Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Hempstead

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 Hempstead 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	38	43	45	59	59	61	55	48	54	59	61	85	87	76	57	53	46
Tue	42	41	47	60	52	51	51	57	52	59	69	85	89	72	54	48	43
Wed	42	40	46	58	55	57	57	58	53	60	71	82	92	79	55	56	47
Thu	51	60	53	61	52	62	61	65	53	63	63	85	92	83	69	61	49
Fri	40	39	42	56	55	48	61	60	55	56	68	80	83	70	71	68	57
Sat	39	40	38	42	43	48	50	49	55	59	65	70	68	60	62	58	54
Sun	36	35	37	40	50	42	43	45	52	66	68	71	70	62	55	63	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Washington Heights to Hempstead (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (15 to 37 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 38 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Hempstead?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	45	59	59	61	55	48	54	59	61	85	87	76	57	53	46
Tue	42	41	47	60	52	51	51	57	52	59	69	85	89	72	54	48	43
Wed	42	40	46	58	55	57	57	58	53	60	71	82	92	79	55	56	47
Thu	51	60	53	61	52	62	61	65	53	63	63	85	92	83	69	61	49
Fri	40	39	42	56	55	48	61	60	55	56	68	80	83	70	71	68	57
Sat	39	40	38	42	43	48	50	49	55	59	65	70	68	60	62	58	54
Sun	36	35	37	40	50	42	43	45	52	66	68	71	70	62	55	63	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	45	59	59	61	55	48	54	59	61	85	87	76	57	53	46
Tue	42	41	47	60	52	51	51	57	52	59	69	85	89	72	54	48	43
Wed	42	40	46	58	55	57	57	58	53	60	71	82	92	79	55	56	47
Thu	51	60	53	61	52	62	61	65	53	63	63	85	92	83	69	61	49
Fri	40	39	42	56	55	48	61	60	55	56	68	80	83	70	71	68	57
Sat	39	40	38	42	43	48	50	49	55	59	65	70	68	60	62	58	54
Sun	36	35	37	40	50	42	43	45	52	66	68	71	70	62	55	63	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	45	59	59	61	55	48	54	59	61	85	87	76	57	53	46
Tue	42	41	47	60	52	51	51	57	52	59	69	85	89	72	54	48	43
Wed	42	40	46	58	55	57	57	58	53	60	71	82	92	79	55	56	47
Thu	51	60	53	61	52	62	61	65	53	63	63	85	92	83	69	61	49
Fri	40	39	42	56	55	48	61	60	55	56	68	80	83	70	71	68	57
Sat	39	40	38	42	43	48	50	49	55	59	65	70	68	60	62	58	54
Sun	36	35	37	40	50	42	43	45	52	66	68	71	70	62	55	63	57