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	36	37	47	46	50	42	39	45	48	47	68	70	61	49	46	39
Tue	34	35	38	50	43	42	42	47	42	46	55	69	72	61	45	40	37
Wed	34	34	37	49	45	47	46	45	43	45	55	62	72	63	47	47	39
Thu	36	54	43	49	41	46	52	53	43	50	54	72	76	69	58	54	41
Fri	33	34	36	48	48	41	48	48	45	46	56	62	66	58	58	54	48
Sat	32	33	30	34	35	39	39	39	42	46	52	57	56	49	52	48	45
Sun	30	29	30	34	44	35	35	37	42	52	55	56	57	51	44	50	45

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 78 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 46 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 14 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 78 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 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Valley Stream?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 78 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	36	37	47	46	50	42	39	45	48	47	68	70	61	49	46	39
Tue	34	35	38	50	43	42	42	47	42	46	55	69	72	61	45	40	37
Wed	34	34	37	49	45	47	46	45	43	45	55	62	72	63	47	47	39
Thu	36	54	43	49	41	46	52	53	43	50	54	72	76	69	58	54	41
Fri	33	34	36	48	48	41	48	48	45	46	56	62	66	58	58	54	48
Sat	32	33	30	34	35	39	39	39	42	46	52	57	56	49	52	48	45
Sun	30	29	30	34	44	35	35	37	42	52	55	56	57	51	44	50	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	36	37	47	46	50	42	39	45	48	47	68	70	61	49	46	39
Tue	34	35	38	50	43	42	42	47	42	46	55	69	72	61	45	40	37
Wed	34	34	37	49	45	47	46	45	43	45	55	62	72	63	47	47	39
Thu	36	54	43	49	41	46	52	53	43	50	54	72	76	69	58	54	41
Fri	33	34	36	48	48	41	48	48	45	46	56	62	66	58	58	54	48
Sat	32	33	30	34	35	39	39	39	42	46	52	57	56	49	52	48	45
Sun	30	29	30	34	44	35	35	37	42	52	55	56	57	51	44	50	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	36	37	47	46	50	42	39	45	48	47	68	70	61	49	46	39
Tue	34	35	38	50	43	42	42	47	42	46	55	69	72	61	45	40	37
Wed	34	34	37	49	45	47	46	45	43	45	55	62	72	63	47	47	39
Thu	36	54	43	49	41	46	52	53	43	50	54	72	76	69	58	54	41
Fri	33	34	36	48	48	41	48	48	45	46	56	62	66	58	58	54	48
Sat	32	33	30	34	35	39	39	39	42	46	52	57	56	49	52	48	45
Sun	30	29	30	34	44	35	35	37	42	52	55	56	57	51	44	50	45