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.

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	27	31	45	48	43	40	48	42	45	49	47	48	44	47	43	37	33
Tue	34	33	45	53	62	51	49	48	47	50	49	52	49	47	45	38	34
Wed	33	40	46	49	46	45	37	47	45	47	53	54	52	49	45	40	34
Thu	35	34	44	52	55	40	43	43	37	43	50	52	45	45	39	38	32
Fri	29	33	42	41	40	40	41	42	44	50	68	71	60	54	51	42	39
Sat	28	29	33	34	35	39	43	38	38	39	42	42	39	41	40	39	37
Sun	27	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	39	42	40	42	42	41	40	40	37

About this drive

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 27 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Mount Vernon 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 Queens to Mount Vernon?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 27 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Mount Vernon?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	45	48	43	40	48	42	45	49	47	48	44	47	43	37	33
Tue	34	33	45	53	62	51	49	48	47	50	49	52	49	47	45	38	34
Wed	33	40	46	49	46	45	37	47	45	47	53	54	52	49	45	40	34
Thu	35	34	44	52	55	40	43	43	37	43	50	52	45	45	39	38	32
Fri	29	33	42	41	40	40	41	42	44	50	68	71	60	54	51	42	39
Sat	28	29	33	34	35	39	43	38	38	39	42	42	39	41	40	39	37
Sun	27	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	39	42	40	42	42	41	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	45	48	43	40	48	42	45	49	47	48	44	47	43	37	33
Tue	34	33	45	53	62	51	49	48	47	50	49	52	49	47	45	38	34
Wed	33	40	46	49	46	45	37	47	45	47	53	54	52	49	45	40	34
Thu	35	34	44	52	55	40	43	43	37	43	50	52	45	45	39	38	32
Fri	29	33	42	41	40	40	41	42	44	50	68	71	60	54	51	42	39
Sat	28	29	33	34	35	39	43	38	38	39	42	42	39	41	40	39	37
Sun	27	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	39	42	40	42	42	41	40	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	45	48	43	40	48	42	45	49	47	48	44	47	43	37	33
Tue	34	33	45	53	62	51	49	48	47	50	49	52	49	47	45	38	34
Wed	33	40	46	49	46	45	37	47	45	47	53	54	52	49	45	40	34
Thu	35	34	44	52	55	40	43	43	37	43	50	52	45	45	39	38	32
Fri	29	33	42	41	40	40	41	42	44	50	68	71	60	54	51	42	39
Sat	28	29	33	34	35	39	43	38	38	39	42	42	39	41	40	39	37
Sun	27	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	39	42	40	42	42	41	40	40	37