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	84	99	105	112	138	140	141	122	106	103	98	118	124	109	95	94	88
Tue	96	92	100	118	126	139	127	120	115	108	111	119	135	123	95	86	84
Wed	100	108	113	114	130	144	132	120	114	111	119	110	131	135	106	93	86
Thu	97	102	109	106	123	139	141	128	106	114	116	121	151	142	120	108	91
Fri	91	90	106	108	119	128	138	140	122	124	119	120	130	130	116	104	97
Sat	81	82	79	86	94	98	98	104	102	111	116	117	112	120	116	104	102
Sun	79	75	75	82	91	86	94	100	99	108	118	122	115	114	109	122	105

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 84 minutes and up to 155 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (122 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (34 to 86 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 after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 84 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to West Babylon?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 155 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	99	105	112	138	140	141	122	106	103	98	118	124	109	95	94	88
Tue	96	92	100	118	126	139	127	120	115	108	111	119	135	123	95	86	84
Wed	100	108	113	114	130	144	132	120	114	111	119	110	131	135	106	93	86
Thu	97	102	109	106	123	139	141	128	106	114	116	121	151	142	120	108	91
Fri	91	90	106	108	119	128	138	140	122	124	119	120	130	130	116	104	97
Sat	81	82	79	86	94	98	98	104	102	111	116	117	112	120	116	104	102
Sun	79	75	75	82	91	86	94	100	99	108	118	122	115	114	109	122	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	99	105	112	138	140	141	122	106	103	98	118	124	109	95	94	88
Tue	96	92	100	118	126	139	127	120	115	108	111	119	135	123	95	86	84
Wed	100	108	113	114	130	144	132	120	114	111	119	110	131	135	106	93	86
Thu	97	102	109	106	123	139	141	128	106	114	116	121	151	142	120	108	91
Fri	91	90	106	108	119	128	138	140	122	124	119	120	130	130	116	104	97
Sat	81	82	79	86	94	98	98	104	102	111	116	117	112	120	116	104	102
Sun	79	75	75	82	91	86	94	100	99	108	118	122	115	114	109	122	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	99	105	112	138	140	141	122	106	103	98	118	124	109	95	94	88
Tue	96	92	100	118	126	139	127	120	115	108	111	119	135	123	95	86	84
Wed	100	108	113	114	130	144	132	120	114	111	119	110	131	135	106	93	86
Thu	97	102	109	106	123	139	141	128	106	114	116	121	151	142	120	108	91
Fri	91	90	106	108	119	128	138	140	122	124	119	120	130	130	116	104	97
Sat	81	82	79	86	94	98	98	104	102	111	116	117	112	120	116	104	102
Sun	79	75	75	82	91	86	94	100	99	108	118	122	115	114	109	122	105