Best Time to Drive from Hempstead to Greenburgh

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 Hempstead to Greenburgh 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	63	64	74	108	100	99	103	105	89	85	82	91	86	83	66	71	66
Tue	63	75	101	112	107	102	93	94	80	84	91	82	80	90	77	74	69
Wed	64	80	83	88	101	108	89	103	89	88	106	77	88	90	77	73	71
Thu	64	63	104	107	106	102	106	103	90	80	94	77	86	84	87	72	74
Fri	58	66	94	101	96	96	111	104	106	84	100	90	85	89	78	83	69
Sat	58	63	67	66	65	71	74	76	78	84	75	69	72	93	83	73	73
Sun	59	64	65	59	63	65	72	70	78	75	77	85	81	78	78	75	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Hempstead to Greenburgh (via Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (38 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead to central Greenburgh 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 Hempstead to Greenburgh?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hempstead to Greenburgh?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 58 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Greenburgh?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	64	74	108	100	99	103	105	89	85	82	91	86	83	66	71	66
Tue	63	75	101	112	107	102	93	94	80	84	91	82	80	90	77	74	69
Wed	64	80	83	88	101	108	89	103	89	88	106	77	88	90	77	73	71
Thu	64	63	104	107	106	102	106	103	90	80	94	77	86	84	87	72	74
Fri	58	66	94	101	96	96	111	104	106	84	100	90	85	89	78	83	69
Sat	58	63	67	66	65	71	74	76	78	84	75	69	72	93	83	73	73
Sun	59	64	65	59	63	65	72	70	78	75	77	85	81	78	78	75	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	64	74	108	100	99	103	105	89	85	82	91	86	83	66	71	66
Tue	63	75	101	112	107	102	93	94	80	84	91	82	80	90	77	74	69
Wed	64	80	83	88	101	108	89	103	89	88	106	77	88	90	77	73	71
Thu	64	63	104	107	106	102	106	103	90	80	94	77	86	84	87	72	74
Fri	58	66	94	101	96	96	111	104	106	84	100	90	85	89	78	83	69
Sat	58	63	67	66	65	71	74	76	78	84	75	69	72	93	83	73	73
Sun	59	64	65	59	63	65	72	70	78	75	77	85	81	78	78	75	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	64	74	108	100	99	103	105	89	85	82	91	86	83	66	71	66
Tue	63	75	101	112	107	102	93	94	80	84	91	82	80	90	77	74	69
Wed	64	80	83	88	101	108	89	103	89	88	106	77	88	90	77	73	71
Thu	64	63	104	107	106	102	106	103	90	80	94	77	86	84	87	72	74
Fri	58	66	94	101	96	96	111	104	106	84	100	90	85	89	78	83	69
Sat	58	63	67	66	65	71	74	76	78	84	75	69	72	93	83	73	73
Sun	59	64	65	59	63	65	72	70	78	75	77	85	81	78	78	75	74