Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay 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	61	72	87	112	105	94	94	95	94	91	105	115	124	113	80	71	77
Tue	57	74	92	128	118	108	106	104	102	97	102	140	156	148	92	78	85
Wed	58	74	98	121	119	105	101	106	101	100	108	135	138	128	96	79	83
Thu	59	78	95	120	135	113	122	114	102	105	120	150	153	138	109	88	86
Fri	59	74	88	97	96	105	104	103	108	133	159	161	159	144	112	98	85
Sat	58	69	73	82	90	99	115	113	125	118	116	109	110	110	100	97	95
Sun	53	55	63	61	70	86	86	102	108	115	104	103	108	96	91	90	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Yonkers (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (125 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (33 to 81 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sheepshead Bay to Yonkers?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 57 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Yonkers?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	72	87	112	105	94	94	95	94	91	105	115	124	113	80	71	77
Tue	57	74	92	128	118	108	106	104	102	97	102	140	156	148	92	78	85
Wed	58	74	98	121	119	105	101	106	101	100	108	135	138	128	96	79	83
Thu	59	78	95	120	135	113	122	114	102	105	120	150	153	138	109	88	86
Fri	59	74	88	97	96	105	104	103	108	133	159	161	159	144	112	98	85
Sat	58	69	73	82	90	99	115	113	125	118	116	109	110	110	100	97	95
Sun	53	55	63	61	70	86	86	102	108	115	104	103	108	96	91	90	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	72	87	112	105	94	94	95	94	91	105	115	124	113	80	71	77
Tue	57	74	92	128	118	108	106	104	102	97	102	140	156	148	92	78	85
Wed	58	74	98	121	119	105	101	106	101	100	108	135	138	128	96	79	83
Thu	59	78	95	120	135	113	122	114	102	105	120	150	153	138	109	88	86
Fri	59	74	88	97	96	105	104	103	108	133	159	161	159	144	112	98	85
Sat	58	69	73	82	90	99	115	113	125	118	116	109	110	110	100	97	95
Sun	53	55	63	61	70	86	86	102	108	115	104	103	108	96	91	90	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	72	87	112	105	94	94	95	94	91	105	115	124	113	80	71	77
Tue	57	74	92	128	118	108	106	104	102	97	102	140	156	148	92	78	85
Wed	58	74	98	121	119	105	101	106	101	100	108	135	138	128	96	79	83
Thu	59	78	95	120	135	113	122	114	102	105	120	150	153	138	109	88	86
Fri	59	74	88	97	96	105	104	103	108	133	159	161	159	144	112	98	85
Sat	58	69	73	82	90	99	115	113	125	118	116	109	110	110	100	97	95
Sun	53	55	63	61	70	86	86	102	108	115	104	103	108	96	91	90	90