Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay 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	69	85	106	109	108	97	106	100	102	105	109	106	107	104	97	83	78
Tue	76	85	108	106	113	115	113	102	108	109	112	110	105	106	99	85	80
Wed	76	94	110	106	98	97	89	101	112	112	120	111	109	105	101	87	78
Thu	92	85	103	110	96	86	106	102	101	111	119	116	114	112	107	96	81
Fri	90	90	104	108	120	95	118	119	130	135	150	133	129	122	118	108	97
Sat	73	70	79	91	92	104	103	93	99	100	102	107	99	101	98	93	90
Sun	67	70	70	80	73	80	83	84	91	94	100	106	102	103	100	98	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Stamford (via I-678 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (22 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay to Stamford?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sheepshead Bay to Stamford?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 69 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Stamford?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	85	106	109	108	97	106	100	102	105	109	106	107	104	97	83	78
Tue	76	85	108	106	113	115	113	102	108	109	112	110	105	106	99	85	80
Wed	76	94	110	106	98	97	89	101	112	112	120	111	109	105	101	87	78
Thu	92	85	103	110	96	86	106	102	101	111	119	116	114	112	107	96	81
Fri	90	90	104	108	120	95	118	119	130	135	150	133	129	122	118	108	97
Sat	73	70	79	91	92	104	103	93	99	100	102	107	99	101	98	93	90
Sun	67	70	70	80	73	80	83	84	91	94	100	106	102	103	100	98	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	85	106	109	108	97	106	100	102	105	109	106	107	104	97	83	78
Tue	76	85	108	106	113	115	113	102	108	109	112	110	105	106	99	85	80
Wed	76	94	110	106	98	97	89	101	112	112	120	111	109	105	101	87	78
Thu	92	85	103	110	96	86	106	102	101	111	119	116	114	112	107	96	81
Fri	90	90	104	108	120	95	118	119	130	135	150	133	129	122	118	108	97
Sat	73	70	79	91	92	104	103	93	99	100	102	107	99	101	98	93	90
Sun	67	70	70	80	73	80	83	84	91	94	100	106	102	103	100	98	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	85	106	109	108	97	106	100	102	105	109	106	107	104	97	83	78
Tue	76	85	108	106	113	115	113	102	108	109	112	110	105	106	99	85	80
Wed	76	94	110	106	98	97	89	101	112	112	120	111	109	105	101	87	78
Thu	92	85	103	110	96	86	106	102	101	111	119	116	114	112	107	96	81
Fri	90	90	104	108	120	95	118	119	130	135	150	133	129	122	118	108	97
Sat	73	70	79	91	92	104	103	93	99	100	102	107	99	101	98	93	90
Sun	67	70	70	80	73	80	83	84	91	94	100	106	102	103	100	98	88