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	95	126	115	94	123	140	124	122	119	111	118	109	87	77	63	56
Tue	57	102	108	111	98	142	144	143	135	130	113	104	123	113	84	64	60
Wed	57	131	135	119	96	138	153	134	134	130	122	108	136	120	97	65	59
Thu	60	98	116	112	92	148	148	131	116	131	119	107	142	125	102	69	63
Fri	53	100	112	95	92	126	125	136	125	137	117	126	134	140	117	101	65
Sat	52	53	58	61	84	88	104	102	106	112	104	104	103	108	101	88	79
Sun	49	49	49	52	56	77	83	92	92	97	91	93	89	83	85	89	80

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 53 minutes and up to 155 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 132 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (20 to 60 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 53 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 53 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 132 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Yonkers?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 155 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	95	126	115	94	123	140	124	122	119	111	118	109	87	77	63	56
Tue	57	102	108	111	98	142	144	143	135	130	113	104	123	113	84	64	60
Wed	57	131	135	119	96	138	153	134	134	130	122	108	136	120	97	65	59
Thu	60	98	116	112	92	148	148	131	116	131	119	107	142	125	102	69	63
Fri	53	100	112	95	92	126	125	136	125	137	117	126	134	140	117	101	65
Sat	52	53	58	61	84	88	104	102	106	112	104	104	103	108	101	88	79
Sun	49	49	49	52	56	77	83	92	92	97	91	93	89	83	85	89	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	95	126	115	94	123	140	124	122	119	111	118	109	87	77	63	56
Tue	57	102	108	111	98	142	144	143	135	130	113	104	123	113	84	64	60
Wed	57	131	135	119	96	138	153	134	134	130	122	108	136	120	97	65	59
Thu	60	98	116	112	92	148	148	131	116	131	119	107	142	125	102	69	63
Fri	53	100	112	95	92	126	125	136	125	137	117	126	134	140	117	101	65
Sat	52	53	58	61	84	88	104	102	106	112	104	104	103	108	101	88	79
Sun	49	49	49	52	56	77	83	92	92	97	91	93	89	83	85	89	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	95	126	115	94	123	140	124	122	119	111	118	109	87	77	63	56
Tue	57	102	108	111	98	142	144	143	135	130	113	104	123	113	84	64	60
Wed	57	131	135	119	96	138	153	134	134	130	122	108	136	120	97	65	59
Thu	60	98	116	112	92	148	148	131	116	131	119	107	142	125	102	69	63
Fri	53	100	112	95	92	126	125	136	125	137	117	126	134	140	117	101	65
Sat	52	53	58	61	84	88	104	102	106	112	104	104	103	108	101	88	79
Sun	49	49	49	52	56	77	83	92	92	97	91	93	89	83	85	89	80