Best Time to Drive from Stamford to Union City

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 Union City 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	70	99	124	119	100	102	108	113	113	125	125	123	107	94	82	77	74
Tue	69	95	111	114	101	106	116	120	113	128	134	127	114	96	86	79	77
Wed	69	95	121	115	98	95	109	116	119	136	153	145	126	101	92	82	78
Thu	71	99	117	115	98	101	116	120	127	145	153	148	136	114	103	90	79
Fri	70	97	113	107	105	116	128	137	148	179	188	179	153	129	107	98	83
Sat	68	68	71	77	89	98	111	109	110	108	106	107	105	104	98	94	88
Sun	67	67	68	70	76	87	92	97	100	108	106	104	102	95	91	91	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Stamford to Union City (via I-95 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 125 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (22 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stamford to central Union City 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 Union City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stamford to Union City?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 69 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 125 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stamford to Union City?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	99	124	119	100	102	108	113	113	125	125	123	107	94	82	77	74
Tue	69	95	111	114	101	106	116	120	113	128	134	127	114	96	86	79	77
Wed	69	95	121	115	98	95	109	116	119	136	153	145	126	101	92	82	78
Thu	71	99	117	115	98	101	116	120	127	145	153	148	136	114	103	90	79
Fri	70	97	113	107	105	116	128	137	148	179	188	179	153	129	107	98	83
Sat	68	68	71	77	89	98	111	109	110	108	106	107	105	104	98	94	88
Sun	67	67	68	70	76	87	92	97	100	108	106	104	102	95	91	91	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	99	124	119	100	102	108	113	113	125	125	123	107	94	82	77	74
Tue	69	95	111	114	101	106	116	120	113	128	134	127	114	96	86	79	77
Wed	69	95	121	115	98	95	109	116	119	136	153	145	126	101	92	82	78
Thu	71	99	117	115	98	101	116	120	127	145	153	148	136	114	103	90	79
Fri	70	97	113	107	105	116	128	137	148	179	188	179	153	129	107	98	83
Sat	68	68	71	77	89	98	111	109	110	108	106	107	105	104	98	94	88
Sun	67	67	68	70	76	87	92	97	100	108	106	104	102	95	91	91	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	99	124	119	100	102	108	113	113	125	125	123	107	94	82	77	74
Tue	69	95	111	114	101	106	116	120	113	128	134	127	114	96	86	79	77
Wed	69	95	121	115	98	95	109	116	119	136	153	145	126	101	92	82	78
Thu	71	99	117	115	98	101	116	120	127	145	153	148	136	114	103	90	79
Fri	70	97	113	107	105	116	128	137	148	179	188	179	153	129	107	98	83
Sat	68	68	71	77	89	98	111	109	110	108	106	107	105	104	98	94	88
Sun	67	67	68	70	76	87	92	97	100	108	106	104	102	95	91	91	85