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	41	65	86	109	85	76	81	96	95	101	105	108	94	69	51	49	44
Tue	40	75	109	105	79	81	86	92	100	102	108	106	94	83	63	52	48
Wed	40	77	98	93	84	73	87	97	95	106	116	97	111	93	65	53	48
Thu	44	66	95	109	83	79	95	100	98	97	112	95	109	93	76	58	53
Fri	39	62	94	94	83	89	98	97	108	101	120	109	108	101	92	81	60
Sat	40	39	42	48	54	65	82	82	84	97	80	85	81	92	75	66	61
Sun	38	38	39	39	44	49	54	60	68	76	72	77	75	58	58	57	63

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 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (99 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 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Yonkers?

Leaving around 3 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	41	65	86	109	85	76	81	96	95	101	105	108	94	69	51	49	44
Tue	40	75	109	105	79	81	86	92	100	102	108	106	94	83	63	52	48
Wed	40	77	98	93	84	73	87	97	95	106	116	97	111	93	65	53	48
Thu	44	66	95	109	83	79	95	100	98	97	112	95	109	93	76	58	53
Fri	39	62	94	94	83	89	98	97	108	101	120	109	108	101	92	81	60
Sat	40	39	42	48	54	65	82	82	84	97	80	85	81	92	75	66	61
Sun	38	38	39	39	44	49	54	60	68	76	72	77	75	58	58	57	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	65	86	109	85	76	81	96	95	101	105	108	94	69	51	49	44
Tue	40	75	109	105	79	81	86	92	100	102	108	106	94	83	63	52	48
Wed	40	77	98	93	84	73	87	97	95	106	116	97	111	93	65	53	48
Thu	44	66	95	109	83	79	95	100	98	97	112	95	109	93	76	58	53
Fri	39	62	94	94	83	89	98	97	108	101	120	109	108	101	92	81	60
Sat	40	39	42	48	54	65	82	82	84	97	80	85	81	92	75	66	61
Sun	38	38	39	39	44	49	54	60	68	76	72	77	75	58	58	57	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	65	86	109	85	76	81	96	95	101	105	108	94	69	51	49	44
Tue	40	75	109	105	79	81	86	92	100	102	108	106	94	83	63	52	48
Wed	40	77	98	93	84	73	87	97	95	106	116	97	111	93	65	53	48
Thu	44	66	95	109	83	79	95	100	98	97	112	95	109	93	76	58	53
Fri	39	62	94	94	83	89	98	97	108	101	120	109	108	101	92	81	60
Sat	40	39	42	48	54	65	82	82	84	97	80	85	81	92	75	66	61
Sun	38	38	39	39	44	49	54	60	68	76	72	77	75	58	58	57	63