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	44	70	72	70	48	60	67	64	73	76	74	73	53	33	29	26
Tue	23	42	66	69	61	50	65	64	75	73	75	74	75	58	44	32	28
Wed	23	35	70	72	63	45	56	72	66	77	77	78	63	70	46	33	31
Thu	25	35	55	71	54	48	57	72	69	63	81	78	65	71	50	39	34
Fri	24	33	65	66	56	56	70	70	77	68	85	73	72	69	65	45	41
Sat	24	23	23	26	32	48	56	53	55	65	66	67	63	45	46	47	35
Sun	23	22	23	22	26	32	36	39	44	49	53	52	51	39	33	31	36

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 2:30 pm on Saturdays (70 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	44	70	72	70	48	60	67	64	73	76	74	73	53	33	29	26
Tue	23	42	66	69	61	50	65	64	75	73	75	74	75	58	44	32	28
Wed	23	35	70	72	63	45	56	72	66	77	77	78	63	70	46	33	31
Thu	25	35	55	71	54	48	57	72	69	63	81	78	65	71	50	39	34
Fri	24	33	65	66	56	56	70	70	77	68	85	73	72	69	65	45	41
Sat	24	23	23	26	32	48	56	53	55	65	66	67	63	45	46	47	35
Sun	23	22	23	22	26	32	36	39	44	49	53	52	51	39	33	31	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	44	70	72	70	48	60	67	64	73	76	74	73	53	33	29	26
Tue	23	42	66	69	61	50	65	64	75	73	75	74	75	58	44	32	28
Wed	23	35	70	72	63	45	56	72	66	77	77	78	63	70	46	33	31
Thu	25	35	55	71	54	48	57	72	69	63	81	78	65	71	50	39	34
Fri	24	33	65	66	56	56	70	70	77	68	85	73	72	69	65	45	41
Sat	24	23	23	26	32	48	56	53	55	65	66	67	63	45	46	47	35
Sun	23	22	23	22	26	32	36	39	44	49	53	52	51	39	33	31	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	44	70	72	70	48	60	67	64	73	76	74	73	53	33	29	26
Tue	23	42	66	69	61	50	65	64	75	73	75	74	75	58	44	32	28
Wed	23	35	70	72	63	45	56	72	66	77	77	78	63	70	46	33	31
Thu	25	35	55	71	54	48	57	72	69	63	81	78	65	71	50	39	34
Fri	24	33	65	66	56	56	70	70	77	68	85	73	72	69	65	45	41
Sat	24	23	23	26	32	48	56	53	55	65	66	67	63	45	46	47	35
Sun	23	22	23	22	26	32	36	39	44	49	53	52	51	39	33	31	36