Best Time to Drive from Queens to Stamford

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 Queens to Stamford 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	56	63	82	83	73	71	78	71	75	80	77	79	75	70	68	65	64
Tue	56	62	83	87	80	73	68	71	72	83	73	79	75	68	68	65	64
Wed	60	72	84	83	75	74	67	77	75	81	89	85	83	79	74	70	63
Thu	63	66	82	86	86	71	76	73	70	80	86	89	80	77	70	68	62
Fri	56	63	78	75	72	74	76	74	83	98	118	120	98	91	83	73	69
Sat	56	58	61	63	66	74	81	71	71	72	74	74	70	72	73	70	67
Sun	55	55	56	58	60	63	67	67	72	75	73	73	73	71	71	71	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Queens to Stamford (via Hutchinson River Pkwy North and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (22 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Stamford 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 Queens to Stamford?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to Stamford?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 56 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Stamford?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	82	83	73	71	78	71	75	80	77	79	75	70	68	65	64
Tue	56	62	83	87	80	73	68	71	72	83	73	79	75	68	68	65	64
Wed	60	72	84	83	75	74	67	77	75	81	89	85	83	79	74	70	63
Thu	63	66	82	86	86	71	76	73	70	80	86	89	80	77	70	68	62
Fri	56	63	78	75	72	74	76	74	83	98	118	120	98	91	83	73	69
Sat	56	58	61	63	66	74	81	71	71	72	74	74	70	72	73	70	67
Sun	55	55	56	58	60	63	67	67	72	75	73	73	73	71	71	71	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	82	83	73	71	78	71	75	80	77	79	75	70	68	65	64
Tue	56	62	83	87	80	73	68	71	72	83	73	79	75	68	68	65	64
Wed	60	72	84	83	75	74	67	77	75	81	89	85	83	79	74	70	63
Thu	63	66	82	86	86	71	76	73	70	80	86	89	80	77	70	68	62
Fri	56	63	78	75	72	74	76	74	83	98	118	120	98	91	83	73	69
Sat	56	58	61	63	66	74	81	71	71	72	74	74	70	72	73	70	67
Sun	55	55	56	58	60	63	67	67	72	75	73	73	73	71	71	71	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	82	83	73	71	78	71	75	80	77	79	75	70	68	65	64
Tue	56	62	83	87	80	73	68	71	72	83	73	79	75	68	68	65	64
Wed	60	72	84	83	75	74	67	77	75	81	89	85	83	79	74	70	63
Thu	63	66	82	86	86	71	76	73	70	80	86	89	80	77	70	68	62
Fri	56	63	78	75	72	74	76	74	83	98	118	120	98	91	83	73	69
Sat	56	58	61	63	66	74	81	71	71	72	74	74	70	72	73	70	67
Sun	55	55	56	58	60	63	67	67	72	75	73	73	73	71	71	71	68