Best Time to Drive from East Meadow 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 East Meadow 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	47	75	108	93	79	113	122	107	105	103	93	99	95	77	66	52	46
Tue	47	82	87	97	79	123	120	124	114	111	94	81	102	97	71	52	48
Wed	48	102	116	101	79	118	131	117	114	111	105	87	118	103	84	54	48
Thu	50	80	100	91	75	126	126	110	99	112	100	84	126	108	91	58	51
Fri	43	82	102	75	76	105	104	115	104	118	98	104	109	113	91	82	53
Sat	44	45	47	49	69	69	81	76	84	90	83	80	85	96	81	71	63
Sun	41	41	41	43	47	64	69	71	74	75	73	77	75	72	70	71	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from East Meadow to Washington Heights (via I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Meadow 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 East Meadow to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Meadow to Washington Heights?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 43 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 11 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	75	108	93	79	113	122	107	105	103	93	99	95	77	66	52	46
Tue	47	82	87	97	79	123	120	124	114	111	94	81	102	97	71	52	48
Wed	48	102	116	101	79	118	131	117	114	111	105	87	118	103	84	54	48
Thu	50	80	100	91	75	126	126	110	99	112	100	84	126	108	91	58	51
Fri	43	82	102	75	76	105	104	115	104	118	98	104	109	113	91	82	53
Sat	44	45	47	49	69	69	81	76	84	90	83	80	85	96	81	71	63
Sun	41	41	41	43	47	64	69	71	74	75	73	77	75	72	70	71	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	75	108	93	79	113	122	107	105	103	93	99	95	77	66	52	46
Tue	47	82	87	97	79	123	120	124	114	111	94	81	102	97	71	52	48
Wed	48	102	116	101	79	118	131	117	114	111	105	87	118	103	84	54	48
Thu	50	80	100	91	75	126	126	110	99	112	100	84	126	108	91	58	51
Fri	43	82	102	75	76	105	104	115	104	118	98	104	109	113	91	82	53
Sat	44	45	47	49	69	69	81	76	84	90	83	80	85	96	81	71	63
Sun	41	41	41	43	47	64	69	71	74	75	73	77	75	72	70	71	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	75	108	93	79	113	122	107	105	103	93	99	95	77	66	52	46
Tue	47	82	87	97	79	123	120	124	114	111	94	81	102	97	71	52	48
Wed	48	102	116	101	79	118	131	117	114	111	105	87	118	103	84	54	48
Thu	50	80	100	91	75	126	126	110	99	112	100	84	126	108	91	58	51
Fri	43	82	102	75	76	105	104	115	104	118	98	104	109	113	91	82	53
Sat	44	45	47	49	69	69	81	76	84	90	83	80	85	96	81	71	63
Sun	41	41	41	43	47	64	69	71	74	75	73	77	75	72	70	71	60