Best Time to Drive from Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway 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	38	60	80	89	75	68	78	79	80	86	88	90	81	67	62	48	41
Tue	40	58	82	73	94	97	90	89	85	92	94	91	89	77	65	52	49
Wed	41	64	84	85	74	71	70	81	84	90	102	95	93	79	68	53	48
Thu	50	63	76	91	66	57	76	81	73	83	90	87	80	76	62	51	43
Fri	40	69	82	82	67	81	83	83	95	103	116	102	106	96	90	71	64
Sat	37	41	49	55	55	64	71	79	75	87	87	85	75	79	67	66	58
Sun	35	36	39	48	49	51	58	63	68	78	77	82	76	63	59	62	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Far Rockaway to Washington Heights (via I-678 North and I-95 West and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Far Rockaway to Washington Heights?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 38 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	60	80	89	75	68	78	79	80	86	88	90	81	67	62	48	41
Tue	40	58	82	73	94	97	90	89	85	92	94	91	89	77	65	52	49
Wed	41	64	84	85	74	71	70	81	84	90	102	95	93	79	68	53	48
Thu	50	63	76	91	66	57	76	81	73	83	90	87	80	76	62	51	43
Fri	40	69	82	82	67	81	83	83	95	103	116	102	106	96	90	71	64
Sat	37	41	49	55	55	64	71	79	75	87	87	85	75	79	67	66	58
Sun	35	36	39	48	49	51	58	63	68	78	77	82	76	63	59	62	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	60	80	89	75	68	78	79	80	86	88	90	81	67	62	48	41
Tue	40	58	82	73	94	97	90	89	85	92	94	91	89	77	65	52	49
Wed	41	64	84	85	74	71	70	81	84	90	102	95	93	79	68	53	48
Thu	50	63	76	91	66	57	76	81	73	83	90	87	80	76	62	51	43
Fri	40	69	82	82	67	81	83	83	95	103	116	102	106	96	90	71	64
Sat	37	41	49	55	55	64	71	79	75	87	87	85	75	79	67	66	58
Sun	35	36	39	48	49	51	58	63	68	78	77	82	76	63	59	62	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	60	80	89	75	68	78	79	80	86	88	90	81	67	62	48	41
Tue	40	58	82	73	94	97	90	89	85	92	94	91	89	77	65	52	49
Wed	41	64	84	85	74	71	70	81	84	90	102	95	93	79	68	53	48
Thu	50	63	76	91	66	57	76	81	73	83	90	87	80	76	62	51	43
Fri	40	69	82	82	67	81	83	83	95	103	116	102	106	96	90	71	64
Sat	37	41	49	55	55	64	71	79	75	87	87	85	75	79	67	66	58
Sun	35	36	39	48	49	51	58	63	68	78	77	82	76	63	59	62	52