Best Time to Drive from Borough Park to Washington Heights

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 Borough Park to Washington Heights 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	30	43	53	73	72	60	50	45	45	49	47	59	68	70	44	32	35
Tue	29	40	54	81	85	74	59	55	51	48	50	61	87	79	52	34	36
Wed	29	43	55	80	84	73	57	62	51	55	56	61	82	76	48	38	36
Thu	37	44	57	78	89	73	64	66	53	59	62	74	91	89	66	46	41
Fri	28	38	51	62	62	53	58	53	53	64	88	94	101	93	70	48	41
Sat	27	28	31	35	39	49	59	58	62	62	67	62	64	58	52	46	48
Sun	27	27	33	30	32	37	44	52	58	67	62	58	59	50	45	44	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Borough Park to Washington Heights (via I-478 West and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Borough Park to central Washington Heights 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 Borough Park to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Borough Park to Washington Heights?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 28 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Borough Park to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	53	73	72	60	50	45	45	49	47	59	68	70	44	32	35
Tue	29	40	54	81	85	74	59	55	51	48	50	61	87	79	52	34	36
Wed	29	43	55	80	84	73	57	62	51	55	56	61	82	76	48	38	36
Thu	37	44	57	78	89	73	64	66	53	59	62	74	91	89	66	46	41
Fri	28	38	51	62	62	53	58	53	53	64	88	94	101	93	70	48	41
Sat	27	28	31	35	39	49	59	58	62	62	67	62	64	58	52	46	48
Sun	27	27	33	30	32	37	44	52	58	67	62	58	59	50	45	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	53	73	72	60	50	45	45	49	47	59	68	70	44	32	35
Tue	29	40	54	81	85	74	59	55	51	48	50	61	87	79	52	34	36
Wed	29	43	55	80	84	73	57	62	51	55	56	61	82	76	48	38	36
Thu	37	44	57	78	89	73	64	66	53	59	62	74	91	89	66	46	41
Fri	28	38	51	62	62	53	58	53	53	64	88	94	101	93	70	48	41
Sat	27	28	31	35	39	49	59	58	62	62	67	62	64	58	52	46	48
Sun	27	27	33	30	32	37	44	52	58	67	62	58	59	50	45	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	53	73	72	60	50	45	45	49	47	59	68	70	44	32	35
Tue	29	40	54	81	85	74	59	55	51	48	50	61	87	79	52	34	36
Wed	29	43	55	80	84	73	57	62	51	55	56	61	82	76	48	38	36
Thu	37	44	57	78	89	73	64	66	53	59	62	74	91	89	66	46	41
Fri	28	38	51	62	62	53	58	53	53	64	88	94	101	93	70	48	41
Sat	27	28	31	35	39	49	59	58	62	62	67	62	64	58	52	46	48
Sun	27	27	33	30	32	37	44	52	58	67	62	58	59	50	45	44	43