Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream 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	76	73	82	107	100	95	98	96	80	91	85	88	82	82	73	76	68
Tue	65	75	106	112	102	94	92	87	79	89	100	86	93	101	96	72	71
Wed	65	80	101	86	110	100	88	97	84	86	98	86	90	92	88	87	82
Thu	78	66	89	129	99	95	97	97	84	81	91	72	74	82	83	70	71
Fri	62	68	92	97	107	105	118	117	113	121	102	106	87	100	86	96	89
Sat	64	65	65	67	68	74	71	74	79	102	93	78	86	91	103	92	94
Sun	63	61	64	70	73	70	73	77	80	79	85	86	87	77	76	75	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Valley Stream to Stamford (via Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (24 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream to Stamford?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valley Stream to Stamford?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 62 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Stamford?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays 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	76	73	82	107	100	95	98	96	80	91	85	88	82	82	73	76	68
Tue	65	75	106	112	102	94	92	87	79	89	100	86	93	101	96	72	71
Wed	65	80	101	86	110	100	88	97	84	86	98	86	90	92	88	87	82
Thu	78	66	89	129	99	95	97	97	84	81	91	72	74	82	83	70	71
Fri	62	68	92	97	107	105	118	117	113	121	102	106	87	100	86	96	89
Sat	64	65	65	67	68	74	71	74	79	102	93	78	86	91	103	92	94
Sun	63	61	64	70	73	70	73	77	80	79	85	86	87	77	76	75	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	73	82	107	100	95	98	96	80	91	85	88	82	82	73	76	68
Tue	65	75	106	112	102	94	92	87	79	89	100	86	93	101	96	72	71
Wed	65	80	101	86	110	100	88	97	84	86	98	86	90	92	88	87	82
Thu	78	66	89	129	99	95	97	97	84	81	91	72	74	82	83	70	71
Fri	62	68	92	97	107	105	118	117	113	121	102	106	87	100	86	96	89
Sat	64	65	65	67	68	74	71	74	79	102	93	78	86	91	103	92	94
Sun	63	61	64	70	73	70	73	77	80	79	85	86	87	77	76	75	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	73	82	107	100	95	98	96	80	91	85	88	82	82	73	76	68
Tue	65	75	106	112	102	94	92	87	79	89	100	86	93	101	96	72	71
Wed	65	80	101	86	110	100	88	97	84	86	98	86	90	92	88	87	82
Thu	78	66	89	129	99	95	97	97	84	81	91	72	74	82	83	70	71
Fri	62	68	92	97	107	105	118	117	113	121	102	106	87	100	86	96	89
Sat	64	65	65	67	68	74	71	74	79	102	93	78	86	91	103	92	94
Sun	63	61	64	70	73	70	73	77	80	79	85	86	87	77	76	75	79