Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to White Plains

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 White Plains 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	33	36	35	35	35	35	36	34	35	34	37	36	36	36	36	35
Tue	31	33	34	36	38	35	37	37	33	34	38	35	39	37	37	36	35
Wed	32	33	35	37	36	37	37	37	37	35	38	41	41	39	37	36	38
Thu	32	36	35	37	37	37	36	38	34	35	34	38	39	39	38	36	33
Fri	31	32	32	35	35	34	37	34	33	33	37	38	40	39	39	37	36
Sat	32	31	31	31	33	35	33	33	33	35	36	37	38	36	39	36	35
Sun	32	31	31	31	33	32	33	33	33	36	45	43	39	40	39	41	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Washington Heights to White Plains (via I-87 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 24 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 White Plains 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 White Plains?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to White Plains?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 31 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to White Plains?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 44 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	33	36	35	35	35	35	36	34	35	34	37	36	36	36	36	35
Tue	31	33	34	36	38	35	37	37	33	34	38	35	39	37	37	36	35
Wed	32	33	35	37	36	37	37	37	37	35	38	41	41	39	37	36	38
Thu	32	36	35	37	37	37	36	38	34	35	34	38	39	39	38	36	33
Fri	31	32	32	35	35	34	37	34	33	33	37	38	40	39	39	37	36
Sat	32	31	31	31	33	35	33	33	33	35	36	37	38	36	39	36	35
Sun	32	31	31	31	33	32	33	33	33	36	45	43	39	40	39	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	36	35	35	35	35	36	34	35	34	37	36	36	36	36	35
Tue	31	33	34	36	38	35	37	37	33	34	38	35	39	37	37	36	35
Wed	32	33	35	37	36	37	37	37	37	35	38	41	41	39	37	36	38
Thu	32	36	35	37	37	37	36	38	34	35	34	38	39	39	38	36	33
Fri	31	32	32	35	35	34	37	34	33	33	37	38	40	39	39	37	36
Sat	32	31	31	31	33	35	33	33	33	35	36	37	38	36	39	36	35
Sun	32	31	31	31	33	32	33	33	33	36	45	43	39	40	39	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	36	35	35	35	35	36	34	35	34	37	36	36	36	36	35
Tue	31	33	34	36	38	35	37	37	33	34	38	35	39	37	37	36	35
Wed	32	33	35	37	36	37	37	37	37	35	38	41	41	39	37	36	38
Thu	32	36	35	37	37	37	36	38	34	35	34	38	39	39	38	36	33
Fri	31	32	32	35	35	34	37	34	33	33	37	38	40	39	39	37	36
Sat	32	31	31	31	33	35	33	33	33	35	36	37	38	36	39	36	35
Sun	32	31	31	31	33	32	33	33	33	36	45	43	39	40	39	41	37