Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream 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	30	45	59	84	65	53	58	66	60	71	74	76	70	51	38	36	32
Tue	26	50	74	87	59	54	66	61	68	74	88	70	83	70	64	38	36
Wed	26	53	67	65	61	50	57	67	62	73	81	65	75	67	51	40	37
Thu	31	43	67	88	58	52	59	69	65	63	78	61	58	70	50	40	35
Fri	28	41	74	67	62	66	73	72	82	73	80	75	71	93	70	69	53
Sat	33	26	27	32	37	49	49	54	61	87	53	54	57	61	52	51	44
Sun	27	27	28	35	42	38	47	52	55	61	58	61	59	49	45	36	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Valley Stream to Washington Heights (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valley Stream to Washington Heights?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 26 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	45	59	84	65	53	58	66	60	71	74	76	70	51	38	36	32
Tue	26	50	74	87	59	54	66	61	68	74	88	70	83	70	64	38	36
Wed	26	53	67	65	61	50	57	67	62	73	81	65	75	67	51	40	37
Thu	31	43	67	88	58	52	59	69	65	63	78	61	58	70	50	40	35
Fri	28	41	74	67	62	66	73	72	82	73	80	75	71	93	70	69	53
Sat	33	26	27	32	37	49	49	54	61	87	53	54	57	61	52	51	44
Sun	27	27	28	35	42	38	47	52	55	61	58	61	59	49	45	36	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	45	59	84	65	53	58	66	60	71	74	76	70	51	38	36	32
Tue	26	50	74	87	59	54	66	61	68	74	88	70	83	70	64	38	36
Wed	26	53	67	65	61	50	57	67	62	73	81	65	75	67	51	40	37
Thu	31	43	67	88	58	52	59	69	65	63	78	61	58	70	50	40	35
Fri	28	41	74	67	62	66	73	72	82	73	80	75	71	93	70	69	53
Sat	33	26	27	32	37	49	49	54	61	87	53	54	57	61	52	51	44
Sun	27	27	28	35	42	38	47	52	55	61	58	61	59	49	45	36	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	45	59	84	65	53	58	66	60	71	74	76	70	51	38	36	32
Tue	26	50	74	87	59	54	66	61	68	74	88	70	83	70	64	38	36
Wed	26	53	67	65	61	50	57	67	62	73	81	65	75	67	51	40	37
Thu	31	43	67	88	58	52	59	69	65	63	78	61	58	70	50	40	35
Fri	28	41	74	67	62	66	73	72	82	73	80	75	71	93	70	69	53
Sat	33	26	27	32	37	49	49	54	61	87	53	54	57	61	52	51	44
Sun	27	27	28	35	42	38	47	52	55	61	58	61	59	49	45	36	39