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	54	60	63	54	53	52	44	45	41	38	45	55	52	36	28	28
Tue	22	48	56	59	53	52	51	46	43	41	41	45	51	54	37	32	28
Wed	22	47	54	56	53	51	47	38	41	39	41	41	54	55	42	35	30
Thu	22	46	51	57	55	53	49	45	45	40	49	51	68	60	50	39	37
Fri	22	43	60	55	55	47	42	42	46	48	55	66	65	60	58	47	32
Sat	22	21	25	28	32	42	49	52	54	57	62	60	62	58	56	57	52
Sun	24	23	24	25	26	37	55	60	61	59	66	66	67	65	65	62	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 22 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (67 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 22 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 22 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Union City to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	54	60	63	54	53	52	44	45	41	38	45	55	52	36	28	28
Tue	22	48	56	59	53	52	51	46	43	41	41	45	51	54	37	32	28
Wed	22	47	54	56	53	51	47	38	41	39	41	41	54	55	42	35	30
Thu	22	46	51	57	55	53	49	45	45	40	49	51	68	60	50	39	37
Fri	22	43	60	55	55	47	42	42	46	48	55	66	65	60	58	47	32
Sat	22	21	25	28	32	42	49	52	54	57	62	60	62	58	56	57	52
Sun	24	23	24	25	26	37	55	60	61	59	66	66	67	65	65	62	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	54	60	63	54	53	52	44	45	41	38	45	55	52	36	28	28
Tue	22	48	56	59	53	52	51	46	43	41	41	45	51	54	37	32	28
Wed	22	47	54	56	53	51	47	38	41	39	41	41	54	55	42	35	30
Thu	22	46	51	57	55	53	49	45	45	40	49	51	68	60	50	39	37
Fri	22	43	60	55	55	47	42	42	46	48	55	66	65	60	58	47	32
Sat	22	21	25	28	32	42	49	52	54	57	62	60	62	58	56	57	52
Sun	24	23	24	25	26	37	55	60	61	59	66	66	67	65	65	62	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	54	60	63	54	53	52	44	45	41	38	45	55	52	36	28	28
Tue	22	48	56	59	53	52	51	46	43	41	41	45	51	54	37	32	28
Wed	22	47	54	56	53	51	47	38	41	39	41	41	54	55	42	35	30
Thu	22	46	51	57	55	53	49	45	45	40	49	51	68	60	50	39	37
Fri	22	43	60	55	55	47	42	42	46	48	55	66	65	60	58	47	32
Sat	22	21	25	28	32	42	49	52	54	57	62	60	62	58	56	57	52
Sun	24	23	24	25	26	37	55	60	61	59	66	66	67	65	65	62	53