Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Valley Stream

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 Valley Stream 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	31	37	38	49	49	48	43	40	46	46	48	66	70	61	51	47	38
Tue	34	36	39	50	43	43	43	48	43	46	52	65	71	60	47	41	37
Wed	35	35	38	51	45	44	45	44	43	45	55	63	73	65	51	48	39
Thu	37	55	43	50	44	45	51	47	43	49	54	73	76	70	61	56	41
Fri	34	35	36	49	50	43	47	47	45	46	56	64	66	59	57	53	50
Sat	32	35	31	36	36	40	39	38	43	46	49	55	56	48	52	47	44
Sun	31	30	30	34	45	36	36	37	42	52	56	56	58	52	47	50	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Washington Heights to Valley Stream (via I-95 East and I-295 South and Cross Island Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (5 to 15 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 Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Valley Stream?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 31 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Valley Stream?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	38	49	49	48	43	40	46	46	48	66	70	61	51	47	38
Tue	34	36	39	50	43	43	43	48	43	46	52	65	71	60	47	41	37
Wed	35	35	38	51	45	44	45	44	43	45	55	63	73	65	51	48	39
Thu	37	55	43	50	44	45	51	47	43	49	54	73	76	70	61	56	41
Fri	34	35	36	49	50	43	47	47	45	46	56	64	66	59	57	53	50
Sat	32	35	31	36	36	40	39	38	43	46	49	55	56	48	52	47	44
Sun	31	30	30	34	45	36	36	37	42	52	56	56	58	52	47	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	38	49	49	48	43	40	46	46	48	66	70	61	51	47	38
Tue	34	36	39	50	43	43	43	48	43	46	52	65	71	60	47	41	37
Wed	35	35	38	51	45	44	45	44	43	45	55	63	73	65	51	48	39
Thu	37	55	43	50	44	45	51	47	43	49	54	73	76	70	61	56	41
Fri	34	35	36	49	50	43	47	47	45	46	56	64	66	59	57	53	50
Sat	32	35	31	36	36	40	39	38	43	46	49	55	56	48	52	47	44
Sun	31	30	30	34	45	36	36	37	42	52	56	56	58	52	47	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	38	49	49	48	43	40	46	46	48	66	70	61	51	47	38
Tue	34	36	39	50	43	43	43	48	43	46	52	65	71	60	47	41	37
Wed	35	35	38	51	45	44	45	44	43	45	55	63	73	65	51	48	39
Thu	37	55	43	50	44	45	51	47	43	49	54	73	76	70	61	56	41
Fri	34	35	36	49	50	43	47	47	45	46	56	64	66	59	57	53	50
Sat	32	35	31	36	36	40	39	38	43	46	49	55	56	48	52	47	44
Sun	31	30	30	34	45	36	36	37	42	52	56	56	58	52	47	50	44