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	30	47	80	87	64	53	63	64	72	85	89	84	68	54	51	44	44
Tue	34	49	74	67	69	68	64	82	74	88	82	84	76	53	51	44	42
Wed	29	49	76	67	60	54	56	76	67	78	106	89	76	64	54	44	43
Thu	40	53	70	82	59	58	72	73	67	81	87	86	76	67	55	45	40
Fri	31	51	66	66	57	60	64	70	80	105	121	114	98	86	72	55	48
Sat	32	30	35	42	42	49	62	55	55	59	60	59	54	60	52	52	46
Sun	29	29	32	31	36	39	42	45	54	60	57	61	58	53	49	49	45

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 29 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (62 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 20 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 29 minutes then, versus up to 124 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 29 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 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	47	80	87	64	53	63	64	72	85	89	84	68	54	51	44	44
Tue	34	49	74	67	69	68	64	82	74	88	82	84	76	53	51	44	42
Wed	29	49	76	67	60	54	56	76	67	78	106	89	76	64	54	44	43
Thu	40	53	70	82	59	58	72	73	67	81	87	86	76	67	55	45	40
Fri	31	51	66	66	57	60	64	70	80	105	121	114	98	86	72	55	48
Sat	32	30	35	42	42	49	62	55	55	59	60	59	54	60	52	52	46
Sun	29	29	32	31	36	39	42	45	54	60	57	61	58	53	49	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	47	80	87	64	53	63	64	72	85	89	84	68	54	51	44	44
Tue	34	49	74	67	69	68	64	82	74	88	82	84	76	53	51	44	42
Wed	29	49	76	67	60	54	56	76	67	78	106	89	76	64	54	44	43
Thu	40	53	70	82	59	58	72	73	67	81	87	86	76	67	55	45	40
Fri	31	51	66	66	57	60	64	70	80	105	121	114	98	86	72	55	48
Sat	32	30	35	42	42	49	62	55	55	59	60	59	54	60	52	52	46
Sun	29	29	32	31	36	39	42	45	54	60	57	61	58	53	49	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	47	80	87	64	53	63	64	72	85	89	84	68	54	51	44	44
Tue	34	49	74	67	69	68	64	82	74	88	82	84	76	53	51	44	42
Wed	29	49	76	67	60	54	56	76	67	78	106	89	76	64	54	44	43
Thu	40	53	70	82	59	58	72	73	67	81	87	86	76	67	55	45	40
Fri	31	51	66	66	57	60	64	70	80	105	121	114	98	86	72	55	48
Sat	32	30	35	42	42	49	62	55	55	59	60	59	54	60	52	52	46
Sun	29	29	32	31	36	39	42	45	54	60	57	61	58	53	49	49	45