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	19	27	45	48	42	30	34	38	39	45	51	46	38	27	23	22	20
Tue	18	26	41	43	35	31	39	46	45	46	53	51	47	35	27	22	20
Wed	18	24	46	48	36	27	35	43	46	50	61	58	51	41	28	24	23
Thu	18	27	42	44	35	30	39	47	49	61	64	57	52	43	35	27	23
Fri	19	26	40	42	34	36	42	48	54	67	78	81	78	61	53	35	29
Sat	18	18	18	21	25	30	41	42	43	40	38	39	37	34	33	32	29
Sun	18	17	18	18	19	22	25	27	30	35	33	30	32	28	27	25	26

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 82 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 11:30 am on Saturdays (44 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 82 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 82 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 82 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	27	45	48	42	30	34	38	39	45	51	46	38	27	23	22	20
Tue	18	26	41	43	35	31	39	46	45	46	53	51	47	35	27	22	20
Wed	18	24	46	48	36	27	35	43	46	50	61	58	51	41	28	24	23
Thu	18	27	42	44	35	30	39	47	49	61	64	57	52	43	35	27	23
Fri	19	26	40	42	34	36	42	48	54	67	78	81	78	61	53	35	29
Sat	18	18	18	21	25	30	41	42	43	40	38	39	37	34	33	32	29
Sun	18	17	18	18	19	22	25	27	30	35	33	30	32	28	27	25	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	27	45	48	42	30	34	38	39	45	51	46	38	27	23	22	20
Tue	18	26	41	43	35	31	39	46	45	46	53	51	47	35	27	22	20
Wed	18	24	46	48	36	27	35	43	46	50	61	58	51	41	28	24	23
Thu	18	27	42	44	35	30	39	47	49	61	64	57	52	43	35	27	23
Fri	19	26	40	42	34	36	42	48	54	67	78	81	78	61	53	35	29
Sat	18	18	18	21	25	30	41	42	43	40	38	39	37	34	33	32	29
Sun	18	17	18	18	19	22	25	27	30	35	33	30	32	28	27	25	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	27	45	48	42	30	34	38	39	45	51	46	38	27	23	22	20
Tue	18	26	41	43	35	31	39	46	45	46	53	51	47	35	27	22	20
Wed	18	24	46	48	36	27	35	43	46	50	61	58	51	41	28	24	23
Thu	18	27	42	44	35	30	39	47	49	61	64	57	52	43	35	27	23
Fri	19	26	40	42	34	36	42	48	54	67	78	81	78	61	53	35	29
Sat	18	18	18	21	25	30	41	42	43	40	38	39	37	34	33	32	29
Sun	18	17	18	18	19	22	25	27	30	35	33	30	32	28	27	25	26