Best Time to Drive from Freeport 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 Freeport 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	44	67	96	108	82	76	81	83	81	93	96	105	93	70	59	52	49
Tue	37	64	85	108	83	74	90	77	76	102	109	95	111	92	86	58	57
Wed	38	77	95	108	78	70	76	83	80	93	105	90	101	85	74	62	59
Thu	47	67	102	99	73	68	76	84	78	86	99	82	96	82	69	57	48
Fri	37	64	95	91	78	88	103	99	102	123	104	106	110	104	90	89	78
Sat	48	37	39	47	53	63	67	75	97	109	87	78	93	94	81	76	68
Sun	40	39	41	55	59	63	70	79	81	88	94	88	78	74	72	55	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Freeport to Washington Heights (via Cross Island Pkwy North and Laurelton Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Freeport 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 Freeport to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Freeport to Washington Heights?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 37 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Freeport to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	96	108	82	76	81	83	81	93	96	105	93	70	59	52	49
Tue	37	64	85	108	83	74	90	77	76	102	109	95	111	92	86	58	57
Wed	38	77	95	108	78	70	76	83	80	93	105	90	101	85	74	62	59
Thu	47	67	102	99	73	68	76	84	78	86	99	82	96	82	69	57	48
Fri	37	64	95	91	78	88	103	99	102	123	104	106	110	104	90	89	78
Sat	48	37	39	47	53	63	67	75	97	109	87	78	93	94	81	76	68
Sun	40	39	41	55	59	63	70	79	81	88	94	88	78	74	72	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	96	108	82	76	81	83	81	93	96	105	93	70	59	52	49
Tue	37	64	85	108	83	74	90	77	76	102	109	95	111	92	86	58	57
Wed	38	77	95	108	78	70	76	83	80	93	105	90	101	85	74	62	59
Thu	47	67	102	99	73	68	76	84	78	86	99	82	96	82	69	57	48
Fri	37	64	95	91	78	88	103	99	102	123	104	106	110	104	90	89	78
Sat	48	37	39	47	53	63	67	75	97	109	87	78	93	94	81	76	68
Sun	40	39	41	55	59	63	70	79	81	88	94	88	78	74	72	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	96	108	82	76	81	83	81	93	96	105	93	70	59	52	49
Tue	37	64	85	108	83	74	90	77	76	102	109	95	111	92	86	58	57
Wed	38	77	95	108	78	70	76	83	80	93	105	90	101	85	74	62	59
Thu	47	67	102	99	73	68	76	84	78	86	99	82	96	82	69	57	48
Fri	37	64	95	91	78	88	103	99	102	123	104	106	110	104	90	89	78
Sat	48	37	39	47	53	63	67	75	97	109	87	78	93	94	81	76	68
Sun	40	39	41	55	59	63	70	79	81	88	94	88	78	74	72	55	54