Best Time to Drive from West Babylon to Chinatown

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 West Babylon to Chinatown 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	77	125	144	121	110	154	153	163	134	138	119	133	134	137	118	94	114
Tue	83	151	147	132	135	173	166	154	138	143	126	128	142	153	136	95	90
Wed	90	154	173	155	140	178	169	160	136	135	136	141	147	152	145	99	104
Thu	90	136	148	135	134	177	166	148	140	135	130	130	157	157	147	104	90
Fri	80	137	146	127	113	130	131	144	140	146	147	151	157	154	141	119	104
Sat	76	79	77	81	96	106	110	109	109	107	116	136	140	137	130	121	114
Sun	99	79	73	70	76	92	100	113	107	105	112	133	134	143	147	121	123

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from West Babylon to Chinatown (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 178 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 147 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (147 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (30 to 100 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Babylon to central Chinatown 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 West Babylon to Chinatown?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 178 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Babylon to Chinatown?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 77 to 178 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 147 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Babylon to Chinatown?

Leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 178 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	125	144	121	110	154	153	163	134	138	119	133	134	137	118	94	114
Tue	83	151	147	132	135	173	166	154	138	143	126	128	142	153	136	95	90
Wed	90	154	173	155	140	178	169	160	136	135	136	141	147	152	145	99	104
Thu	90	136	148	135	134	177	166	148	140	135	130	130	157	157	147	104	90
Fri	80	137	146	127	113	130	131	144	140	146	147	151	157	154	141	119	104
Sat	76	79	77	81	96	106	110	109	109	107	116	136	140	137	130	121	114
Sun	99	79	73	70	76	92	100	113	107	105	112	133	134	143	147	121	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	125	144	121	110	154	153	163	134	138	119	133	134	137	118	94	114
Tue	83	151	147	132	135	173	166	154	138	143	126	128	142	153	136	95	90
Wed	90	154	173	155	140	178	169	160	136	135	136	141	147	152	145	99	104
Thu	90	136	148	135	134	177	166	148	140	135	130	130	157	157	147	104	90
Fri	80	137	146	127	113	130	131	144	140	146	147	151	157	154	141	119	104
Sat	76	79	77	81	96	106	110	109	109	107	116	136	140	137	130	121	114
Sun	99	79	73	70	76	92	100	113	107	105	112	133	134	143	147	121	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	125	144	121	110	154	153	163	134	138	119	133	134	137	118	94	114
Tue	83	151	147	132	135	173	166	154	138	143	126	128	142	153	136	95	90
Wed	90	154	173	155	140	178	169	160	136	135	136	141	147	152	145	99	104
Thu	90	136	148	135	134	177	166	148	140	135	130	130	157	157	147	104	90
Fri	80	137	146	127	113	130	131	144	140	146	147	151	157	154	141	119	104
Sat	76	79	77	81	96	106	110	109	109	107	116	136	140	137	130	121	114
Sun	99	79	73	70	76	92	100	113	107	105	112	133	134	143	147	121	123