Best Time to Drive from Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway 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	49	79	103	112	93	86	93	100	101	109	112	113	101	81	75	58	51
Tue	50	75	104	94	106	114	113	111	110	116	117	116	111	90	78	64	61
Wed	50	86	108	105	90	88	94	104	112	114	126	120	115	96	80	61	54
Thu	59	77	100	105	83	77	109	107	106	113	120	119	116	104	89	69	59
Fri	52	79	94	90	95	84	116	114	119	126	137	133	128	123	109	94	70
Sat	45	41	50	62	68	76	95	95	97	104	99	107	93	98	84	80	71
Sun	41	41	42	44	48	58	63	71	79	94	91	94	89	78	72	74	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Far Rockaway to Yonkers (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 137 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 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (108 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (18 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Far Rockaway to Yonkers?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 48 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Yonkers?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	79	103	112	93	86	93	100	101	109	112	113	101	81	75	58	51
Tue	50	75	104	94	106	114	113	111	110	116	117	116	111	90	78	64	61
Wed	50	86	108	105	90	88	94	104	112	114	126	120	115	96	80	61	54
Thu	59	77	100	105	83	77	109	107	106	113	120	119	116	104	89	69	59
Fri	52	79	94	90	95	84	116	114	119	126	137	133	128	123	109	94	70
Sat	45	41	50	62	68	76	95	95	97	104	99	107	93	98	84	80	71
Sun	41	41	42	44	48	58	63	71	79	94	91	94	89	78	72	74	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	79	103	112	93	86	93	100	101	109	112	113	101	81	75	58	51
Tue	50	75	104	94	106	114	113	111	110	116	117	116	111	90	78	64	61
Wed	50	86	108	105	90	88	94	104	112	114	126	120	115	96	80	61	54
Thu	59	77	100	105	83	77	109	107	106	113	120	119	116	104	89	69	59
Fri	52	79	94	90	95	84	116	114	119	126	137	133	128	123	109	94	70
Sat	45	41	50	62	68	76	95	95	97	104	99	107	93	98	84	80	71
Sun	41	41	42	44	48	58	63	71	79	94	91	94	89	78	72	74	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	79	103	112	93	86	93	100	101	109	112	113	101	81	75	58	51
Tue	50	75	104	94	106	114	113	111	110	116	117	116	111	90	78	64	61
Wed	50	86	108	105	90	88	94	104	112	114	126	120	115	96	80	61	54
Thu	59	77	100	105	83	77	109	107	106	113	120	119	116	104	89	69	59
Fri	52	79	94	90	95	84	116	114	119	126	137	133	128	123	109	94	70
Sat	45	41	50	62	68	76	95	95	97	104	99	107	93	98	84	80	71
Sun	41	41	42	44	48	58	63	71	79	94	91	94	89	78	72	74	66