Best Time to Drive from West Babylon to Upper West Side

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 Upper West Side 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	94	157	168	143	127	181	180	198	178	164	148	149	131	120	111	85	77
Tue	94	166	156	144	151	191	213	203	189	179	158	165	147	136	112	84	84
Wed	94	166	173	150	136	207	200	197	185	184	170	168	161	156	137	92	80
Thu	105	143	156	131	143	207	209	177	170	182	171	154	165	164	144	100	83
Fri	87	159	158	131	136	172	169	195	185	205	181	189	201	180	166	125	93
Sat	70	74	78	85	123	146	145	145	156	145	148	139	147	143	132	121	118
Sun	66	67	66	77	81	106	120	130	133	128	133	131	119	123	128	133	115

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from West Babylon to Upper West Side (via I-95 West and I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 213 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 189 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (157 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (33 to 105 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 Upper West Side 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 Upper West Side?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 213 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Babylon to Upper West Side?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 77 to 213 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 189 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Babylon to Upper West Side?

Leaving around 11 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 213 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	157	168	143	127	181	180	198	178	164	148	149	131	120	111	85	77
Tue	94	166	156	144	151	191	213	203	189	179	158	165	147	136	112	84	84
Wed	94	166	173	150	136	207	200	197	185	184	170	168	161	156	137	92	80
Thu	105	143	156	131	143	207	209	177	170	182	171	154	165	164	144	100	83
Fri	87	159	158	131	136	172	169	195	185	205	181	189	201	180	166	125	93
Sat	70	74	78	85	123	146	145	145	156	145	148	139	147	143	132	121	118
Sun	66	67	66	77	81	106	120	130	133	128	133	131	119	123	128	133	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	157	168	143	127	181	180	198	178	164	148	149	131	120	111	85	77
Tue	94	166	156	144	151	191	213	203	189	179	158	165	147	136	112	84	84
Wed	94	166	173	150	136	207	200	197	185	184	170	168	161	156	137	92	80
Thu	105	143	156	131	143	207	209	177	170	182	171	154	165	164	144	100	83
Fri	87	159	158	131	136	172	169	195	185	205	181	189	201	180	166	125	93
Sat	70	74	78	85	123	146	145	145	156	145	148	139	147	143	132	121	118
Sun	66	67	66	77	81	106	120	130	133	128	133	131	119	123	128	133	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	157	168	143	127	181	180	198	178	164	148	149	131	120	111	85	77
Tue	94	166	156	144	151	191	213	203	189	179	158	165	147	136	112	84	84
Wed	94	166	173	150	136	207	200	197	185	184	170	168	161	156	137	92	80
Thu	105	143	156	131	143	207	209	177	170	182	171	154	165	164	144	100	83
Fri	87	159	158	131	136	172	169	195	185	205	181	189	201	180	166	125	93
Sat	70	74	78	85	123	146	145	145	156	145	148	139	147	143	132	121	118
Sun	66	67	66	77	81	106	120	130	133	128	133	131	119	123	128	133	115