Best Time to Drive from East New York 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 New York 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	33	48	74	87	74	73	85	84	84	96	90	88	83	69	58	47	42
Tue	43	51	71	65	91	99	94	93	94	98	95	90	86	75	65	49	42
Wed	42	59	71	79	73	74	67	89	102	99	108	96	93	79	67	52	43
Thu	49	52	66	86	69	63	83	84	93	100	99	95	92	87	75	60	46
Fri	43	56	67	51	85	63	100	104	108	115	121	119	111	107	92	79	61
Sat	37	36	44	54	57	66	75	66	71	76	72	80	73	72	65	60	55
Sun	32	32	34	34	39	47	50	54	61	67	69	76	70	64	61	61	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from East New York to Washington Heights (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York 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 New York to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 33 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

More drives

Washington Heights to East New York (return trip) · East New York to The Bronx · East New York to Newark · East New York to Jersey City · East New York to Yonkers · East New York to Stamford · East New York to North Stamford

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	48	74	87	74	73	85	84	84	96	90	88	83	69	58	47	42
Tue	43	51	71	65	91	99	94	93	94	98	95	90	86	75	65	49	42
Wed	42	59	71	79	73	74	67	89	102	99	108	96	93	79	67	52	43
Thu	49	52	66	86	69	63	83	84	93	100	99	95	92	87	75	60	46
Fri	43	56	67	51	85	63	100	104	108	115	121	119	111	107	92	79	61
Sat	37	36	44	54	57	66	75	66	71	76	72	80	73	72	65	60	55
Sun	32	32	34	34	39	47	50	54	61	67	69	76	70	64	61	61	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	48	74	87	74	73	85	84	84	96	90	88	83	69	58	47	42
Tue	43	51	71	65	91	99	94	93	94	98	95	90	86	75	65	49	42
Wed	42	59	71	79	73	74	67	89	102	99	108	96	93	79	67	52	43
Thu	49	52	66	86	69	63	83	84	93	100	99	95	92	87	75	60	46
Fri	43	56	67	51	85	63	100	104	108	115	121	119	111	107	92	79	61
Sat	37	36	44	54	57	66	75	66	71	76	72	80	73	72	65	60	55
Sun	32	32	34	34	39	47	50	54	61	67	69	76	70	64	61	61	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	48	74	87	74	73	85	84	84	96	90	88	83	69	58	47	42
Tue	43	51	71	65	91	99	94	93	94	98	95	90	86	75	65	49	42
Wed	42	59	71	79	73	74	67	89	102	99	108	96	93	79	67	52	43
Thu	49	52	66	86	69	63	83	84	93	100	99	95	92	87	75	60	46
Fri	43	56	67	51	85	63	100	104	108	115	121	119	111	107	92	79	61
Sat	37	36	44	54	57	66	75	66	71	76	72	80	73	72	65	60	55
Sun	32	32	34	34	39	47	50	54	61	67	69	76	70	64	61	61	52