	66	69	74	73	68	66	53	52	47
Thu	43	69	82	77	62	60	64	71	74	80	78	71	69	66	58	54	47
Fri	43	57	65	69	62	57	58	65	72	89	93	90	90	89	71	63	54
Sat	41	41	42	43	48	51	67	57	59	62	59	66	72	62	59	55	53
Sun	40	40	41	42	45	44	46	49	51	62	60	59	60	56	51	56	51