Best Time to Drive from Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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	40	68	89	111	86	76	82	95	90	100	105	110	101	76	54	50	45
Tue	39	75	108	104	80	79	87	91	99	101	108	106	93	80	64	51	48
Wed	39	80	97	103	86	73	83	96	94	106	116	97	111	96	67	53	47
Thu	44	68	98	111	84	78	90	99	98	96	111	97	110	97	77	57	52
Fri	39	64	103	96	83	92	97	98	107	101	120	109	106	100	88	79	58
Sat	39	39	41	47	55	68	81	79	80	96	80	83	78	90	71	65	56
Sun	38	38	39	40	46	51	59	63	71	80	77	78	77	63	58	56	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Hempstead to Yonkers (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (17 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead 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 Hempstead to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 39 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Yonkers?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	68	89	111	86	76	82	95	90	100	105	110	101	76	54	50	45
Tue	39	75	108	104	80	79	87	91	99	101	108	106	93	80	64	51	48
Wed	39	80	97	103	86	73	83	96	94	106	116	97	111	96	67	53	47
Thu	44	68	98	111	84	78	90	99	98	96	111	97	110	97	77	57	52
Fri	39	64	103	96	83	92	97	98	107	101	120	109	106	100	88	79	58
Sat	39	39	41	47	55	68	81	79	80	96	80	83	78	90	71	65	56
Sun	38	38	39	40	46	51	59	63	71	80	77	78	77	63	58	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	68	89	111	86	76	82	95	90	100	105	110	101	76	54	50	45
Tue	39	75	108	104	80	79	87	91	99	101	108	106	93	80	64	51	48
Wed	39	80	97	103	86	73	83	96	94	106	116	97	111	96	67	53	47
Thu	44	68	98	111	84	78	90	99	98	96	111	97	110	97	77	57	52
Fri	39	64	103	96	83	92	97	98	107	101	120	109	106	100	88	79	58
Sat	39	39	41	47	55	68	81	79	80	96	80	83	78	90	71	65	56
Sun	38	38	39	40	46	51	59	63	71	80	77	78	77	63	58	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	68	89	111	86	76	82	95	90	100	105	110	101	76	54	50	45
Tue	39	75	108	104	80	79	87	91	99	101	108	106	93	80	64	51	48
Wed	39	80	97	103	86	73	83	96	94	106	116	97	111	96	67	53	47
Thu	44	68	98	111	84	78	90	99	98	96	111	97	110	97	77	57	52
Fri	39	64	103	96	83	92	97	98	107	101	120	109	106	100	88	79	58
Sat	39	39	41	47	55	68	81	79	80	96	80	83	78	90	71	65	56
Sun	38	38	39	40	46	51	59	63	71	80	77	78	77	63	58	56	56