Best Time to Drive from New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle 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	18	27	47	52	43	29	37	39	40	47	48	47	42	29	24	23	20
Tue	18	26	43	44	36	32	40	47	45	46	52	49	45	32	27	22	20
Wed	18	25	49	52	37	28	34	43	46	48	60	57	51	42	29	24	22
Thu	18	28	47	49	38	29	36	45	47	56	60	58	53	45	34	27	23
Fri	18	26	45	45	35	38	44	50	57	70	79	81	78	61	52	34	28
Sat	18	18	18	20	25	31	41	38	39	39	36	38	36	34	32	31	27
Sun	18	17	18	18	19	23	27	29	32	37	34	31	32	30	27	25	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from New Rochelle to Washington Heights (via I-278 South and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 18 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Rochelle to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	27	47	52	43	29	37	39	40	47	48	47	42	29	24	23	20
Tue	18	26	43	44	36	32	40	47	45	46	52	49	45	32	27	22	20
Wed	18	25	49	52	37	28	34	43	46	48	60	57	51	42	29	24	22
Thu	18	28	47	49	38	29	36	45	47	56	60	58	53	45	34	27	23
Fri	18	26	45	45	35	38	44	50	57	70	79	81	78	61	52	34	28
Sat	18	18	18	20	25	31	41	38	39	39	36	38	36	34	32	31	27
Sun	18	17	18	18	19	23	27	29	32	37	34	31	32	30	27	25	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	27	47	52	43	29	37	39	40	47	48	47	42	29	24	23	20
Tue	18	26	43	44	36	32	40	47	45	46	52	49	45	32	27	22	20
Wed	18	25	49	52	37	28	34	43	46	48	60	57	51	42	29	24	22
Thu	18	28	47	49	38	29	36	45	47	56	60	58	53	45	34	27	23
Fri	18	26	45	45	35	38	44	50	57	70	79	81	78	61	52	34	28
Sat	18	18	18	20	25	31	41	38	39	39	36	38	36	34	32	31	27
Sun	18	17	18	18	19	23	27	29	32	37	34	31	32	30	27	25	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	27	47	52	43	29	37	39	40	47	48	47	42	29	24	23	20
Tue	18	26	43	44	36	32	40	47	45	46	52	49	45	32	27	22	20
Wed	18	25	49	52	37	28	34	43	46	48	60	57	51	42	29	24	22
Thu	18	28	47	49	38	29	36	45	47	56	60	58	53	45	34	27	23
Fri	18	26	45	45	35	38	44	50	57	70	79	81	78	61	52	34	28
Sat	18	18	18	20	25	31	41	38	39	39	36	38	36	34	32	31	27
Sun	18	17	18	18	19	23	27	29	32	37	34	31	32	30	27	25	25