Best Time to Drive from Union City 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 Union City 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	23	53	58	60	53	51	46	43	49	44	40	45	52	50	35	28	29
Tue	22	46	55	58	54	57	55	50	48	43	42	50	54	60	35	30	28
Wed	22	45	54	55	53	51	46	40	45	43	45	44	54	55	42	36	29
Thu	22	44	54	59	56	54	50	45	47	39	49	53	65	58	45	36	37
Fri	21	40	58	53	54	47	46	42	45	46	55	66	63	59	59	50	32
Sat	23	21	25	27	31	47	60	57	57	63	66	65	65	62	62	57	54
Sun	24	23	24	24	26	38	55	60	61	61	63	67	68	65	61	60	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Union City to Washington Heights (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 66 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 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Union City 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 Union City to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Union City to Washington Heights?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 21 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Union City to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	53	58	60	53	51	46	43	49	44	40	45	52	50	35	28	29
Tue	22	46	55	58	54	57	55	50	48	43	42	50	54	60	35	30	28
Wed	22	45	54	55	53	51	46	40	45	43	45	44	54	55	42	36	29
Thu	22	44	54	59	56	54	50	45	47	39	49	53	65	58	45	36	37
Fri	21	40	58	53	54	47	46	42	45	46	55	66	63	59	59	50	32
Sat	23	21	25	27	31	47	60	57	57	63	66	65	65	62	62	57	54
Sun	24	23	24	24	26	38	55	60	61	61	63	67	68	65	61	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	53	58	60	53	51	46	43	49	44	40	45	52	50	35	28	29
Tue	22	46	55	58	54	57	55	50	48	43	42	50	54	60	35	30	28
Wed	22	45	54	55	53	51	46	40	45	43	45	44	54	55	42	36	29
Thu	22	44	54	59	56	54	50	45	47	39	49	53	65	58	45	36	37
Fri	21	40	58	53	54	47	46	42	45	46	55	66	63	59	59	50	32
Sat	23	21	25	27	31	47	60	57	57	63	66	65	65	62	62	57	54
Sun	24	23	24	24	26	38	55	60	61	61	63	67	68	65	61	60	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	53	58	60	53	51	46	43	49	44	40	45	52	50	35	28	29
Tue	22	46	55	58	54	57	55	50	48	43	42	50	54	60	35	30	28
Wed	22	45	54	55	53	51	46	40	45	43	45	44	54	55	42	36	29
Thu	22	44	54	59	56	54	50	45	47	39	49	53	65	58	45	36	37
Fri	21	40	58	53	54	47	46	42	45	46	55	66	63	59	59	50	32
Sat	23	21	25	27	31	47	60	57	57	63	66	65	65	62	62	57	54
Sun	24	23	24	24	26	38	55	60	61	61	63	67	68	65	61	60	53