Best Time to Drive from Copiague 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 Copiague 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	100	133	172	149	123	128	123	122	149	163	167	160	137	134	115	93	88
Tue	73	140	168	148	125	141	138	134	152	178	167	177	158	153	108	89	91
Wed	78	145	162	150	126	124	148	123	134	153	164	173	152	144	129	122	118
Thu	121	128	176	139	115	111	130	130	124	154	142	136	146	125	110	88	81
Fri	75	134	149	154	162	174	175	179	200	190	192	176	182	158	157	143	127
Sat	73	67	72	86	112	121	111	129	175	148	133	132	147	134	126	124	116
Sun	70	69	72	97	103	98	112	125	134	139	141	134	118	113	111	109	100

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Copiague to Yonkers (via Cross Island Pkwy North and Laurelton Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 200 minutes, when leaving around 1 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 149 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (175 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (26 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Copiague 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 Copiague to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 200 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 73 to 200 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 149 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Copiague to Yonkers?

Leaving around 1 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 200 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	133	172	149	123	128	123	122	149	163	167	160	137	134	115	93	88
Tue	73	140	168	148	125	141	138	134	152	178	167	177	158	153	108	89	91
Wed	78	145	162	150	126	124	148	123	134	153	164	173	152	144	129	122	118
Thu	121	128	176	139	115	111	130	130	124	154	142	136	146	125	110	88	81
Fri	75	134	149	154	162	174	175	179	200	190	192	176	182	158	157	143	127
Sat	73	67	72	86	112	121	111	129	175	148	133	132	147	134	126	124	116
Sun	70	69	72	97	103	98	112	125	134	139	141	134	118	113	111	109	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	133	172	149	123	128	123	122	149	163	167	160	137	134	115	93	88
Tue	73	140	168	148	125	141	138	134	152	178	167	177	158	153	108	89	91
Wed	78	145	162	150	126	124	148	123	134	153	164	173	152	144	129	122	118
Thu	121	128	176	139	115	111	130	130	124	154	142	136	146	125	110	88	81
Fri	75	134	149	154	162	174	175	179	200	190	192	176	182	158	157	143	127
Sat	73	67	72	86	112	121	111	129	175	148	133	132	147	134	126	124	116
Sun	70	69	72	97	103	98	112	125	134	139	141	134	118	113	111	109	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	133	172	149	123	128	123	122	149	163	167	160	137	134	115	93	88
Tue	73	140	168	148	125	141	138	134	152	178	167	177	158	153	108	89	91
Wed	78	145	162	150	126	124	148	123	134	153	164	173	152	144	129	122	118
Thu	121	128	176	139	115	111	130	130	124	154	142	136	146	125	110	88	81
Fri	75	134	149	154	162	174	175	179	200	190	192	176	182	158	157	143	127
Sat	73	67	72	86	112	121	111	129	175	148	133	132	147	134	126	124	116
Sun	70	69	72	97	103	98	112	125	134	139	141	134	118	113	111	109	100