Best Time to Drive from Melville 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 Melville 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	66	123	136	121	97	140	152	141	136	133	124	130	116	99	83	66	61
Tue	66	129	126	118	107	151	156	150	145	140	122	111	123	119	88	68	65
Wed	70	135	133	126	102	153	158	152	145	140	132	117	144	126	101	71	64
Thu	72	108	132	113	97	161	157	145	126	142	129	115	152	132	108	78	66
Fri	62	109	131	108	101	133	130	144	132	146	129	135	138	137	122	98	68
Sat	59	59	62	66	85	93	102	99	106	117	114	111	105	107	105	87	78
Sun	55	55	53	58	61	77	87	92	95	98	103	101	96	91	92	87	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Melville to Yonkers (via I-495 West and I-95 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 144 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (117 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (20 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Melville 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 Melville to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 61 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 144 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Melville to Yonkers?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	123	136	121	97	140	152	141	136	133	124	130	116	99	83	66	61
Tue	66	129	126	118	107	151	156	150	145	140	122	111	123	119	88	68	65
Wed	70	135	133	126	102	153	158	152	145	140	132	117	144	126	101	71	64
Thu	72	108	132	113	97	161	157	145	126	142	129	115	152	132	108	78	66
Fri	62	109	131	108	101	133	130	144	132	146	129	135	138	137	122	98	68
Sat	59	59	62	66	85	93	102	99	106	117	114	111	105	107	105	87	78
Sun	55	55	53	58	61	77	87	92	95	98	103	101	96	91	92	87	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	123	136	121	97	140	152	141	136	133	124	130	116	99	83	66	61
Tue	66	129	126	118	107	151	156	150	145	140	122	111	123	119	88	68	65
Wed	70	135	133	126	102	153	158	152	145	140	132	117	144	126	101	71	64
Thu	72	108	132	113	97	161	157	145	126	142	129	115	152	132	108	78	66
Fri	62	109	131	108	101	133	130	144	132	146	129	135	138	137	122	98	68
Sat	59	59	62	66	85	93	102	99	106	117	114	111	105	107	105	87	78
Sun	55	55	53	58	61	77	87	92	95	98	103	101	96	91	92	87	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	123	136	121	97	140	152	141	136	133	124	130	116	99	83	66	61
Tue	66	129	126	118	107	151	156	150	145	140	122	111	123	119	88	68	65
Wed	70	135	133	126	102	153	158	152	145	140	132	117	144	126	101	71	64
Thu	72	108	132	113	97	161	157	145	126	142	129	115	152	132	108	78	66
Fri	62	109	131	108	101	133	130	144	132	146	129	135	138	137	122	98	68
Sat	59	59	62	66	85	93	102	99	106	117	114	111	105	107	105	87	78
Sun	55	55	53	58	61	77	87	92	95	98	103	101	96	91	92	87	77