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	70	80	85	88	106	108	105	96	90	85	82	94	99	91	79	78	66
Tue	76	74	79	94	99	104	97	96	92	87	87	95	104	98	81	73	71
Wed	77	83	90	92	96	105	107	96	91	89	96	94	104	105	86	80	73
Thu	77	88	86	87	99	105	108	98	86	91	96	99	115	109	98	91	77
Fri	73	73	82	88	95	100	104	103	90	97	100	98	102	103	95	87	84
Sat	67	70	67	71	73	78	80	80	84	86	89	91	90	93	91	83	85
Sun	64	62	62	66	72	71	75	77	80	88	96	98	95	93	86	93	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 66 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 49 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 66 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 66 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Freeport?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	80	85	88	106	108	105	96	90	85	82	94	99	91	79	78	66
Tue	76	74	79	94	99	104	97	96	92	87	87	95	104	98	81	73	71
Wed	77	83	90	92	96	105	107	96	91	89	96	94	104	105	86	80	73
Thu	77	88	86	87	99	105	108	98	86	91	96	99	115	109	98	91	77
Fri	73	73	82	88	95	100	104	103	90	97	100	98	102	103	95	87	84
Sat	67	70	67	71	73	78	80	80	84	86	89	91	90	93	91	83	85
Sun	64	62	62	66	72	71	75	77	80	88	96	98	95	93	86	93	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	80	85	88	106	108	105	96	90	85	82	94	99	91	79	78	66
Tue	76	74	79	94	99	104	97	96	92	87	87	95	104	98	81	73	71
Wed	77	83	90	92	96	105	107	96	91	89	96	94	104	105	86	80	73
Thu	77	88	86	87	99	105	108	98	86	91	96	99	115	109	98	91	77
Fri	73	73	82	88	95	100	104	103	90	97	100	98	102	103	95	87	84
Sat	67	70	67	71	73	78	80	80	84	86	89	91	90	93	91	83	85
Sun	64	62	62	66	72	71	75	77	80	88	96	98	95	93	86	93	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	80	85	88	106	108	105	96	90	85	82	94	99	91	79	78	66
Tue	76	74	79	94	99	104	97	96	92	87	87	95	104	98	81	73	71
Wed	77	83	90	92	96	105	107	96	91	89	96	94	104	105	86	80	73
Thu	77	88	86	87	99	105	108	98	86	91	96	99	115	109	98	91	77
Fri	73	73	82	88	95	100	104	103	90	97	100	98	102	103	95	87	84
Sat	67	70	67	71	73	78	80	80	84	86	89	91	90	93	91	83	85
Sun	64	62	62	66	72	71	75	77	80	88	96	98	95	93	86	93	84