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	54	71	88	105	97	88	85	83	82	78	95	113	123	111	73	66	72
Tue	53	71	90	115	114	102	96	92	88	86	90	135	147	137	82	73	82
Wed	53	71	97	112	113	97	91	96	86	86	95	129	139	120	83	74	78
Thu	56	73	92	114	131	106	112	104	92	99	113	148	151	137	105	79	81
Fri	51	69	85	91	88	95	94	92	97	120	155	158	153	140	103	88	73
Sat	50	52	58	67	77	88	101	100	100	103	102	103	100	98	90	88	87
Sun	50	51	56	58	63	75	79	97	102	111	101	101	100	91	87	85	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Yonkers (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (28 to 76 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 51 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 51 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Yonkers?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 158 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	71	88	105	97	88	85	83	82	78	95	113	123	111	73	66	72
Tue	53	71	90	115	114	102	96	92	88	86	90	135	147	137	82	73	82
Wed	53	71	97	112	113	97	91	96	86	86	95	129	139	120	83	74	78
Thu	56	73	92	114	131	106	112	104	92	99	113	148	151	137	105	79	81
Fri	51	69	85	91	88	95	94	92	97	120	155	158	153	140	103	88	73
Sat	50	52	58	67	77	88	101	100	100	103	102	103	100	98	90	88	87
Sun	50	51	56	58	63	75	79	97	102	111	101	101	100	91	87	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	71	88	105	97	88	85	83	82	78	95	113	123	111	73	66	72
Tue	53	71	90	115	114	102	96	92	88	86	90	135	147	137	82	73	82
Wed	53	71	97	112	113	97	91	96	86	86	95	129	139	120	83	74	78
Thu	56	73	92	114	131	106	112	104	92	99	113	148	151	137	105	79	81
Fri	51	69	85	91	88	95	94	92	97	120	155	158	153	140	103	88	73
Sat	50	52	58	67	77	88	101	100	100	103	102	103	100	98	90	88	87
Sun	50	51	56	58	63	75	79	97	102	111	101	101	100	91	87	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	71	88	105	97	88	85	83	82	78	95	113	123	111	73	66	72
Tue	53	71	90	115	114	102	96	92	88	86	90	135	147	137	82	73	82
Wed	53	71	97	112	113	97	91	96	86	86	95	129	139	120	83	74	78
Thu	56	73	92	114	131	106	112	104	92	99	113	148	151	137	105	79	81
Fri	51	69	85	91	88	95	94	92	97	120	155	158	153	140	103	88	73
Sat	50	52	58	67	77	88	101	100	100	103	102	103	100	98	90	88	87
Sun	50	51	56	58	63	75	79	97	102	111	101	101	100	91	87	85	83