Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Port Chester

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 Port Chester 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	34	38	43	40	39	37	38	38	37	38	37	42	41	40	40	39	37
Tue	33	37	41	42	43	40	40	39	36	37	40	39	44	41	41	39	38
Wed	35	39	42	43	39	39	39	39	39	38	40	44	45	42	40	40	40
Thu	35	41	41	45	41	40	43	45	40	41	41	44	49	46	43	40	36
Fri	33	36	39	41	39	37	39	37	36	36	41	46	49	47	43	40	39
Sat	34	33	34	35	36	38	38	38	37	38	39	42	44	41	44	40	38
Sun	34	34	33	33	36	35	35	35	37	40	47	47	45	48	46	49	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Washington Heights to Port Chester (via I-87 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (16 to 31 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 Port Chester 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 Port Chester?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Port Chester?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 33 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Port Chester?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	43	40	39	37	38	38	37	38	37	42	41	40	40	39	37
Tue	33	37	41	42	43	40	40	39	36	37	40	39	44	41	41	39	38
Wed	35	39	42	43	39	39	39	39	39	38	40	44	45	42	40	40	40
Thu	35	41	41	45	41	40	43	45	40	41	41	44	49	46	43	40	36
Fri	33	36	39	41	39	37	39	37	36	36	41	46	49	47	43	40	39
Sat	34	33	34	35	36	38	38	38	37	38	39	42	44	41	44	40	38
Sun	34	34	33	33	36	35	35	35	37	40	47	47	45	48	46	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	43	40	39	37	38	38	37	38	37	42	41	40	40	39	37
Tue	33	37	41	42	43	40	40	39	36	37	40	39	44	41	41	39	38
Wed	35	39	42	43	39	39	39	39	39	38	40	44	45	42	40	40	40
Thu	35	41	41	45	41	40	43	45	40	41	41	44	49	46	43	40	36
Fri	33	36	39	41	39	37	39	37	36	36	41	46	49	47	43	40	39
Sat	34	33	34	35	36	38	38	38	37	38	39	42	44	41	44	40	38
Sun	34	34	33	33	36	35	35	35	37	40	47	47	45	48	46	49	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	43	40	39	37	38	38	37	38	37	42	41	40	40	39	37
Tue	33	37	41	42	43	40	40	39	36	37	40	39	44	41	41	39	38
Wed	35	39	42	43	39	39	39	39	39	38	40	44	45	42	40	40	40
Thu	35	41	41	45	41	40	43	45	40	41	41	44	49	46	43	40	36
Fri	33	36	39	41	39	37	39	37	36	36	41	46	49	47	43	40	39
Sat	34	33	34	35	36	38	38	38	37	38	39	42	44	41	44	40	38
Sun	34	34	33	33	36	35	35	35	37	40	47	47	45	48	46	49	42