Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Deer Park

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 Washington Heights to Deer Park 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	83	94	100	102	124	126	124	105	104	98	92	108	111	100	88	84	73
Tue	87	85	91	109	115	119	111	107	103	94	101	106	118	111	91	81	80
Wed	89	96	103	105	120	119	123	106	104	99	108	106	118	119	94	87	83
Thu	88	98	99	97	118	121	123	114	95	106	107	113	134	126	105	101	88
Fri	84	83	94	99	108	116	122	123	105	111	110	109	117	120	109	99	92
Sat	77	79	76	81	84	89	92	91	96	100	103	105	103	97	106	96	97
Sun	74	75	72	77	83	82	88	90	91	101	110	113	108	106	98	106	96

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Washington Heights to Deer Park (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (113 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (22 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Washington Heights to central Deer Park 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 Washington Heights to Deer Park?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Deer Park?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 73 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Deer Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	94	100	102	124	126	124	105	104	98	92	108	111	100	88	84	73
Tue	87	85	91	109	115	119	111	107	103	94	101	106	118	111	91	81	80
Wed	89	96	103	105	120	119	123	106	104	99	108	106	118	119	94	87	83
Thu	88	98	99	97	118	121	123	114	95	106	107	113	134	126	105	101	88
Fri	84	83	94	99	108	116	122	123	105	111	110	109	117	120	109	99	92
Sat	77	79	76	81	84	89	92	91	96	100	103	105	103	97	106	96	97
Sun	74	75	72	77	83	82	88	90	91	101	110	113	108	106	98	106	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	94	100	102	124	126	124	105	104	98	92	108	111	100	88	84	73
Tue	87	85	91	109	115	119	111	107	103	94	101	106	118	111	91	81	80
Wed	89	96	103	105	120	119	123	106	104	99	108	106	118	119	94	87	83
Thu	88	98	99	97	118	121	123	114	95	106	107	113	134	126	105	101	88
Fri	84	83	94	99	108	116	122	123	105	111	110	109	117	120	109	99	92
Sat	77	79	76	81	84	89	92	91	96	100	103	105	103	97	106	96	97
Sun	74	75	72	77	83	82	88	90	91	101	110	113	108	106	98	106	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	94	100	102	124	126	124	105	104	98	92	108	111	100	88	84	73
Tue	87	85	91	109	115	119	111	107	103	94	101	106	118	111	91	81	80
Wed	89	96	103	105	120	119	123	106	104	99	108	106	118	119	94	87	83
Thu	88	98	99	97	118	121	123	114	95	106	107	113	134	126	105	101	88
Fri	84	83	94	99	108	116	122	123	105	111	110	109	117	120	109	99	92
Sat	77	79	76	81	84	89	92	91	96	100	103	105	103	97	106	96	97
Sun	74	75	72	77	83	82	88	90	91	101	110	113	108	106	98	106	96