Best Time to Drive from Whitestone 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 Whitestone 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	22	33	54	60	59	41	50	52	54	59	59	59	59	43	29	27	23
Tue	20	32	50	58	54	44	51	57	59	59	62	61	61	58	36	27	24
Wed	21	29	51	60	53	37	44	57	58	60	63	65	63	59	39	31	27
Thu	22	35	52	56	53	41	51	60	61	62	66	64	62	60	49	38	28
Fri	21	30	49	51	48	45	58	58	62	64	70	71	71	67	63	48	40
Sat	21	20	21	24	30	40	46	54	59	51	57	53	57	47	47	40	36
Sun	21	20	21	20	23	28	32	36	40	47	53	46	45	38	32	30	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Whitestone to Yonkers (via I-95 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whitestone 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 Whitestone to Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Whitestone to Yonkers?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 20 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whitestone to Yonkers?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	33	54	60	59	41	50	52	54	59	59	59	59	43	29	27	23
Tue	20	32	50	58	54	44	51	57	59	59	62	61	61	58	36	27	24
Wed	21	29	51	60	53	37	44	57	58	60	63	65	63	59	39	31	27
Thu	22	35	52	56	53	41	51	60	61	62	66	64	62	60	49	38	28
Fri	21	30	49	51	48	45	58	58	62	64	70	71	71	67	63	48	40
Sat	21	20	21	24	30	40	46	54	59	51	57	53	57	47	47	40	36
Sun	21	20	21	20	23	28	32	36	40	47	53	46	45	38	32	30	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	33	54	60	59	41	50	52	54	59	59	59	59	43	29	27	23
Tue	20	32	50	58	54	44	51	57	59	59	62	61	61	58	36	27	24
Wed	21	29	51	60	53	37	44	57	58	60	63	65	63	59	39	31	27
Thu	22	35	52	56	53	41	51	60	61	62	66	64	62	60	49	38	28
Fri	21	30	49	51	48	45	58	58	62	64	70	71	71	67	63	48	40
Sat	21	20	21	24	30	40	46	54	59	51	57	53	57	47	47	40	36
Sun	21	20	21	20	23	28	32	36	40	47	53	46	45	38	32	30	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	33	54	60	59	41	50	52	54	59	59	59	59	43	29	27	23
Tue	20	32	50	58	54	44	51	57	59	59	62	61	61	58	36	27	24
Wed	21	29	51	60	53	37	44	57	58	60	63	65	63	59	39	31	27
Thu	22	35	52	56	53	41	51	60	61	62	66	64	62	60	49	38	28
Fri	21	30	49	51	48	45	58	58	62	64	70	71	71	67	63	48	40
Sat	21	20	21	24	30	40	46	54	59	51	57	53	57	47	47	40	36
Sun	21	20	21	20	23	28	32	36	40	47	53	46	45	38	32	30	33