Best Time to Drive from Clifton to Mount Vernon

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 Clifton to Mount Vernon 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	48	128	130	120	118	116	110	94	90	81	83	93	97	97	75	57	58
Tue	46	115	126	120	119	112	112	100	89	88	87	87	98	106	75	65	59
Wed	45	113	124	118	117	113	103	83	87	84	81	85	99	101	88	74	64
Thu	46	109	124	119	117	119	112	98	91	87	109	107	118	112	106	84	76
Fri	45	104	122	120	114	101	91	86	89	102	119	125	119	120	111	103	66
Sat	45	42	52	61	71	93	108	118	121	127	127	128	124	121	122	117	112
Sun	50	47	49	50	55	78	121	127	128	132	132	132	134	132	129	120	113

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Clifton to Mount Vernon (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (134 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (27 to 85 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Clifton to central Mount Vernon 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 Clifton to Mount Vernon?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Clifton to Mount Vernon?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 45 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Clifton to Mount Vernon?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	128	130	120	118	116	110	94	90	81	83	93	97	97	75	57	58
Tue	46	115	126	120	119	112	112	100	89	88	87	87	98	106	75	65	59
Wed	45	113	124	118	117	113	103	83	87	84	81	85	99	101	88	74	64
Thu	46	109	124	119	117	119	112	98	91	87	109	107	118	112	106	84	76
Fri	45	104	122	120	114	101	91	86	89	102	119	125	119	120	111	103	66
Sat	45	42	52	61	71	93	108	118	121	127	127	128	124	121	122	117	112
Sun	50	47	49	50	55	78	121	127	128	132	132	132	134	132	129	120	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	128	130	120	118	116	110	94	90	81	83	93	97	97	75	57	58
Tue	46	115	126	120	119	112	112	100	89	88	87	87	98	106	75	65	59
Wed	45	113	124	118	117	113	103	83	87	84	81	85	99	101	88	74	64
Thu	46	109	124	119	117	119	112	98	91	87	109	107	118	112	106	84	76
Fri	45	104	122	120	114	101	91	86	89	102	119	125	119	120	111	103	66
Sat	45	42	52	61	71	93	108	118	121	127	127	128	124	121	122	117	112
Sun	50	47	49	50	55	78	121	127	128	132	132	132	134	132	129	120	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	128	130	120	118	116	110	94	90	81	83	93	97	97	75	57	58
Tue	46	115	126	120	119	112	112	100	89	88	87	87	98	106	75	65	59
Wed	45	113	124	118	117	113	103	83	87	84	81	85	99	101	88	74	64
Thu	46	109	124	119	117	119	112	98	91	87	109	107	118	112	106	84	76
Fri	45	104	122	120	114	101	91	86	89	102	119	125	119	120	111	103	66
Sat	45	42	52	61	71	93	108	118	121	127	127	128	124	121	122	117	112
Sun	50	47	49	50	55	78	121	127	128	132	132	132	134	132	129	120	113