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	71	100	121	121	100	100	108	111	110	121	125	124	107	92	81	78	76
Tue	69	96	110	111	98	105	117	119	115	131	137	131	118	96	86	79	77
Wed	69	94	116	112	99	95	109	118	120	143	147	146	125	103	92	84	80
Thu	73	99	113	111	98	108	126	125	133	151	151	147	134	114	102	89	81
Fri	71	95	108	104	104	112	126	140	150	181	187	178	154	135	109	102	85
Sat	67	68	72	79	93	99	120	118	112	110	106	108	107	108	99	96	91
Sun	66	67	69	71	75	86	93	99	98	108	108	106	101	94	90	93	87

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 187 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 127 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (120 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 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 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 187 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 187 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 127 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stamford to Union City?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 187 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	100	121	121	100	100	108	111	110	121	125	124	107	92	81	78	76
Tue	69	96	110	111	98	105	117	119	115	131	137	131	118	96	86	79	77
Wed	69	94	116	112	99	95	109	118	120	143	147	146	125	103	92	84	80
Thu	73	99	113	111	98	108	126	125	133	151	151	147	134	114	102	89	81
Fri	71	95	108	104	104	112	126	140	150	181	187	178	154	135	109	102	85
Sat	67	68	72	79	93	99	120	118	112	110	106	108	107	108	99	96	91
Sun	66	67	69	71	75	86	93	99	98	108	108	106	101	94	90	93	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	100	121	121	100	100	108	111	110	121	125	124	107	92	81	78	76
Tue	69	96	110	111	98	105	117	119	115	131	137	131	118	96	86	79	77
Wed	69	94	116	112	99	95	109	118	120	143	147	146	125	103	92	84	80
Thu	73	99	113	111	98	108	126	125	133	151	151	147	134	114	102	89	81
Fri	71	95	108	104	104	112	126	140	150	181	187	178	154	135	109	102	85
Sat	67	68	72	79	93	99	120	118	112	110	106	108	107	108	99	96	91
Sun	66	67	69	71	75	86	93	99	98	108	108	106	101	94	90	93	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	100	121	121	100	100	108	111	110	121	125	124	107	92	81	78	76
Tue	69	96	110	111	98	105	117	119	115	131	137	131	118	96	86	79	77
Wed	69	94	116	112	99	95	109	118	120	143	147	146	125	103	92	84	80
Thu	73	99	113	111	98	108	126	125	133	151	151	147	134	114	102	89	81
Fri	71	95	108	104	104	112	126	140	150	181	187	178	154	135	109	102	85
Sat	67	68	72	79	93	99	120	118	112	110	106	108	107	108	99	96	91
Sun	66	67	69	71	75	86	93	99	98	108	108	106	101	94	90	93	87