Best Time to Drive from Bayside to Yonkers

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 Bayside to Yonkers 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	24	37	68	71	69	49	55	65	64	72	77	73	69	46	31	28	27
Tue	23	36	65	66	58	51	63	64	75	74	76	75	75	64	45	33	27
Wed	23	33	66	71	60	43	59	72	66	77	76	77	62	69	43	33	31
Thu	25	34	52	67	50	48	59	74	72	63	81	77	63	71	51	37	34
Fri	24	32	62	65	54	53	70	69	76	68	85	72	71	68	67	49	43
Sat	24	22	23	26	33	54	56	58	59	70	66	72	65	47	50	48	39
Sun	23	22	23	22	25	30	32	36	42	47	50	50	50	38	32	30	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Bayside to Yonkers (via I-95 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bayside to central Yonkers 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 Bayside to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bayside to Yonkers?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 23 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Yonkers?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	37	68	71	69	49	55	65	64	72	77	73	69	46	31	28	27
Tue	23	36	65	66	58	51	63	64	75	74	76	75	75	64	45	33	27
Wed	23	33	66	71	60	43	59	72	66	77	76	77	62	69	43	33	31
Thu	25	34	52	67	50	48	59	74	72	63	81	77	63	71	51	37	34
Fri	24	32	62	65	54	53	70	69	76	68	85	72	71	68	67	49	43
Sat	24	22	23	26	33	54	56	58	59	70	66	72	65	47	50	48	39
Sun	23	22	23	22	25	30	32	36	42	47	50	50	50	38	32	30	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	37	68	71	69	49	55	65	64	72	77	73	69	46	31	28	27
Tue	23	36	65	66	58	51	63	64	75	74	76	75	75	64	45	33	27
Wed	23	33	66	71	60	43	59	72	66	77	76	77	62	69	43	33	31
Thu	25	34	52	67	50	48	59	74	72	63	81	77	63	71	51	37	34
Fri	24	32	62	65	54	53	70	69	76	68	85	72	71	68	67	49	43
Sat	24	22	23	26	33	54	56	58	59	70	66	72	65	47	50	48	39
Sun	23	22	23	22	25	30	32	36	42	47	50	50	50	38	32	30	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	37	68	71	69	49	55	65	64	72	77	73	69	46	31	28	27
Tue	23	36	65	66	58	51	63	64	75	74	76	75	75	64	45	33	27
Wed	23	33	66	71	60	43	59	72	66	77	76	77	62	69	43	33	31
Thu	25	34	52	67	50	48	59	74	72	63	81	77	63	71	51	37	34
Fri	24	32	62	65	54	53	70	69	76	68	85	72	71	68	67	49	43
Sat	24	22	23	26	33	54	56	58	59	70	66	72	65	47	50	48	39
Sun	23	22	23	22	25	30	32	36	42	47	50	50	50	38	32	30	40