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	74	103	95	78	105	118	102	100	97	89	96	94	74	65	53	47
Tue	47	82	90	99	81	119	119	121	111	106	91	81	104	98	72	53	49
Wed	46	107	112	101	81	118	129	111	110	108	99	85	118	105	86	54	48
Thu	51	79	95	93	75	122	124	106	94	109	97	83	122	109	91	59	51
Fri	44	81	97	75	76	107	104	114	105	116	95	100	109	114	97	85	53
Sat	43	44	47	49	72	73	86	82	89	92	88	85	87	90	84	74	65
Sun	41	41	41	43	47	64	71	75	75	77	72	75	72	70	71	75	66

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 44 minutes and up to 129 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 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (14 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 44 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 44 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 11 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 129 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	74	103	95	78	105	118	102	100	97	89	96	94	74	65	53	47
Tue	47	82	90	99	81	119	119	121	111	106	91	81	104	98	72	53	49
Wed	46	107	112	101	81	118	129	111	110	108	99	85	118	105	86	54	48
Thu	51	79	95	93	75	122	124	106	94	109	97	83	122	109	91	59	51
Fri	44	81	97	75	76	107	104	114	105	116	95	100	109	114	97	85	53
Sat	43	44	47	49	72	73	86	82	89	92	88	85	87	90	84	74	65
Sun	41	41	41	43	47	64	71	75	75	77	72	75	72	70	71	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	74	103	95	78	105	118	102	100	97	89	96	94	74	65	53	47
Tue	47	82	90	99	81	119	119	121	111	106	91	81	104	98	72	53	49
Wed	46	107	112	101	81	118	129	111	110	108	99	85	118	105	86	54	48
Thu	51	79	95	93	75	122	124	106	94	109	97	83	122	109	91	59	51
Fri	44	81	97	75	76	107	104	114	105	116	95	100	109	114	97	85	53
Sat	43	44	47	49	72	73	86	82	89	92	88	85	87	90	84	74	65
Sun	41	41	41	43	47	64	71	75	75	77	72	75	72	70	71	75	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	74	103	95	78	105	118	102	100	97	89	96	94	74	65	53	47
Tue	47	82	90	99	81	119	119	121	111	106	91	81	104	98	72	53	49
Wed	46	107	112	101	81	118	129	111	110	108	99	85	118	105	86	54	48
Thu	51	79	95	93	75	122	124	106	94	109	97	83	122	109	91	59	51
Fri	44	81	97	75	76	107	104	114	105	116	95	100	109	114	97	85	53
Sat	43	44	47	49	72	73	86	82	89	92	88	85	87	90	84	74	65
Sun	41	41	41	43	47	64	71	75	75	77	72	75	72	70	71	75	66