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	49	127	130	118	118	116	106	103	100	87	92	95	100	100	78	57	58
Tue	45	109	126	120	122	120	115	111	95	97	94	93	100	108	75	65	59
Wed	45	105	121	118	118	113	99	86	90	88	86	87	101	103	85	73	62
Thu	45	106	122	119	116	118	112	101	95	87	107	107	115	112	97	81	75
Fri	44	97	119	119	114	106	99	90	88	101	119	123	118	119	112	102	67
Sat	45	42	54	58	68	104	124	123	126	131	132	132	129	125	125	121	112
Sun	50	47	48	50	54	81	123	127	128	129	133	131	132	129	128	125	116

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Clifton to Mount Vernon (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 44 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 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (133 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (26 to 84 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 44 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 44 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 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	49	127	130	118	118	116	106	103	100	87	92	95	100	100	78	57	58
Tue	45	109	126	120	122	120	115	111	95	97	94	93	100	108	75	65	59
Wed	45	105	121	118	118	113	99	86	90	88	86	87	101	103	85	73	62
Thu	45	106	122	119	116	118	112	101	95	87	107	107	115	112	97	81	75
Fri	44	97	119	119	114	106	99	90	88	101	119	123	118	119	112	102	67
Sat	45	42	54	58	68	104	124	123	126	131	132	132	129	125	125	121	112
Sun	50	47	48	50	54	81	123	127	128	129	133	131	132	129	128	125	116

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	127	130	118	118	116	106	103	100	87	92	95	100	100	78	57	58
Tue	45	109	126	120	122	120	115	111	95	97	94	93	100	108	75	65	59
Wed	45	105	121	118	118	113	99	86	90	88	86	87	101	103	85	73	62
Thu	45	106	122	119	116	118	112	101	95	87	107	107	115	112	97	81	75
Fri	44	97	119	119	114	106	99	90	88	101	119	123	118	119	112	102	67
Sat	45	42	54	58	68	104	124	123	126	131	132	132	129	125	125	121	112
Sun	50	47	48	50	54	81	123	127	128	129	133	131	132	129	128	125	116

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	127	130	118	118	116	106	103	100	87	92	95	100	100	78	57	58
Tue	45	109	126	120	122	120	115	111	95	97	94	93	100	108	75	65	59
Wed	45	105	121	118	118	113	99	86	90	88	86	87	101	103	85	73	62
Thu	45	106	122	119	116	118	112	101	95	87	107	107	115	112	97	81	75
Fri	44	97	119	119	114	106	99	90	88	101	119	123	118	119	112	102	67
Sat	45	42	54	58	68	104	124	123	126	131	132	132	129	125	125	121	112
Sun	50	47	48	50	54	81	123	127	128	129	133	131	132	129	128	125	116