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	57	63	80	88	73	74	81	78	78	82	77	80	79	76	73	66	63
Tue	61	64	83	86	92	81	80	79	77	84	79	83	80	77	75	69	63
Wed	61	70	82	83	76	73	67	80	76	81	92	86	85	81	76	73	65
Thu	65	68	82	86	92	73	81	75	77	81	89	93	90	84	79	76	66
Fri	58	65	79	67	83	68	84	90	89	99	110	114	99	95	85	81	73
Sat	61	58	63	69	72	79	86	72	75	82	76	81	79	76	76	75	70
Sun	58	57	60	60	62	67	69	70	75	78	78	80	79	75	76	76	70

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 57 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (23 to 54 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 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 57 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Stamford?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	63	80	88	73	74	81	78	78	82	77	80	79	76	73	66	63
Tue	61	64	83	86	92	81	80	79	77	84	79	83	80	77	75	69	63
Wed	61	70	82	83	76	73	67	80	76	81	92	86	85	81	76	73	65
Thu	65	68	82	86	92	73	81	75	77	81	89	93	90	84	79	76	66
Fri	58	65	79	67	83	68	84	90	89	99	110	114	99	95	85	81	73
Sat	61	58	63	69	72	79	86	72	75	82	76	81	79	76	76	75	70
Sun	58	57	60	60	62	67	69	70	75	78	78	80	79	75	76	76	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	63	80	88	73	74	81	78	78	82	77	80	79	76	73	66	63
Tue	61	64	83	86	92	81	80	79	77	84	79	83	80	77	75	69	63
Wed	61	70	82	83	76	73	67	80	76	81	92	86	85	81	76	73	65
Thu	65	68	82	86	92	73	81	75	77	81	89	93	90	84	79	76	66
Fri	58	65	79	67	83	68	84	90	89	99	110	114	99	95	85	81	73
Sat	61	58	63	69	72	79	86	72	75	82	76	81	79	76	76	75	70
Sun	58	57	60	60	62	67	69	70	75	78	78	80	79	75	76	76	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	63	80	88	73	74	81	78	78	82	77	80	79	76	73	66	63
Tue	61	64	83	86	92	81	80	79	77	84	79	83	80	77	75	69	63
Wed	61	70	82	83	76	73	67	80	76	81	92	86	85	81	76	73	65
Thu	65	68	82	86	92	73	81	75	77	81	89	93	90	84	79	76	66
Fri	58	65	79	67	83	68	84	90	89	99	110	114	99	95	85	81	73
Sat	61	58	63	69	72	79	86	72	75	82	76	81	79	76	76	75	70
Sun	58	57	60	60	62	67	69	70	75	78	78	80	79	75	76	76	70