Best Time to Drive from West Babylon to Washington Heights

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 Washington Heights 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	70	122	135	116	98	160	157	156	138	132	121	127	119	108	101	71	65
Tue	72	130	125	116	115	166	176	169	149	142	120	125	128	127	101	71	68
Wed	77	130	150	123	111	174	166	173	153	144	120	129	141	134	117	76	67
Thu	79	108	129	102	111	176	167	146	136	141	127	113	139	144	123	83	69
Fri	67	131	129	104	102	140	135	151	134	150	131	136	155	144	138	106	75
Sat	60	62	65	69	93	102	107	102	111	110	114	111	114	114	104	95	89
Sun	57	57	56	60	66	81	94	99	97	98	103	107	104	104	106	100	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from West Babylon to Washington Heights (via I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 176 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 151 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (117 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (26 to 91 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 Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 176 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 65 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 151 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Babylon to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 10 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 176 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	122	135	116	98	160	157	156	138	132	121	127	119	108	101	71	65
Tue	72	130	125	116	115	166	176	169	149	142	120	125	128	127	101	71	68
Wed	77	130	150	123	111	174	166	173	153	144	120	129	141	134	117	76	67
Thu	79	108	129	102	111	176	167	146	136	141	127	113	139	144	123	83	69
Fri	67	131	129	104	102	140	135	151	134	150	131	136	155	144	138	106	75
Sat	60	62	65	69	93	102	107	102	111	110	114	111	114	114	104	95	89
Sun	57	57	56	60	66	81	94	99	97	98	103	107	104	104	106	100	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	122	135	116	98	160	157	156	138	132	121	127	119	108	101	71	65
Tue	72	130	125	116	115	166	176	169	149	142	120	125	128	127	101	71	68
Wed	77	130	150	123	111	174	166	173	153	144	120	129	141	134	117	76	67
Thu	79	108	129	102	111	176	167	146	136	141	127	113	139	144	123	83	69
Fri	67	131	129	104	102	140	135	151	134	150	131	136	155	144	138	106	75
Sat	60	62	65	69	93	102	107	102	111	110	114	111	114	114	104	95	89
Sun	57	57	56	60	66	81	94	99	97	98	103	107	104	104	106	100	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	122	135	116	98	160	157	156	138	132	121	127	119	108	101	71	65
Tue	72	130	125	116	115	166	176	169	149	142	120	125	128	127	101	71	68
Wed	77	130	150	123	111	174	166	173	153	144	120	129	141	134	117	76	67
Thu	79	108	129	102	111	176	167	146	136	141	127	113	139	144	123	83	69
Fri	67	131	129	104	102	140	135	151	134	150	131	136	155	144	138	106	75
Sat	60	62	65	69	93	102	107	102	111	110	114	111	114	114	104	95	89
Sun	57	57	56	60	66	81	94	99	97	98	103	107	104	104	106	100	85