Best Time to Drive from Mount Vernon to East New York

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 Mount Vernon to East New York 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	32	37	40	39	41	39	37	35	38	36	40	48	49	47	37	36	37
Tue	31	35	38	42	40	43	45	44	37	37	45	56	53	43	39	35	36
Wed	32	35	38	40	41	45	41	44	42	43	52	74	61	53	45	39	35
Thu	34	37	41	42	44	50	48	48	41	48	61	66	65	61	50	43	38
Fri	33	35	36	39	41	38	42	45	44	49	59	67	67	61	59	52	39
Sat	33	30	32	31	35	34	38	38	38	39	42	43	48	51	44	46	42
Sun	31	31	31	33	34	32	33	34	37	41	44	45	53	63	48	53	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Mount Vernon to East New York (via I-678 South and Hutchinson River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mount Vernon to central East New York 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 Mount Vernon to East New York?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mount Vernon to East New York?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 31 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mount Vernon to East New York?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	40	39	41	39	37	35	38	36	40	48	49	47	37	36	37
Tue	31	35	38	42	40	43	45	44	37	37	45	56	53	43	39	35	36
Wed	32	35	38	40	41	45	41	44	42	43	52	74	61	53	45	39	35
Thu	34	37	41	42	44	50	48	48	41	48	61	66	65	61	50	43	38
Fri	33	35	36	39	41	38	42	45	44	49	59	67	67	61	59	52	39
Sat	33	30	32	31	35	34	38	38	38	39	42	43	48	51	44	46	42
Sun	31	31	31	33	34	32	33	34	37	41	44	45	53	63	48	53	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	40	39	41	39	37	35	38	36	40	48	49	47	37	36	37
Tue	31	35	38	42	40	43	45	44	37	37	45	56	53	43	39	35	36
Wed	32	35	38	40	41	45	41	44	42	43	52	74	61	53	45	39	35
Thu	34	37	41	42	44	50	48	48	41	48	61	66	65	61	50	43	38
Fri	33	35	36	39	41	38	42	45	44	49	59	67	67	61	59	52	39
Sat	33	30	32	31	35	34	38	38	38	39	42	43	48	51	44	46	42
Sun	31	31	31	33	34	32	33	34	37	41	44	45	53	63	48	53	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	40	39	41	39	37	35	38	36	40	48	49	47	37	36	37
Tue	31	35	38	42	40	43	45	44	37	37	45	56	53	43	39	35	36
Wed	32	35	38	40	41	45	41	44	42	43	52	74	61	53	45	39	35
Thu	34	37	41	42	44	50	48	48	41	48	61	66	65	61	50	43	38
Fri	33	35	36	39	41	38	42	45	44	49	59	67	67	61	59	52	39
Sat	33	30	32	31	35	34	38	38	38	39	42	43	48	51	44	46	42
Sun	31	31	31	33	34	32	33	34	37	41	44	45	53	63	48	53	41