Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to East Meadow

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 East Meadow 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	59	63	73	81	91	100	95	84	76	75	71	86	87	84	71	70	65
Tue	66	67	72	89	87	95	88	85	81	78	80	80	94	90	71	63	62
Wed	67	70	77	82	91	101	91	84	80	79	85	82	96	94	77	70	65
Thu	68	78	77	83	85	95	98	92	76	85	84	90	107	103	91	82	69
Fri	61	63	74	79	85	89	99	95	87	86	88	89	95	95	88	80	73
Sat	59	60	57	61	67	71	73	76	75	80	84	81	87	88	85	80	78
Sun	58	55	55	61	65	67	68	71	74	84	89	91	89	84	79	87	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Washington Heights to East Meadow (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (18 to 46 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 East Meadow 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 East Meadow?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to East Meadow?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 59 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to East Meadow?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	63	73	81	91	100	95	84	76	75	71	86	87	84	71	70	65
Tue	66	67	72	89	87	95	88	85	81	78	80	80	94	90	71	63	62
Wed	67	70	77	82	91	101	91	84	80	79	85	82	96	94	77	70	65
Thu	68	78	77	83	85	95	98	92	76	85	84	90	107	103	91	82	69
Fri	61	63	74	79	85	89	99	95	87	86	88	89	95	95	88	80	73
Sat	59	60	57	61	67	71	73	76	75	80	84	81	87	88	85	80	78
Sun	58	55	55	61	65	67	68	71	74	84	89	91	89	84	79	87	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	63	73	81	91	100	95	84	76	75	71	86	87	84	71	70	65
Tue	66	67	72	89	87	95	88	85	81	78	80	80	94	90	71	63	62
Wed	67	70	77	82	91	101	91	84	80	79	85	82	96	94	77	70	65
Thu	68	78	77	83	85	95	98	92	76	85	84	90	107	103	91	82	69
Fri	61	63	74	79	85	89	99	95	87	86	88	89	95	95	88	80	73
Sat	59	60	57	61	67	71	73	76	75	80	84	81	87	88	85	80	78
Sun	58	55	55	61	65	67	68	71	74	84	89	91	89	84	79	87	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	63	73	81	91	100	95	84	76	75	71	86	87	84	71	70	65
Tue	66	67	72	89	87	95	88	85	81	78	80	80	94	90	71	63	62
Wed	67	70	77	82	91	101	91	84	80	79	85	82	96	94	77	70	65
Thu	68	78	77	83	85	95	98	92	76	85	84	90	107	103	91	82	69
Fri	61	63	74	79	85	89	99	95	87	86	88	89	95	95	88	80	73
Sat	59	60	57	61	67	71	73	76	75	80	84	81	87	88	85	80	78
Sun	58	55	55	61	65	67	68	71	74	84	89	91	89	84	79	87	79