Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn 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.

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Brooklyn to Yonkers (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 23 to 58 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Yonkers along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Brooklyn 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	47	55	65	93	83	74	73	70	71	72	77	82	95	93	65	54	56
Tue	45	56	69	105	95	83	83	83	78	75	76	89	132	124	77	57	64
Wed	43	53	72	93	99	82	77	83	78	78	84	87	116	107	76	60	61
Thu	44	59	71	92	113	85	98	88	80	79	89	119	132	124	84	67	67
Fri	40	57	66	75	76	74	82	83	85	106	133	133	131	121	91	79	63
Sat	44	52	56	59	64	72	88	89	92	94	88	86	90	86	76	72	73
Sun	39	38	47	45	53	64	65	72	77	86	79	78	78	75	70	68	68

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 Brooklyn to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 40 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Yonkers?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	55	65	93	83	74	73	70	71	72	77	82	95	93	65	54	56
Tue	45	56	69	105	95	83	83	83	78	75	76	89	132	124	77	57	64
Wed	43	53	72	93	99	82	77	83	78	78	84	87	116	107	76	60	61
Thu	44	59	71	92	113	85	98	88	80	79	89	119	132	124	84	67	67
Fri	40	57	66	75	76	74	82	83	85	106	133	133	131	121	91	79	63
Sat	44	52	56	59	64	72	88	89	92	94	88	86	90	86	76	72	73
Sun	39	38	47	45	53	64	65	72	77	86	79	78	78	75	70	68	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	55	65	93	83	74	73	70	71	72	77	82	95	93	65	54	56
Tue	45	56	69	105	95	83	83	83	78	75	76	89	132	124	77	57	64
Wed	43	53	72	93	99	82	77	83	78	78	84	87	116	107	76	60	61
Thu	44	59	71	92	113	85	98	88	80	79	89	119	132	124	84	67	67
Fri	40	57	66	75	76	74	82	83	85	106	133	133	131	121	91	79	63
Sat	44	52	56	59	64	72	88	89	92	94	88	86	90	86	76	72	73
Sun	39	38	47	45	53	64	65	72	77	86	79	78	78	75	70	68	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	55	65	93	83	74	73	70	71	72	77	82	95	93	65	54	56
Tue	45	56	69	105	95	83	83	83	78	75	76	89	132	124	77	57	64
Wed	43	53	72	93	99	82	77	83	78	78	84	87	116	107	76	60	61
Thu	44	59	71	92	113	85	98	88	80	79	89	119	132	124	84	67	67
Fri	40	57	66	75	76	74	82	83	85	106	133	133	131	121	91	79	63
Sat	44	52	56	59	64	72	88	89	92	94	88	86	90	86	76	72	73
Sun	39	38	47	45	53	64	65	72	77	86	79	78	78	75	70	68	68