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.

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	35	58	88	91	77	66	82	84	90	91	93	95	87	61	53	48	45
Tue	36	55	87	83	84	81	89	90	92	95	96	100	95	75	65	50	45
Wed	42	69	89	91	76	69	70	90	92	96	106	104	100	85	66	52	44
Thu	46	62	85	92	78	67	82	88	84	92	98	100	91	84	69	56	44
Fri	37	58	80	82	71	81	82	85	89	98	116	114	106	100	94	72	58
Sat	35	36	41	46	51	61	79	77	78	82	82	84	75	79	65	63	54
Sun	33	33	35	37	41	47	53	57	67	79	72	72	69	61	57	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Queens to Yonkers (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens 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 Queens to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 35 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Yonkers?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	58	88	91	77	66	82	84	90	91	93	95	87	61	53	48	45
Tue	36	55	87	83	84	81	89	90	92	95	96	100	95	75	65	50	45
Wed	42	69	89	91	76	69	70	90	92	96	106	104	100	85	66	52	44
Thu	46	62	85	92	78	67	82	88	84	92	98	100	91	84	69	56	44
Fri	37	58	80	82	71	81	82	85	89	98	116	114	106	100	94	72	58
Sat	35	36	41	46	51	61	79	77	78	82	82	84	75	79	65	63	54
Sun	33	33	35	37	41	47	53	57	67	79	72	72	69	61	57	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	58	88	91	77	66	82	84	90	91	93	95	87	61	53	48	45
Tue	36	55	87	83	84	81	89	90	92	95	96	100	95	75	65	50	45
Wed	42	69	89	91	76	69	70	90	92	96	106	104	100	85	66	52	44
Thu	46	62	85	92	78	67	82	88	84	92	98	100	91	84	69	56	44
Fri	37	58	80	82	71	81	82	85	89	98	116	114	106	100	94	72	58
Sat	35	36	41	46	51	61	79	77	78	82	82	84	75	79	65	63	54
Sun	33	33	35	37	41	47	53	57	67	79	72	72	69	61	57	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	58	88	91	77	66	82	84	90	91	93	95	87	61	53	48	45
Tue	36	55	87	83	84	81	89	90	92	95	96	100	95	75	65	50	45
Wed	42	69	89	91	76	69	70	90	92	96	106	104	100	85	66	52	44
Thu	46	62	85	92	78	67	82	88	84	92	98	100	91	84	69	56	44
Fri	37	58	80	82	71	81	82	85	89	98	116	114	106	100	94	72	58
Sat	35	36	41	46	51	61	79	77	78	82	82	84	75	79	65	63	54
Sun	33	33	35	37	41	47	53	57	67	79	72	72	69	61	57	56	54