Best Time to Drive from Port Chester 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 Port Chester 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	33	51	67	67	56	48	54	59	59	62	62	63	61	46	39	39	35
Tue	32	50	66	66	53	52	59	63	61	62	64	63	64	50	45	38	36
Wed	33	49	68	68	53	45	54	61	61	62	67	67	65	58	46	39	37
Thu	33	52	66	67	53	49	58	63	63	68	71	71	69	64	52	43	39
Fri	34	49	62	62	55	59	61	64	67	74	81	85	83	74	67	54	43
Sat	32	32	33	36	44	48	61	58	58	60	55	57	54	56	50	50	43
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	40	45	47	51	57	54	52	51	47	45	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Port Chester to Washington Heights (via I-278 South and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (9 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Port Chester 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 Port Chester to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Port Chester to Washington Heights?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 32 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Chester to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	51	67	67	56	48	54	59	59	62	62	63	61	46	39	39	35
Tue	32	50	66	66	53	52	59	63	61	62	64	63	64	50	45	38	36
Wed	33	49	68	68	53	45	54	61	61	62	67	67	65	58	46	39	37
Thu	33	52	66	67	53	49	58	63	63	68	71	71	69	64	52	43	39
Fri	34	49	62	62	55	59	61	64	67	74	81	85	83	74	67	54	43
Sat	32	32	33	36	44	48	61	58	58	60	55	57	54	56	50	50	43
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	40	45	47	51	57	54	52	51	47	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	51	67	67	56	48	54	59	59	62	62	63	61	46	39	39	35
Tue	32	50	66	66	53	52	59	63	61	62	64	63	64	50	45	38	36
Wed	33	49	68	68	53	45	54	61	61	62	67	67	65	58	46	39	37
Thu	33	52	66	67	53	49	58	63	63	68	71	71	69	64	52	43	39
Fri	34	49	62	62	55	59	61	64	67	74	81	85	83	74	67	54	43
Sat	32	32	33	36	44	48	61	58	58	60	55	57	54	56	50	50	43
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	40	45	47	51	57	54	52	51	47	45	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	51	67	67	56	48	54	59	59	62	62	63	61	46	39	39	35
Tue	32	50	66	66	53	52	59	63	61	62	64	63	64	50	45	38	36
Wed	33	49	68	68	53	45	54	61	61	62	67	67	65	58	46	39	37
Thu	33	52	66	67	53	49	58	63	63	68	71	71	69	64	52	43	39
Fri	34	49	62	62	55	59	61	64	67	74	81	85	83	74	67	54	43
Sat	32	32	33	36	44	48	61	58	58	60	55	57	54	56	50	50	43
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	40	45	47	51	57	54	52	51	47	45	46	43