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	44	60	78	104	75	63	73	87	80	89	94	97	87	60	51	47	39
Tue	34	67	100	101	74	72	86	88	94	104	114	97	107	90	73	57	59
Wed	34	89	91	102	84	73	91	86	83	93	99	92	106	82	55	45	42
Thu	37	58	95	97	74	69	84	89	87	85	97	80	78	87	64	49	46
Fri	35	54	86	91	74	78	88	86	97	88	105	91	89	87	81	71	56
Sat	35	34	37	42	47	60	70	84	85	106	98	90	82	84	78	74	69
Sun	33	33	33	33	40	44	52	62	65	74	69	71	74	54	51	48	53

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 114 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. 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 (106 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 23 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 114 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 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Yonkers?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	60	78	104	75	63	73	87	80	89	94	97	87	60	51	47	39
Tue	34	67	100	101	74	72	86	88	94	104	114	97	107	90	73	57	59
Wed	34	89	91	102	84	73	91	86	83	93	99	92	106	82	55	45	42
Thu	37	58	95	97	74	69	84	89	87	85	97	80	78	87	64	49	46
Fri	35	54	86	91	74	78	88	86	97	88	105	91	89	87	81	71	56
Sat	35	34	37	42	47	60	70	84	85	106	98	90	82	84	78	74	69
Sun	33	33	33	33	40	44	52	62	65	74	69	71	74	54	51	48	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	60	78	104	75	63	73	87	80	89	94	97	87	60	51	47	39
Tue	34	67	100	101	74	72	86	88	94	104	114	97	107	90	73	57	59
Wed	34	89	91	102	84	73	91	86	83	93	99	92	106	82	55	45	42
Thu	37	58	95	97	74	69	84	89	87	85	97	80	78	87	64	49	46
Fri	35	54	86	91	74	78	88	86	97	88	105	91	89	87	81	71	56
Sat	35	34	37	42	47	60	70	84	85	106	98	90	82	84	78	74	69
Sun	33	33	33	33	40	44	52	62	65	74	69	71	74	54	51	48	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	60	78	104	75	63	73	87	80	89	94	97	87	60	51	47	39
Tue	34	67	100	101	74	72	86	88	94	104	114	97	107	90	73	57	59
Wed	34	89	91	102	84	73	91	86	83	93	99	92	106	82	55	45	42
Thu	37	58	95	97	74	69	84	89	87	85	97	80	78	87	64	49	46
Fri	35	54	86	91	74	78	88	86	97	88	105	91	89	87	81	71	56
Sat	35	34	37	42	47	60	70	84	85	106	98	90	82	84	78	74	69
Sun	33	33	33	33	40	44	52	62	65	74	69	71	74	54	51	48	53