Friday night rush hour - Midtown to New Rochelle

Hi all

Does anyone have experience of driving from Midtown up to New Rochelle or surrounds? I need to be up there by 7.15pm tomorrow and we%26#39;re looking at hiring a Zipcar to make the trip. Mapquest and Google maps state the trip should take 35 minutes, so we%26#39;re allowing 1.15hr - do you think this is sufficient?

Thanks.

Friday night rush hour - Midtown to New Rochelle

That might be a bit of a stretch on a summer Friday. Why not Metro North?

Friday night rush hour - Midtown to New Rochelle

Thanks Alice. How long do you think it might take?

We looked into Metro North, but we liked the flexibility of having the car, plus it%26#39;s going to work out cheaper so we don%26#39;t need cabs to and from the station when we get to New Rochelle (we%26#39;re coming around 9pm).

If you think it%26#39;s a bad idea though, we%26#39;ll just take the train.

Sorry, that should read we%26#39;re coming back to Manhattan around 9pm.

I%26#39;d give it at least an hour and a half to two hours, really. You%26#39;re going to be stuck in the Bronx for quite a while at that hour. If the traffic is really heavy on the highways, try taking the Grand Concourse instead.

scars