Best Time to Drive from Yonkers to Bayside

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 Yonkers to Bayside 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	29	30	36	46	46	47	40	36	39	45	39	53	57	54	40	36	33
Tue	29	30	37	48	40	38	42	41	40	42	48	53	57	54	37	31	30
Wed	31	29	38	47	40	41	42	42	39	41	48	51	58	61	41	40	34
Thu	33	45	42	49	40	42	48	48	39	46	47	64	62	61	49	45	35
Fri	29	28	33	45	44	34	45	44	40	42	52	57	63	53	54	50	46
Sat	27	28	28	30	31	37	38	38	39	44	51	59	53	45	46	42	40
Sun	26	24	28	28	37	30	31	32	36	48	51	51	55	46	37	44	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Yonkers to Bayside (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yonkers to central Bayside 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 Yonkers to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 28 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Bayside?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	36	46	46	47	40	36	39	45	39	53	57	54	40	36	33
Tue	29	30	37	48	40	38	42	41	40	42	48	53	57	54	37	31	30
Wed	31	29	38	47	40	41	42	42	39	41	48	51	58	61	41	40	34
Thu	33	45	42	49	40	42	48	48	39	46	47	64	62	61	49	45	35
Fri	29	28	33	45	44	34	45	44	40	42	52	57	63	53	54	50	46
Sat	27	28	28	30	31	37	38	38	39	44	51	59	53	45	46	42	40
Sun	26	24	28	28	37	30	31	32	36	48	51	51	55	46	37	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	36	46	46	47	40	36	39	45	39	53	57	54	40	36	33
Tue	29	30	37	48	40	38	42	41	40	42	48	53	57	54	37	31	30
Wed	31	29	38	47	40	41	42	42	39	41	48	51	58	61	41	40	34
Thu	33	45	42	49	40	42	48	48	39	46	47	64	62	61	49	45	35
Fri	29	28	33	45	44	34	45	44	40	42	52	57	63	53	54	50	46
Sat	27	28	28	30	31	37	38	38	39	44	51	59	53	45	46	42	40
Sun	26	24	28	28	37	30	31	32	36	48	51	51	55	46	37	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	36	46	46	47	40	36	39	45	39	53	57	54	40	36	33
Tue	29	30	37	48	40	38	42	41	40	42	48	53	57	54	37	31	30
Wed	31	29	38	47	40	41	42	42	39	41	48	51	58	61	41	40	34
Thu	33	45	42	49	40	42	48	48	39	46	47	64	62	61	49	45	35
Fri	29	28	33	45	44	34	45	44	40	42	52	57	63	53	54	50	46
Sat	27	28	28	30	31	37	38	38	39	44	51	59	53	45	46	42	40
Sun	26	24	28	28	37	30	31	32	36	48	51	51	55	46	37	44	39