Best Time to Drive from Queens 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.

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Queens to Mount Vernon (via I-678 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 10 to 28 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Mount Vernon along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Queens 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	28	32	45	51	42	44	50	48	46	49	47	49	49	47	43	36	33
Tue	33	33	44	52	62	51	49	49	47	51	48	52	51	47	46	39	35
Wed	35	39	45	51	46	44	37	50	47	48	54	54	53	50	46	41	35
Thu	36	36	44	51	56	41	44	44	45	46	53	57	54	52	47	45	35
Fri	30	35	44	33	51	35	50	56	52	54	66	70	61	60	54	49	43
Sat	30	28	32	38	38	42	47	38	42	46	44	48	47	45	43	42	39
Sun	28	29	31	30	32	34	35	37	42	44	45	48	48	44	43	44	37

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 Queens to Mount Vernon?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 28 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Mount Vernon?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	45	51	42	44	50	48	46	49	47	49	49	47	43	36	33
Tue	33	33	44	52	62	51	49	49	47	51	48	52	51	47	46	39	35
Wed	35	39	45	51	46	44	37	50	47	48	54	54	53	50	46	41	35
Thu	36	36	44	51	56	41	44	44	45	46	53	57	54	52	47	45	35
Fri	30	35	44	33	51	35	50	56	52	54	66	70	61	60	54	49	43
Sat	30	28	32	38	38	42	47	38	42	46	44	48	47	45	43	42	39
Sun	28	29	31	30	32	34	35	37	42	44	45	48	48	44	43	44	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	45	51	42	44	50	48	46	49	47	49	49	47	43	36	33
Tue	33	33	44	52	62	51	49	49	47	51	48	52	51	47	46	39	35
Wed	35	39	45	51	46	44	37	50	47	48	54	54	53	50	46	41	35
Thu	36	36	44	51	56	41	44	44	45	46	53	57	54	52	47	45	35
Fri	30	35	44	33	51	35	50	56	52	54	66	70	61	60	54	49	43
Sat	30	28	32	38	38	42	47	38	42	46	44	48	47	45	43	42	39
Sun	28	29	31	30	32	34	35	37	42	44	45	48	48	44	43	44	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	45	51	42	44	50	48	46	49	47	49	49	47	43	36	33
Tue	33	33	44	52	62	51	49	49	47	51	48	52	51	47	46	39	35
Wed	35	39	45	51	46	44	37	50	47	48	54	54	53	50	46	41	35
Thu	36	36	44	51	56	41	44	44	45	46	53	57	54	52	47	45	35
Fri	30	35	44	33	51	35	50	56	52	54	66	70	61	60	54	49	43
Sat	30	28	32	38	38	42	47	38	42	46	44	48	47	45	43	42	39
Sun	28	29	31	30	32	34	35	37	42	44	45	48	48	44	43	44	37