Best Time to Drive from Whitestone 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 Whitestone 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	13	19	32	37	37	25	30	32	34	35	36	36	35	26	17	17	14
Tue	12	19	30	35	34	27	32	35	36	36	37	38	37	35	21	16	14
Wed	12	17	30	36	33	22	26	34	36	37	40	41	38	36	23	19	15
Thu	13	21	31	35	34	23	30	35	36	37	40	40	38	37	30	24	17
Fri	12	18	30	33	30	28	35	36	38	40	46	46	46	42	39	28	23
Sat	12	12	12	14	18	25	28	34	36	32	35	33	35	27	27	23	20
Sun	12	12	12	12	14	17	20	22	25	28	31	26	25	22	19	17	19

About this drive

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Whitestone to Washington Heights (via I-95 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 12 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whitestone 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 Whitestone to Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 12 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Whitestone to Washington Heights?

The 10-mile drive usually takes 12 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whitestone to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	19	32	37	37	25	30	32	34	35	36	36	35	26	17	17	14
Tue	12	19	30	35	34	27	32	35	36	36	37	38	37	35	21	16	14
Wed	12	17	30	36	33	22	26	34	36	37	40	41	38	36	23	19	15
Thu	13	21	31	35	34	23	30	35	36	37	40	40	38	37	30	24	17
Fri	12	18	30	33	30	28	35	36	38	40	46	46	46	42	39	28	23
Sat	12	12	12	14	18	25	28	34	36	32	35	33	35	27	27	23	20
Sun	12	12	12	12	14	17	20	22	25	28	31	26	25	22	19	17	19

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	19	32	37	37	25	30	32	34	35	36	36	35	26	17	17	14
Tue	12	19	30	35	34	27	32	35	36	36	37	38	37	35	21	16	14
Wed	12	17	30	36	33	22	26	34	36	37	40	41	38	36	23	19	15
Thu	13	21	31	35	34	23	30	35	36	37	40	40	38	37	30	24	17
Fri	12	18	30	33	30	28	35	36	38	40	46	46	46	42	39	28	23
Sat	12	12	12	14	18	25	28	34	36	32	35	33	35	27	27	23	20
Sun	12	12	12	12	14	17	20	22	25	28	31	26	25	22	19	17	19

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	13	19	32	37	37	25	30	32	34	35	36	36	35	26	17	17	14
Tue	12	19	30	35	34	27	32	35	36	36	37	38	37	35	21	16	14
Wed	12	17	30	36	33	22	26	34	36	37	40	41	38	36	23	19	15
Thu	13	21	31	35	34	23	30	35	36	37	40	40	38	37	30	24	17
Fri	12	18	30	33	30	28	35	36	38	40	46	46	46	42	39	28	23
Sat	12	12	12	14	18	25	28	34	36	32	35	33	35	27	27	23	20
Sun	12	12	12	12	14	17	20	22	25	28	31	26	25	22	19	17	19