Best Time to Drive from Queens 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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Queens to Yonkers (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Yonkers to Queens

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 16 to 41 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 Yonkers 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 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	38	57	88	94	79	73	84	92	92	94	96	97	90	68	58	49	43
Tue	43	58	87	85	86	86	88	93	95	97	98	101	97	76	64	49	45
Wed	43	61	90	92	77	71	74	93	97	99	107	105	101	87	66	54	45
Thu	47	61	84	89	79	69	88	90	94	96	103	106	100	89	74	61	48
Fri	41	60	81	73	83	74	106	97	99	104	118	119	115	108	102	81	62
Sat	39	39	45	50	57	66	85	76	84	92	80	91	86	86	76	67	60
Sun	35	34	36	37	40	49	52	57	67	82	76	82	80	64	64	63	58

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 Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 38 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Yonkers?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	57	88	94	79	73	84	92	92	94	96	97	90	68	58	49	43
Tue	43	58	87	85	86	86	88	93	95	97	98	101	97	76	64	49	45
Wed	43	61	90	92	77	71	74	93	97	99	107	105	101	87	66	54	45
Thu	47	61	84	89	79	69	88	90	94	96	103	106	100	89	74	61	48
Fri	41	60	81	73	83	74	106	97	99	104	118	119	115	108	102	81	62
Sat	39	39	45	50	57	66	85	76	84	92	80	91	86	86	76	67	60
Sun	35	34	36	37	40	49	52	57	67	82	76	82	80	64	64	63	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	57	88	94	79	73	84	92	92	94	96	97	90	68	58	49	43
Tue	43	58	87	85	86	86	88	93	95	97	98	101	97	76	64	49	45
Wed	43	61	90	92	77	71	74	93	97	99	107	105	101	87	66	54	45
Thu	47	61	84	89	79	69	88	90	94	96	103	106	100	89	74	61	48
Fri	41	60	81	73	83	74	106	97	99	104	118	119	115	108	102	81	62
Sat	39	39	45	50	57	66	85	76	84	92	80	91	86	86	76	67	60
Sun	35	34	36	37	40	49	52	57	67	82	76	82	80	64	64	63	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	57	88	94	79	73	84	92	92	94	96	97	90	68	58	49	43
Tue	43	58	87	85	86	86	88	93	95	97	98	101	97	76	64	49	45
Wed	43	61	90	92	77	71	74	93	97	99	107	105	101	87	66	54	45
Thu	47	61	84	89	79	69	88	90	94	96	103	106	100	89	74	61	48
Fri	41	60	81	73	83	74	106	97	99	104	118	119	115	108	102	81	62
Sat	39	39	45	50	57	66	85	76	84	92	80	91	86	86	76	67	60
Sun	35	34	36	37	40	49	52	57	67	82	76	82	80	64	64	63	58