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	45	47	47	58	54	53	53	53	51	55	51	56	60	58	52	51	48
Tue	44	46	50	62	54	49	50	51	48	50	58	59	60	57	50	48	48
Wed	45	45	47	60	52	51	51	51	48	48	56	57	59	61	51	52	48
Thu	47	62	52	61	56	51	56	58	50	54	58	65	64	62	56	55	49
Fri	44	45	48	56	55	50	59	60	57	62	85	82	74	67	60	57	54
Sat	47	47	47	48	51	54	66	61	54	55	60	62	60	53	54	53	51
Sun	44	45	44	47	53	51	51	50	55	58	58	58	60	58	52	59	53

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 44 minutes and up to 85 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (66 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 34 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 44 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 44 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Stamford?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	47	58	54	53	53	53	51	55	51	56	60	58	52	51	48
Tue	44	46	50	62	54	49	50	51	48	50	58	59	60	57	50	48	48
Wed	45	45	47	60	52	51	51	51	48	48	56	57	59	61	51	52	48
Thu	47	62	52	61	56	51	56	58	50	54	58	65	64	62	56	55	49
Fri	44	45	48	56	55	50	59	60	57	62	85	82	74	67	60	57	54
Sat	47	47	47	48	51	54	66	61	54	55	60	62	60	53	54	53	51
Sun	44	45	44	47	53	51	51	50	55	58	58	58	60	58	52	59	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	47	58	54	53	53	53	51	55	51	56	60	58	52	51	48
Tue	44	46	50	62	54	49	50	51	48	50	58	59	60	57	50	48	48
Wed	45	45	47	60	52	51	51	51	48	48	56	57	59	61	51	52	48
Thu	47	62	52	61	56	51	56	58	50	54	58	65	64	62	56	55	49
Fri	44	45	48	56	55	50	59	60	57	62	85	82	74	67	60	57	54
Sat	47	47	47	48	51	54	66	61	54	55	60	62	60	53	54	53	51
Sun	44	45	44	47	53	51	51	50	55	58	58	58	60	58	52	59	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	47	58	54	53	53	53	51	55	51	56	60	58	52	51	48
Tue	44	46	50	62	54	49	50	51	48	50	58	59	60	57	50	48	48
Wed	45	45	47	60	52	51	51	51	48	48	56	57	59	61	51	52	48
Thu	47	62	52	61	56	51	56	58	50	54	58	65	64	62	56	55	49
Fri	44	45	48	56	55	50	59	60	57	62	85	82	74	67	60	57	54
Sat	47	47	47	48	51	54	66	61	54	55	60	62	60	53	54	53	51
Sun	44	45	44	47	53	51	51	50	55	58	58	58	60	58	52	59	53