Best Time to Drive from East New York 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 East New York 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	32	39	56	67	57	54	64	58	60	65	61	64	64	61	55	44	40
Tue	40	41	58	61	75	78	67	67	65	68	63	64	62	61	58	46	40
Wed	39	50	58	62	56	55	45	62	61	63	73	68	66	63	58	48	40
Thu	46	42	53	64	63	44	55	55	56	59	69	69	69	67	62	54	42
Fri	36	45	56	38	66	40	76	71	73	75	87	83	77	76	73	65	54
Sat	35	32	38	47	46	52	56	48	51	57	55	60	56	56	54	50	48
Sun	31	35	34	34	37	40	41	42	49	51	56	59	59	58	55	56	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from East New York to Mount Vernon (via I-678 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York 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 East New York to Mount Vernon?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East New York to Mount Vernon?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 32 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Mount Vernon?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	56	67	57	54	64	58	60	65	61	64	64	61	55	44	40
Tue	40	41	58	61	75	78	67	67	65	68	63	64	62	61	58	46	40
Wed	39	50	58	62	56	55	45	62	61	63	73	68	66	63	58	48	40
Thu	46	42	53	64	63	44	55	55	56	59	69	69	69	67	62	54	42
Fri	36	45	56	38	66	40	76	71	73	75	87	83	77	76	73	65	54
Sat	35	32	38	47	46	52	56	48	51	57	55	60	56	56	54	50	48
Sun	31	35	34	34	37	40	41	42	49	51	56	59	59	58	55	56	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	56	67	57	54	64	58	60	65	61	64	64	61	55	44	40
Tue	40	41	58	61	75	78	67	67	65	68	63	64	62	61	58	46	40
Wed	39	50	58	62	56	55	45	62	61	63	73	68	66	63	58	48	40
Thu	46	42	53	64	63	44	55	55	56	59	69	69	69	67	62	54	42
Fri	36	45	56	38	66	40	76	71	73	75	87	83	77	76	73	65	54
Sat	35	32	38	47	46	52	56	48	51	57	55	60	56	56	54	50	48
Sun	31	35	34	34	37	40	41	42	49	51	56	59	59	58	55	56	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	56	67	57	54	64	58	60	65	61	64	64	61	55	44	40
Tue	40	41	58	61	75	78	67	67	65	68	63	64	62	61	58	46	40
Wed	39	50	58	62	56	55	45	62	61	63	73	68	66	63	58	48	40
Thu	46	42	53	64	63	44	55	55	56	59	69	69	69	67	62	54	42
Fri	36	45	56	38	66	40	76	71	73	75	87	83	77	76	73	65	54
Sat	35	32	38	47	46	52	56	48	51	57	55	60	56	56	54	50	48
Sun	31	35	34	34	37	40	41	42	49	51	56	59	59	58	55	56	46