Best Time to Drive from Stamford to Financial District

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 Stamford to Financial District 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	66	83	99	101	90	88	83	82	87	91	92	100	93	87	78	75	71
Tue	64	84	99	101	89	87	91	92	90	90	99	106	100	94	84	73	71
Wed	65	85	108	101	90	85	87	94	87	100	109	116	108	101	87	83	75
Thu	67	96	100	101	92	92	99	98	94	106	110	117	112	107	97	87	76
Fri	65	78	88	95	90	85	92	95	99	112	126	128	128	115	104	97	87
Sat	64	63	67	67	74	79	91	87	89	91	95	101	106	100	95	89	87
Sun	62	62	64	65	71	70	75	78	80	91	96	97	98	92	86	88	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Stamford to Financial District (via I-278 South and FDR Drive South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 129 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (20 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stamford to central Financial District 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 Stamford to Financial District?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stamford to Financial District?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 64 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stamford to Financial District?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	83	99	101	90	88	83	82	87	91	92	100	93	87	78	75	71
Tue	64	84	99	101	89	87	91	92	90	90	99	106	100	94	84	73	71
Wed	65	85	108	101	90	85	87	94	87	100	109	116	108	101	87	83	75
Thu	67	96	100	101	92	92	99	98	94	106	110	117	112	107	97	87	76
Fri	65	78	88	95	90	85	92	95	99	112	126	128	128	115	104	97	87
Sat	64	63	67	67	74	79	91	87	89	91	95	101	106	100	95	89	87
Sun	62	62	64	65	71	70	75	78	80	91	96	97	98	92	86	88	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	83	99	101	90	88	83	82	87	91	92	100	93	87	78	75	71
Tue	64	84	99	101	89	87	91	92	90	90	99	106	100	94	84	73	71
Wed	65	85	108	101	90	85	87	94	87	100	109	116	108	101	87	83	75
Thu	67	96	100	101	92	92	99	98	94	106	110	117	112	107	97	87	76
Fri	65	78	88	95	90	85	92	95	99	112	126	128	128	115	104	97	87
Sat	64	63	67	67	74	79	91	87	89	91	95	101	106	100	95	89	87
Sun	62	62	64	65	71	70	75	78	80	91	96	97	98	92	86	88	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	83	99	101	90	88	83	82	87	91	92	100	93	87	78	75	71
Tue	64	84	99	101	89	87	91	92	90	90	99	106	100	94	84	73	71
Wed	65	85	108	101	90	85	87	94	87	100	109	116	108	101	87	83	75
Thu	67	96	100	101	92	92	99	98	94	106	110	117	112	107	97	87	76
Fri	65	78	88	95	90	85	92	95	99	112	126	128	128	115	104	97	87
Sat	64	63	67	67	74	79	91	87	89	91	95	101	106	100	95	89	87
Sun	62	62	64	65	71	70	75	78	80	91	96	97	98	92	86	88	80