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	27	29	31	36	35	35	32	30	34	36	36	49	51	47	36	33	30
Tue	27	28	32	37	33	34	35	35	34	34	44	54	53	46	34	30	30
Wed	28	27	31	36	33	35	36	36	33	34	44	61	57	53	36	36	31
Thu	32	44	35	37	34	36	38	42	33	38	44	57	58	51	42	39	32
Fri	27	27	28	36	35	30	36	36	34	36	45	53	54	49	47	43	38
Sat	27	26	26	27	28	31	31	30	32	36	41	46	45	39	39	37	36
Sun	26	25	26	26	34	28	28	29	31	41	41	42	46	41	34	39	35

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 63 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (46 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 12 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 63 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 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

More drives

East New York to Washington Heights (return trip) · Washington Heights to Brooklyn · Washington Heights to Queens · Washington Heights to Borough Park

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	31	36	35	35	32	30	34	36	36	49	51	47	36	33	30
Tue	27	28	32	37	33	34	35	35	34	34	44	54	53	46	34	30	30
Wed	28	27	31	36	33	35	36	36	33	34	44	61	57	53	36	36	31
Thu	32	44	35	37	34	36	38	42	33	38	44	57	58	51	42	39	32
Fri	27	27	28	36	35	30	36	36	34	36	45	53	54	49	47	43	38
Sat	27	26	26	27	28	31	31	30	32	36	41	46	45	39	39	37	36
Sun	26	25	26	26	34	28	28	29	31	41	41	42	46	41	34	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	31	36	35	35	32	30	34	36	36	49	51	47	36	33	30
Tue	27	28	32	37	33	34	35	35	34	34	44	54	53	46	34	30	30
Wed	28	27	31	36	33	35	36	36	33	34	44	61	57	53	36	36	31
Thu	32	44	35	37	34	36	38	42	33	38	44	57	58	51	42	39	32
Fri	27	27	28	36	35	30	36	36	34	36	45	53	54	49	47	43	38
Sat	27	26	26	27	28	31	31	30	32	36	41	46	45	39	39	37	36
Sun	26	25	26	26	34	28	28	29	31	41	41	42	46	41	34	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	31	36	35	35	32	30	34	36	36	49	51	47	36	33	30
Tue	27	28	32	37	33	34	35	35	34	34	44	54	53	46	34	30	30
Wed	28	27	31	36	33	35	36	36	33	34	44	61	57	53	36	36	31
Thu	32	44	35	37	34	36	38	42	33	38	44	57	58	51	42	39	32
Fri	27	27	28	36	35	30	36	36	34	36	45	53	54	49	47	43	38
Sat	27	26	26	27	28	31	31	30	32	36	41	46	45	39	39	37	36
Sun	26	25	26	26	34	28	28	29	31	41	41	42	46	41	34	39	35