Best Time to Drive from Staten Island 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 35-mile drive from Staten Island to Yonkers (via I-478 West and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 158 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 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (122 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Yonkers to Staten Island

Freeway, about 24 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 30 to 67 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 Staten Island 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 Staten Island 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	63	75	97	119	112	94	90	96	94	90	102	110	113	106	77	67	67
Tue	59	78	112	136	128	111	106	102	98	94	100	137	144	130	89	68	75
Wed	59	77	107	132	122	109	99	103	97	102	108	125	136	123	92	73	72
Thu	63	83	105	136	138	117	117	110	100	100	108	138	148	132	100	82	77
Fri	60	77	96	104	97	101	102	100	105	129	152	157	151	138	110	96	78
Sat	60	70	74	72	81	94	108	109	122	116	115	109	110	110	94	88	87
Sun	54	56	60	60	66	82	85	94	100	114	106	101	100	94	88	86	87

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 Staten Island to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Yonkers?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 59 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Yonkers?

Leaving around 4:30 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	63	75	97	119	112	94	90	96	94	90	102	110	113	106	77	67	67
Tue	59	78	112	136	128	111	106	102	98	94	100	137	144	130	89	68	75
Wed	59	77	107	132	122	109	99	103	97	102	108	125	136	123	92	73	72
Thu	63	83	105	136	138	117	117	110	100	100	108	138	148	132	100	82	77
Fri	60	77	96	104	97	101	102	100	105	129	152	157	151	138	110	96	78
Sat	60	70	74	72	81	94	108	109	122	116	115	109	110	110	94	88	87
Sun	54	56	60	60	66	82	85	94	100	114	106	101	100	94	88	86	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	75	97	119	112	94	90	96	94	90	102	110	113	106	77	67	67
Tue	59	78	112	136	128	111	106	102	98	94	100	137	144	130	89	68	75
Wed	59	77	107	132	122	109	99	103	97	102	108	125	136	123	92	73	72
Thu	63	83	105	136	138	117	117	110	100	100	108	138	148	132	100	82	77
Fri	60	77	96	104	97	101	102	100	105	129	152	157	151	138	110	96	78
Sat	60	70	74	72	81	94	108	109	122	116	115	109	110	110	94	88	87
Sun	54	56	60	60	66	82	85	94	100	114	106	101	100	94	88	86	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	75	97	119	112	94	90	96	94	90	102	110	113	106	77	67	67
Tue	59	78	112	136	128	111	106	102	98	94	100	137	144	130	89	68	75
Wed	59	77	107	132	122	109	99	103	97	102	108	125	136	123	92	73	72
Thu	63	83	105	136	138	117	117	110	100	100	108	138	148	132	100	82	77
Fri	60	77	96	104	97	101	102	100	105	129	152	157	151	138	110	96	78
Sat	60	70	74	72	81	94	108	109	122	116	115	109	110	110	94	88	87
Sun	54	56	60	60	66	82	85	94	100	114	106	101	100	94	88	86	87