Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to East New York

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 New York 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	26	28	33	36	37	35	32	29	33	34	38	49	52	46	37	33	30
Tue	26	28	32	37	34	33	35	35	34	33	44	53	54	47	36	29	28
Wed	27	27	31	37	33	33	34	33	32	32	43	57	56	50	37	35	30
Thu	31	44	35	37	35	34	37	40	32	37	43	57	58	52	46	43	30
Fri	26	26	28	36	36	32	36	34	32	35	45	52	54	50	47	41	37
Sat	26	26	25	26	27	30	29	29	32	34	38	43	44	38	40	35	35
Sun	25	25	25	25	34	27	27	28	31	39	41	42	45	41	35	38	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Washington Heights to East New York (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

About 19 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 Washington Heights to central East New York 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 New York?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 26 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to East New York?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	33	36	37	35	32	29	33	34	38	49	52	46	37	33	30
Tue	26	28	32	37	34	33	35	35	34	33	44	53	54	47	36	29	28
Wed	27	27	31	37	33	33	34	33	32	32	43	57	56	50	37	35	30
Thu	31	44	35	37	35	34	37	40	32	37	43	57	58	52	46	43	30
Fri	26	26	28	36	36	32	36	34	32	35	45	52	54	50	47	41	37
Sat	26	26	25	26	27	30	29	29	32	34	38	43	44	38	40	35	35
Sun	25	25	25	25	34	27	27	28	31	39	41	42	45	41	35	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	33	36	37	35	32	29	33	34	38	49	52	46	37	33	30
Tue	26	28	32	37	34	33	35	35	34	33	44	53	54	47	36	29	28
Wed	27	27	31	37	33	33	34	33	32	32	43	57	56	50	37	35	30
Thu	31	44	35	37	35	34	37	40	32	37	43	57	58	52	46	43	30
Fri	26	26	28	36	36	32	36	34	32	35	45	52	54	50	47	41	37
Sat	26	26	25	26	27	30	29	29	32	34	38	43	44	38	40	35	35
Sun	25	25	25	25	34	27	27	28	31	39	41	42	45	41	35	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	33	36	37	35	32	29	33	34	38	49	52	46	37	33	30
Tue	26	28	32	37	34	33	35	35	34	33	44	53	54	47	36	29	28
Wed	27	27	31	37	33	33	34	33	32	32	43	57	56	50	37	35	30
Thu	31	44	35	37	35	34	37	40	32	37	43	57	58	52	46	43	30
Fri	26	26	28	36	36	32	36	34	32	35	45	52	54	50	47	41	37
Sat	26	26	25	26	27	30	29	29	32	34	38	43	44	38	40	35	35
Sun	25	25	25	25	34	27	27	28	31	39	41	42	45	41	35	38	34