Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to West Babylon

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 West Babylon 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	92	107	113	113	145	145	145	131	119	111	106	123	130	115	98	98	83
Tue	99	96	103	121	138	142	131	127	124	114	113	124	140	128	102	92	91
Wed	102	114	123	119	138	144	149	125	121	118	127	118	137	141	108	99	92
Thu	100	108	115	110	144	144	147	130	112	119	124	126	155	142	123	114	95
Fri	95	95	109	112	126	135	141	140	117	130	127	126	132	132	121	110	106
Sat	85	89	86	90	94	101	104	103	108	110	115	118	114	107	120	105	109
Sun	83	81	78	83	90	90	97	100	103	111	123	127	120	118	109	119	106

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Washington Heights to West Babylon (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 127 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (127 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (35 to 90 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 West Babylon 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 West Babylon?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to West Babylon?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 83 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 127 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to West Babylon?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	107	113	113	145	145	145	131	119	111	106	123	130	115	98	98	83
Tue	99	96	103	121	138	142	131	127	124	114	113	124	140	128	102	92	91
Wed	102	114	123	119	138	144	149	125	121	118	127	118	137	141	108	99	92
Thu	100	108	115	110	144	144	147	130	112	119	124	126	155	142	123	114	95
Fri	95	95	109	112	126	135	141	140	117	130	127	126	132	132	121	110	106
Sat	85	89	86	90	94	101	104	103	108	110	115	118	114	107	120	105	109
Sun	83	81	78	83	90	90	97	100	103	111	123	127	120	118	109	119	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	107	113	113	145	145	145	131	119	111	106	123	130	115	98	98	83
Tue	99	96	103	121	138	142	131	127	124	114	113	124	140	128	102	92	91
Wed	102	114	123	119	138	144	149	125	121	118	127	118	137	141	108	99	92
Thu	100	108	115	110	144	144	147	130	112	119	124	126	155	142	123	114	95
Fri	95	95	109	112	126	135	141	140	117	130	127	126	132	132	121	110	106
Sat	85	89	86	90	94	101	104	103	108	110	115	118	114	107	120	105	109
Sun	83	81	78	83	90	90	97	100	103	111	123	127	120	118	109	119	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	107	113	113	145	145	145	131	119	111	106	123	130	115	98	98	83
Tue	99	96	103	121	138	142	131	127	124	114	113	124	140	128	102	92	91
Wed	102	114	123	119	138	144	149	125	121	118	127	118	137	141	108	99	92
Thu	100	108	115	110	144	144	147	130	112	119	124	126	155	142	123	114	95
Fri	95	95	109	112	126	135	141	140	117	130	127	126	132	132	121	110	106
Sat	85	89	86	90	94	101	104	103	108	110	115	118	114	107	120	105	109
Sun	83	81	78	83	90	90	97	100	103	111	123	127	120	118	109	119	106