Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Huntington Station

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 Huntington Station 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	81	82	103	108	123	135	138	120	107	100	96	115	119	111	89	89	72
Tue	89	91	95	118	127	135	125	120	111	105	102	101	125	123	93	82	81
Wed	91	99	113	112	123	141	128	117	110	109	120	110	135	128	103	88	83
Thu	89	98	106	106	122	135	140	126	102	115	115	119	148	135	113	105	86
Fri	78	83	102	102	112	121	136	129	116	114	112	115	123	126	112	101	91
Sat	74	76	73	77	87	92	95	97	96	104	109	102	113	118	112	100	100
Sun	75	70	69	76	82	87	92	92	96	105	113	118	111	109	106	111	101

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Washington Heights to Huntington Station (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (33 to 89 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 Huntington Station 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 Huntington Station?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Huntington Station?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 72 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Huntington Station?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	103	108	123	135	138	120	107	100	96	115	119	111	89	89	72
Tue	89	91	95	118	127	135	125	120	111	105	102	101	125	123	93	82	81
Wed	91	99	113	112	123	141	128	117	110	109	120	110	135	128	103	88	83
Thu	89	98	106	106	122	135	140	126	102	115	115	119	148	135	113	105	86
Fri	78	83	102	102	112	121	136	129	116	114	112	115	123	126	112	101	91
Sat	74	76	73	77	87	92	95	97	96	104	109	102	113	118	112	100	100
Sun	75	70	69	76	82	87	92	92	96	105	113	118	111	109	106	111	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	103	108	123	135	138	120	107	100	96	115	119	111	89	89	72
Tue	89	91	95	118	127	135	125	120	111	105	102	101	125	123	93	82	81
Wed	91	99	113	112	123	141	128	117	110	109	120	110	135	128	103	88	83
Thu	89	98	106	106	122	135	140	126	102	115	115	119	148	135	113	105	86
Fri	78	83	102	102	112	121	136	129	116	114	112	115	123	126	112	101	91
Sat	74	76	73	77	87	92	95	97	96	104	109	102	113	118	112	100	100
Sun	75	70	69	76	82	87	92	92	96	105	113	118	111	109	106	111	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	103	108	123	135	138	120	107	100	96	115	119	111	89	89	72
Tue	89	91	95	118	127	135	125	120	111	105	102	101	125	123	93	82	81
Wed	91	99	113	112	123	141	128	117	110	109	120	110	135	128	103	88	83
Thu	89	98	106	106	122	135	140	126	102	115	115	119	148	135	113	105	86
Fri	78	83	102	102	112	121	136	129	116	114	112	115	123	126	112	101	91
Sat	74	76	73	77	87	92	95	97	96	104	109	102	113	118	112	100	100
Sun	75	70	69	76	82	87	92	92	96	105	113	118	111	109	106	111	101