Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Freeport

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 Freeport 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	64	75	79	86	102	106	101	90	82	80	76	91	94	86	76	75	69
Tue	73	71	77	92	92	101	94	90	86	83	86	91	102	94	76	68	67
Wed	75	78	83	87	96	107	97	90	86	84	90	87	99	100	82	75	70
Thu	74	84	82	84	90	101	104	97	82	90	90	95	113	108	96	86	74
Fri	69	69	79	85	90	95	102	104	92	92	93	93	99	99	91	83	78
Sat	63	65	62	68	72	76	76	81	79	87	89	92	88	91	89	82	80
Sun	62	59	59	65	73	68	72	76	77	86	93	95	92	90	84	95	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Washington Heights to Freeport (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 48 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 Freeport 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 Freeport?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Freeport?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 64 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Freeport?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	75	79	86	102	106	101	90	82	80	76	91	94	86	76	75	69
Tue	73	71	77	92	92	101	94	90	86	83	86	91	102	94	76	68	67
Wed	75	78	83	87	96	107	97	90	86	84	90	87	99	100	82	75	70
Thu	74	84	82	84	90	101	104	97	82	90	90	95	113	108	96	86	74
Fri	69	69	79	85	90	95	102	104	92	92	93	93	99	99	91	83	78
Sat	63	65	62	68	72	76	76	81	79	87	89	92	88	91	89	82	80
Sun	62	59	59	65	73	68	72	76	77	86	93	95	92	90	84	95	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	75	79	86	102	106	101	90	82	80	76	91	94	86	76	75	69
Tue	73	71	77	92	92	101	94	90	86	83	86	91	102	94	76	68	67
Wed	75	78	83	87	96	107	97	90	86	84	90	87	99	100	82	75	70
Thu	74	84	82	84	90	101	104	97	82	90	90	95	113	108	96	86	74
Fri	69	69	79	85	90	95	102	104	92	92	93	93	99	99	91	83	78
Sat	63	65	62	68	72	76	76	81	79	87	89	92	88	91	89	82	80
Sun	62	59	59	65	73	68	72	76	77	86	93	95	92	90	84	95	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	75	79	86	102	106	101	90	82	80	76	91	94	86	76	75	69
Tue	73	71	77	92	92	101	94	90	86	83	86	91	102	94	76	68	67
Wed	75	78	83	87	96	107	97	90	86	84	90	87	99	100	82	75	70
Thu	74	84	82	84	90	101	104	97	82	90	90	95	113	108	96	86	74
Fri	69	69	79	85	90	95	102	104	92	92	93	93	99	99	91	83	78
Sat	63	65	62	68	72	76	76	81	79	87	89	92	88	91	89	82	80
Sun	62	59	59	65	73	68	72	76	77	86	93	95	92	90	84	95	84