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	43	76	104	111	84	76	88	90	99	103	111	106	96	72	66	57	53
Tue	42	72	97	98	81	78	93	91	96	101	106	110	103	77	70	61	62
Wed	40	72	101	95	81	76	85	93	88	94	117	116	106	89	74	62	55
Thu	49	83	105	103	78	75	93	103	95	105	110	114	104	98	80	61	53
Fri	48	80	96	99	83	94	96	94	103	117	132	129	118	110	104	80	69
Sat	44	41	49	58	67	68	88	81	87	92	89	90	85	92	76	75	65
Sun	42	41	44	49	53	59	67	71	81	89	87	89	84	75	71	67	63

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 40 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 47 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 40 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Yonkers?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	76	104	111	84	76	88	90	99	103	111	106	96	72	66	57	53
Tue	42	72	97	98	81	78	93	91	96	101	106	110	103	77	70	61	62
Wed	40	72	101	95	81	76	85	93	88	94	117	116	106	89	74	62	55
Thu	49	83	105	103	78	75	93	103	95	105	110	114	104	98	80	61	53
Fri	48	80	96	99	83	94	96	94	103	117	132	129	118	110	104	80	69
Sat	44	41	49	58	67	68	88	81	87	92	89	90	85	92	76	75	65
Sun	42	41	44	49	53	59	67	71	81	89	87	89	84	75	71	67	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	76	104	111	84	76	88	90	99	103	111	106	96	72	66	57	53
Tue	42	72	97	98	81	78	93	91	96	101	106	110	103	77	70	61	62
Wed	40	72	101	95	81	76	85	93	88	94	117	116	106	89	74	62	55
Thu	49	83	105	103	78	75	93	103	95	105	110	114	104	98	80	61	53
Fri	48	80	96	99	83	94	96	94	103	117	132	129	118	110	104	80	69
Sat	44	41	49	58	67	68	88	81	87	92	89	90	85	92	76	75	65
Sun	42	41	44	49	53	59	67	71	81	89	87	89	84	75	71	67	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	76	104	111	84	76	88	90	99	103	111	106	96	72	66	57	53
Tue	42	72	97	98	81	78	93	91	96	101	106	110	103	77	70	61	62
Wed	40	72	101	95	81	76	85	93	88	94	117	116	106	89	74	62	55
Thu	49	83	105	103	78	75	93	103	95	105	110	114	104	98	80	61	53
Fri	48	80	96	99	83	94	96	94	103	117	132	129	118	110	104	80	69
Sat	44	41	49	58	67	68	88	81	87	92	89	90	85	92	76	75	65
Sun	42	41	44	49	53	59	67	71	81	89	87	89	84	75	71	67	63