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	35	43	50	76	74	61	52	51	53	57	55	61	67	74	46	36	38
Tue	33	42	56	86	88	77	65	63	58	55	56	64	89	85	59	39	41
Wed	32	44	56	83	84	74	60	67	61	62	64	63	82	76	55	45	39
Thu	36	44	59	82	95	76	70	69	61	63	65	76	91	91	65	49	46
Fri	32	40	52	66	65	58	62	59	60	73	92	97	102	90	70	57	48
Sat	34	41	43	40	48	54	67	69	74	73	74	66	69	65	57	52	51
Sun	30	30	38	33	37	44	48	56	61	68	63	59	61	54	48	48	49

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 32 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (15 to 37 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 6 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 32 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Borough Park to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	50	76	74	61	52	51	53	57	55	61	67	74	46	36	38
Tue	33	42	56	86	88	77	65	63	58	55	56	64	89	85	59	39	41
Wed	32	44	56	83	84	74	60	67	61	62	64	63	82	76	55	45	39
Thu	36	44	59	82	95	76	70	69	61	63	65	76	91	91	65	49	46
Fri	32	40	52	66	65	58	62	59	60	73	92	97	102	90	70	57	48
Sat	34	41	43	40	48	54	67	69	74	73	74	66	69	65	57	52	51
Sun	30	30	38	33	37	44	48	56	61	68	63	59	61	54	48	48	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	50	76	74	61	52	51	53	57	55	61	67	74	46	36	38
Tue	33	42	56	86	88	77	65	63	58	55	56	64	89	85	59	39	41
Wed	32	44	56	83	84	74	60	67	61	62	64	63	82	76	55	45	39
Thu	36	44	59	82	95	76	70	69	61	63	65	76	91	91	65	49	46
Fri	32	40	52	66	65	58	62	59	60	73	92	97	102	90	70	57	48
Sat	34	41	43	40	48	54	67	69	74	73	74	66	69	65	57	52	51
Sun	30	30	38	33	37	44	48	56	61	68	63	59	61	54	48	48	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	50	76	74	61	52	51	53	57	55	61	67	74	46	36	38
Tue	33	42	56	86	88	77	65	63	58	55	56	64	89	85	59	39	41
Wed	32	44	56	83	84	74	60	67	61	62	64	63	82	76	55	45	39
Thu	36	44	59	82	95	76	70	69	61	63	65	76	91	91	65	49	46
Fri	32	40	52	66	65	58	62	59	60	73	92	97	102	90	70	57	48
Sat	34	41	43	40	48	54	67	69	74	73	74	66	69	65	57	52	51
Sun	30	30	38	33	37	44	48	56	61	68	63	59	61	54	48	48	49