Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights 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	44	46	47	59	54	50	50	50	49	52	50	56	58	56	53	50	47
Tue	43	45	50	64	54	49	48	50	48	49	56	56	60	58	50	47	47
Wed	44	45	46	59	51	49	49	48	47	47	55	56	58	58	50	50	46
Thu	44	60	51	58	54	49	53	56	48	55	59	66	65	64	57	57	47
Fri	44	44	47	57	54	50	57	59	54	60	84	79	74	64	59	54	52
Sat	45	45	45	46	49	52	57	56	52	52	54	56	57	51	54	51	49
Sun	43	44	43	44	51	48	49	47	52	56	55	56	56	53	49	54	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Washington Heights to Stamford (via I-278 North and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (12 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights to Stamford?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Stamford?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 43 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Stamford?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	47	59	54	50	50	50	49	52	50	56	58	56	53	50	47
Tue	43	45	50	64	54	49	48	50	48	49	56	56	60	58	50	47	47
Wed	44	45	46	59	51	49	49	48	47	47	55	56	58	58	50	50	46
Thu	44	60	51	58	54	49	53	56	48	55	59	66	65	64	57	57	47
Fri	44	44	47	57	54	50	57	59	54	60	84	79	74	64	59	54	52
Sat	45	45	45	46	49	52	57	56	52	52	54	56	57	51	54	51	49
Sun	43	44	43	44	51	48	49	47	52	56	55	56	56	53	49	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	47	59	54	50	50	50	49	52	50	56	58	56	53	50	47
Tue	43	45	50	64	54	49	48	50	48	49	56	56	60	58	50	47	47
Wed	44	45	46	59	51	49	49	48	47	47	55	56	58	58	50	50	46
Thu	44	60	51	58	54	49	53	56	48	55	59	66	65	64	57	57	47
Fri	44	44	47	57	54	50	57	59	54	60	84	79	74	64	59	54	52
Sat	45	45	45	46	49	52	57	56	52	52	54	56	57	51	54	51	49
Sun	43	44	43	44	51	48	49	47	52	56	55	56	56	53	49	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	47	59	54	50	50	50	49	52	50	56	58	56	53	50	47
Tue	43	45	50	64	54	49	48	50	48	49	56	56	60	58	50	47	47
Wed	44	45	46	59	51	49	49	48	47	47	55	56	58	58	50	50	46
Thu	44	60	51	58	54	49	53	56	48	55	59	66	65	64	57	57	47
Fri	44	44	47	57	54	50	57	59	54	60	84	79	74	64	59	54	52
Sat	45	45	45	46	49	52	57	56	52	52	54	56	57	51	54	51	49
Sun	43	44	43	44	51	48	49	47	52	56	55	56	56	53	49	54	49