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.

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	55	73	100	121	104	87	83	80	80	77	91	107	109	101	68	60	62
Tue	53	73	109	126	122	105	95	91	83	85	91	119	136	119	76	61	73
Wed	54	76	107	133	118	105	91	94	85	91	93	118	128	115	78	67	71
Thu	59	78	103	132	137	115	109	103	89	96	109	137	142	127	96	70	69
Fri	53	71	94	105	92	91	94	89	92	114	146	149	143	133	103	85	64
Sat	50	52	57	62	70	85	101	101	103	109	107	102	103	100	84	78	78
Sun	50	53	54	56	58	73	78	95	102	114	102	100	97	89	87	81	80

About this drive

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 53 minutes and up to 153 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 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (24 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Staten Island 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 Staten Island to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 53 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Yonkers?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	73	100	121	104	87	83	80	80	77	91	107	109	101	68	60	62
Tue	53	73	109	126	122	105	95	91	83	85	91	119	136	119	76	61	73
Wed	54	76	107	133	118	105	91	94	85	91	93	118	128	115	78	67	71
Thu	59	78	103	132	137	115	109	103	89	96	109	137	142	127	96	70	69
Fri	53	71	94	105	92	91	94	89	92	114	146	149	143	133	103	85	64
Sat	50	52	57	62	70	85	101	101	103	109	107	102	103	100	84	78	78
Sun	50	53	54	56	58	73	78	95	102	114	102	100	97	89	87	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	73	100	121	104	87	83	80	80	77	91	107	109	101	68	60	62
Tue	53	73	109	126	122	105	95	91	83	85	91	119	136	119	76	61	73
Wed	54	76	107	133	118	105	91	94	85	91	93	118	128	115	78	67	71
Thu	59	78	103	132	137	115	109	103	89	96	109	137	142	127	96	70	69
Fri	53	71	94	105	92	91	94	89	92	114	146	149	143	133	103	85	64
Sat	50	52	57	62	70	85	101	101	103	109	107	102	103	100	84	78	78
Sun	50	53	54	56	58	73	78	95	102	114	102	100	97	89	87	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	73	100	121	104	87	83	80	80	77	91	107	109	101	68	60	62
Tue	53	73	109	126	122	105	95	91	83	85	91	119	136	119	76	61	73
Wed	54	76	107	133	118	105	91	94	85	91	93	118	128	115	78	67	71
Thu	59	78	103	132	137	115	109	103	89	96	109	137	142	127	96	70	69
Fri	53	71	94	105	92	91	94	89	92	114	146	149	143	133	103	85	64
Sat	50	52	57	62	70	85	101	101	103	109	107	102	103	100	84	78	78
Sun	50	53	54	56	58	73	78	95	102	114	102	100	97	89	87	81	80