Best Time to Drive from East Meadow 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 East Meadow 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	57	96	129	113	95	131	144	130	127	124	116	121	109	91	79	62	55
Tue	56	102	109	116	96	146	144	147	136	134	116	104	119	112	83	63	59
Wed	57	128	139	119	93	139	154	141	138	134	128	110	138	119	96	64	57
Thu	59	101	124	111	92	152	150	135	122	136	123	108	148	125	102	69	61
Fri	52	102	124	95	94	129	126	139	126	142	123	130	134	135	109	97	64
Sat	52	53	56	59	83	85	101	96	103	111	104	103	103	105	97	84	75
Sun	49	48	49	52	56	76	83	87	92	96	92	94	92	86	84	85	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from East Meadow to Yonkers (via I-495 West and I-95 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 136 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (19 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Meadow 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 East Meadow to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Meadow to Yonkers?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 52 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 136 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Yonkers?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	96	129	113	95	131	144	130	127	124	116	121	109	91	79	62	55
Tue	56	102	109	116	96	146	144	147	136	134	116	104	119	112	83	63	59
Wed	57	128	139	119	93	139	154	141	138	134	128	110	138	119	96	64	57
Thu	59	101	124	111	92	152	150	135	122	136	123	108	148	125	102	69	61
Fri	52	102	124	95	94	129	126	139	126	142	123	130	134	135	109	97	64
Sat	52	53	56	59	83	85	101	96	103	111	104	103	103	105	97	84	75
Sun	49	48	49	52	56	76	83	87	92	96	92	94	92	86	84	85	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	96	129	113	95	131	144	130	127	124	116	121	109	91	79	62	55
Tue	56	102	109	116	96	146	144	147	136	134	116	104	119	112	83	63	59
Wed	57	128	139	119	93	139	154	141	138	134	128	110	138	119	96	64	57
Thu	59	101	124	111	92	152	150	135	122	136	123	108	148	125	102	69	61
Fri	52	102	124	95	94	129	126	139	126	142	123	130	134	135	109	97	64
Sat	52	53	56	59	83	85	101	96	103	111	104	103	103	105	97	84	75
Sun	49	48	49	52	56	76	83	87	92	96	92	94	92	86	84	85	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	96	129	113	95	131	144	130	127	124	116	121	109	91	79	62	55
Tue	56	102	109	116	96	146	144	147	136	134	116	104	119	112	83	63	59
Wed	57	128	139	119	93	139	154	141	138	134	128	110	138	119	96	64	57
Thu	59	101	124	111	92	152	150	135	122	136	123	108	148	125	102	69	61
Fri	52	102	124	95	94	129	126	139	126	142	123	130	134	135	109	97	64
Sat	52	53	56	59	83	85	101	96	103	111	104	103	103	105	97	84	75
Sun	49	48	49	52	56	76	83	87	92	96	92	94	92	86	84	85	72