Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Far Rockaway

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 Far Rockaway 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	33	46	49	54	49	51	48	44	50	52	56	71	71	64	57	46	41
Tue	34	43	53	58	51	51	53	54	54	56	65	75	75	67	57	48	47
Wed	36	44	52	59	55	56	55	49	47	51	63	79	76	72	57	55	47
Thu	44	63	56	55	42	44	56	56	47	53	60	70	73	67	57	51	41
Fri	35	45	46	49	54	50	55	55	55	59	63	70	75	71	69	62	58
Sat	38	34	35	40	40	46	43	49	51	56	61	65	65	59	60	55	53
Sun	34	33	35	43	49	40	42	47	48	58	61	61	63	58	51	52	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Washington Heights to Far Rockaway (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 33 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 Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Far Rockaway?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 33 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Far Rockaway?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	49	54	49	51	48	44	50	52	56	71	71	64	57	46	41
Tue	34	43	53	58	51	51	53	54	54	56	65	75	75	67	57	48	47
Wed	36	44	52	59	55	56	55	49	47	51	63	79	76	72	57	55	47
Thu	44	63	56	55	42	44	56	56	47	53	60	70	73	67	57	51	41
Fri	35	45	46	49	54	50	55	55	55	59	63	70	75	71	69	62	58
Sat	38	34	35	40	40	46	43	49	51	56	61	65	65	59	60	55	53
Sun	34	33	35	43	49	40	42	47	48	58	61	61	63	58	51	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	49	54	49	51	48	44	50	52	56	71	71	64	57	46	41
Tue	34	43	53	58	51	51	53	54	54	56	65	75	75	67	57	48	47
Wed	36	44	52	59	55	56	55	49	47	51	63	79	76	72	57	55	47
Thu	44	63	56	55	42	44	56	56	47	53	60	70	73	67	57	51	41
Fri	35	45	46	49	54	50	55	55	55	59	63	70	75	71	69	62	58
Sat	38	34	35	40	40	46	43	49	51	56	61	65	65	59	60	55	53
Sun	34	33	35	43	49	40	42	47	48	58	61	61	63	58	51	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	49	54	49	51	48	44	50	52	56	71	71	64	57	46	41
Tue	34	43	53	58	51	51	53	54	54	56	65	75	75	67	57	48	47
Wed	36	44	52	59	55	56	55	49	47	51	63	79	76	72	57	55	47
Thu	44	63	56	55	42	44	56	56	47	53	60	70	73	67	57	51	41
Fri	35	45	46	49	54	50	55	55	55	59	63	70	75	71	69	62	58
Sat	38	34	35	40	40	46	43	49	51	56	61	65	65	59	60	55	53
Sun	34	33	35	43	49	40	42	47	48	58	61	61	63	58	51	52	48