Best Time to Drive from Elmont 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 Elmont 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	32	55	74	92	72	58	69	82	73	84	86	89	81	56	40	37	35
Tue	31	55	92	87	69	66	76	76	85	87	91	87	75	69	53	41	35
Wed	31	57	93	79	70	60	70	83	79	90	95	80	76	79	53	42	38
Thu	34	53	84	91	67	59	68	83	83	78	94	79	77	84	63	48	42
Fri	32	50	83	88	68	71	83	84	93	85	102	88	86	83	76	60	53
Sat	31	30	32	37	43	57	66	70	73	82	71	72	72	60	56	56	46
Sun	30	29	30	29	36	41	46	51	56	64	62	65	64	47	44	44	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Elmont to Yonkers (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmont 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 Elmont to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 31 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Yonkers?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 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	55	74	92	72	58	69	82	73	84	86	89	81	56	40	37	35
Tue	31	55	92	87	69	66	76	76	85	87	91	87	75	69	53	41	35
Wed	31	57	93	79	70	60	70	83	79	90	95	80	76	79	53	42	38
Thu	34	53	84	91	67	59	68	83	83	78	94	79	77	84	63	48	42
Fri	32	50	83	88	68	71	83	84	93	85	102	88	86	83	76	60	53
Sat	31	30	32	37	43	57	66	70	73	82	71	72	72	60	56	56	46
Sun	30	29	30	29	36	41	46	51	56	64	62	65	64	47	44	44	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	55	74	92	72	58	69	82	73	84	86	89	81	56	40	37	35
Tue	31	55	92	87	69	66	76	76	85	87	91	87	75	69	53	41	35
Wed	31	57	93	79	70	60	70	83	79	90	95	80	76	79	53	42	38
Thu	34	53	84	91	67	59	68	83	83	78	94	79	77	84	63	48	42
Fri	32	50	83	88	68	71	83	84	93	85	102	88	86	83	76	60	53
Sat	31	30	32	37	43	57	66	70	73	82	71	72	72	60	56	56	46
Sun	30	29	30	29	36	41	46	51	56	64	62	65	64	47	44	44	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	55	74	92	72	58	69	82	73	84	86	89	81	56	40	37	35
Tue	31	55	92	87	69	66	76	76	85	87	91	87	75	69	53	41	35
Wed	31	57	93	79	70	60	70	83	79	90	95	80	76	79	53	42	38
Thu	34	53	84	91	67	59	68	83	83	78	94	79	77	84	63	48	42
Fri	32	50	83	88	68	71	83	84	93	85	102	88	86	83	76	60	53
Sat	31	30	32	37	43	57	66	70	73	82	71	72	72	60	56	56	46
Sun	30	29	30	29	36	41	46	51	56	64	62	65	64	47	44	44	49