Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream 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	38	62	81	105	81	69	76	87	83	93	97	98	90	66	50	47	41
Tue	34	68	96	107	76	71	87	82	90	97	111	93	104	85	76	48	47
Wed	35	71	89	87	79	65	76	88	83	95	105	89	97	86	65	50	47
Thu	40	60	89	108	74	68	80	91	88	86	102	84	81	91	67	52	45
Fri	35	56	96	88	80	88	96	94	103	110	106	100	96	116	90	86	66
Sat	42	34	36	42	50	63	67	73	80	109	74	76	76	79	68	66	55
Sun	35	35	36	44	52	50	61	67	73	82	77	79	76	63	59	49	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Valley Stream to Yonkers (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valley Stream to Yonkers?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 34 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Yonkers?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	62	81	105	81	69	76	87	83	93	97	98	90	66	50	47	41
Tue	34	68	96	107	76	71	87	82	90	97	111	93	104	85	76	48	47
Wed	35	71	89	87	79	65	76	88	83	95	105	89	97	86	65	50	47
Thu	40	60	89	108	74	68	80	91	88	86	102	84	81	91	67	52	45
Fri	35	56	96	88	80	88	96	94	103	110	106	100	96	116	90	86	66
Sat	42	34	36	42	50	63	67	73	80	109	74	76	76	79	68	66	55
Sun	35	35	36	44	52	50	61	67	73	82	77	79	76	63	59	49	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	62	81	105	81	69	76	87	83	93	97	98	90	66	50	47	41
Tue	34	68	96	107	76	71	87	82	90	97	111	93	104	85	76	48	47
Wed	35	71	89	87	79	65	76	88	83	95	105	89	97	86	65	50	47
Thu	40	60	89	108	74	68	80	91	88	86	102	84	81	91	67	52	45
Fri	35	56	96	88	80	88	96	94	103	110	106	100	96	116	90	86	66
Sat	42	34	36	42	50	63	67	73	80	109	74	76	76	79	68	66	55
Sun	35	35	36	44	52	50	61	67	73	82	77	79	76	63	59	49	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	62	81	105	81	69	76	87	83	93	97	98	90	66	50	47	41
Tue	34	68	96	107	76	71	87	82	90	97	111	93	104	85	76	48	47
Wed	35	71	89	87	79	65	76	88	83	95	105	89	97	86	65	50	47
Thu	40	60	89	108	74	68	80	91	88	86	102	84	81	91	67	52	45
Fri	35	56	96	88	80	88	96	94	103	110	106	100	96	116	90	86	66
Sat	42	34	36	42	50	63	67	73	80	109	74	76	76	79	68	66	55
Sun	35	35	36	44	52	50	61	67	73	82	77	79	76	63	59	49	51