Best Time to Drive from Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove 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	39	65	97	86	71	104	113	102	98	95	86	91	92	71	58	46	40
Tue	39	77	86	92	74	114	114	116	104	104	86	75	101	91	68	48	42
Wed	39	92	107	96	75	111	126	106	106	102	96	78	111	97	80	48	42
Thu	42	71	78	86	69	116	118	102	89	101	93	78	115	99	85	52	45
Fri	35	72	91	69	68	99	99	107	100	111	90	95	100	107	88	80	52
Sat	36	37	40	44	62	64	75	70	76	83	74	72	69	83	74	63	56
Sun	34	34	35	37	42	54	61	64	67	66	66	72	69	66	66	64	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Glen Cove to Washington Heights (via I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glen Cove to Washington Heights?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 35 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glen Cove to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 11 am on Wednesdays 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	39	65	97	86	71	104	113	102	98	95	86	91	92	71	58	46	40
Tue	39	77	86	92	74	114	114	116	104	104	86	75	101	91	68	48	42
Wed	39	92	107	96	75	111	126	106	106	102	96	78	111	97	80	48	42
Thu	42	71	78	86	69	116	118	102	89	101	93	78	115	99	85	52	45
Fri	35	72	91	69	68	99	99	107	100	111	90	95	100	107	88	80	52
Sat	36	37	40	44	62	64	75	70	76	83	74	72	69	83	74	63	56
Sun	34	34	35	37	42	54	61	64	67	66	66	72	69	66	66	64	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	65	97	86	71	104	113	102	98	95	86	91	92	71	58	46	40
Tue	39	77	86	92	74	114	114	116	104	104	86	75	101	91	68	48	42
Wed	39	92	107	96	75	111	126	106	106	102	96	78	111	97	80	48	42
Thu	42	71	78	86	69	116	118	102	89	101	93	78	115	99	85	52	45
Fri	35	72	91	69	68	99	99	107	100	111	90	95	100	107	88	80	52
Sat	36	37	40	44	62	64	75	70	76	83	74	72	69	83	74	63	56
Sun	34	34	35	37	42	54	61	64	67	66	66	72	69	66	66	64	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	65	97	86	71	104	113	102	98	95	86	91	92	71	58	46	40
Tue	39	77	86	92	74	114	114	116	104	104	86	75	101	91	68	48	42
Wed	39	92	107	96	75	111	126	106	106	102	96	78	111	97	80	48	42
Thu	42	71	78	86	69	116	118	102	89	101	93	78	115	99	85	52	45
Fri	35	72	91	69	68	99	99	107	100	111	90	95	100	107	88	80	52
Sat	36	37	40	44	62	64	75	70	76	83	74	72	69	83	74	63	56
Sun	34	34	35	37	42	54	61	64	67	66	66	72	69	66	66	64	54