Best Time to Drive from Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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	37	40	45	74	65	62	64	68	54	52	51	58	54	56	40	43	41
Tue	38	48	66	75	65	62	58	57	48	53	58	52	46	59	49	45	42
Wed	38	52	71	55	64	64	55	67	61	56	62	46	56	57	48	46	42
Thu	39	38	70	72	67	64	63	68	57	47	59	45	52	60	57	44	48
Fri	36	40	61	68	61	59	69	64	68	51	60	53	50	54	46	51	45
Sat	36	38	40	42	39	44	43	44	44	51	42	43	44	58	52	44	42
Sun	37	37	39	36	40	41	43	43	45	44	46	51	49	45	42	43	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Hempstead to Mount Vernon (via Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (18 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead 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 Hempstead to Mount Vernon?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hempstead to Mount Vernon?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 36 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Mount Vernon?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	45	74	65	62	64	68	54	52	51	58	54	56	40	43	41
Tue	38	48	66	75	65	62	58	57	48	53	58	52	46	59	49	45	42
Wed	38	52	71	55	64	64	55	67	61	56	62	46	56	57	48	46	42
Thu	39	38	70	72	67	64	63	68	57	47	59	45	52	60	57	44	48
Fri	36	40	61	68	61	59	69	64	68	51	60	53	50	54	46	51	45
Sat	36	38	40	42	39	44	43	44	44	51	42	43	44	58	52	44	42
Sun	37	37	39	36	40	41	43	43	45	44	46	51	49	45	42	43	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	45	74	65	62	64	68	54	52	51	58	54	56	40	43	41
Tue	38	48	66	75	65	62	58	57	48	53	58	52	46	59	49	45	42
Wed	38	52	71	55	64	64	55	67	61	56	62	46	56	57	48	46	42
Thu	39	38	70	72	67	64	63	68	57	47	59	45	52	60	57	44	48
Fri	36	40	61	68	61	59	69	64	68	51	60	53	50	54	46	51	45
Sat	36	38	40	42	39	44	43	44	44	51	42	43	44	58	52	44	42
Sun	37	37	39	36	40	41	43	43	45	44	46	51	49	45	42	43	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	45	74	65	62	64	68	54	52	51	58	54	56	40	43	41
Tue	38	48	66	75	65	62	58	57	48	53	58	52	46	59	49	45	42
Wed	38	52	71	55	64	64	55	67	61	56	62	46	56	57	48	46	42
Thu	39	38	70	72	67	64	63	68	57	47	59	45	52	60	57	44	48
Fri	36	40	61	68	61	59	69	64	68	51	60	53	50	54	46	51	45
Sat	36	38	40	42	39	44	43	44	44	51	42	43	44	58	52	44	42
Sun	37	37	39	36	40	41	43	43	45	44	46	51	49	45	42	43	47