Best Time to Drive from Yonkers to Bensonhurst

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 Bensonhurst 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	56	70	85	93	96	97	95	94	92	89	96	115	117	106	88	85	71
Tue	55	80	89	96	97	103	100	96	97	92	100	112	117	114	103	87	95
Wed	57	79	91	94	97	103	97	97	100	98	100	114	123	116	102	95	95
Thu	58	84	85	97	101	100	105	103	103	100	107	118	123	118	108	103	96
Fri	65	76	85	89	92	91	96	98	96	98	112	121	116	105	97	95	91
Sat	56	54	65	63	68	88	90	92	92	93	96	105	105	105	106	98	96
Sun	56	53	53	58	64	65	82	84	88	93	97	105	107	102	98	98	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Yonkers to Bensonhurst (via I-278 South and NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 124 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 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (26 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yonkers to central Bensonhurst 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 Bensonhurst?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 55 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Bensonhurst?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	85	93	96	97	95	94	92	89	96	115	117	106	88	85	71
Tue	55	80	89	96	97	103	100	96	97	92	100	112	117	114	103	87	95
Wed	57	79	91	94	97	103	97	97	100	98	100	114	123	116	102	95	95
Thu	58	84	85	97	101	100	105	103	103	100	107	118	123	118	108	103	96
Fri	65	76	85	89	92	91	96	98	96	98	112	121	116	105	97	95	91
Sat	56	54	65	63	68	88	90	92	92	93	96	105	105	105	106	98	96
Sun	56	53	53	58	64	65	82	84	88	93	97	105	107	102	98	98	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	85	93	96	97	95	94	92	89	96	115	117	106	88	85	71
Tue	55	80	89	96	97	103	100	96	97	92	100	112	117	114	103	87	95
Wed	57	79	91	94	97	103	97	97	100	98	100	114	123	116	102	95	95
Thu	58	84	85	97	101	100	105	103	103	100	107	118	123	118	108	103	96
Fri	65	76	85	89	92	91	96	98	96	98	112	121	116	105	97	95	91
Sat	56	54	65	63	68	88	90	92	92	93	96	105	105	105	106	98	96
Sun	56	53	53	58	64	65	82	84	88	93	97	105	107	102	98	98	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	85	93	96	97	95	94	92	89	96	115	117	106	88	85	71
Tue	55	80	89	96	97	103	100	96	97	92	100	112	117	114	103	87	95
Wed	57	79	91	94	97	103	97	97	100	98	100	114	123	116	102	95	95
Thu	58	84	85	97	101	100	105	103	103	100	107	118	123	118	108	103	96
Fri	65	76	85	89	92	91	96	98	96	98	112	121	116	105	97	95	91
Sat	56	54	65	63	68	88	90	92	92	93	96	105	105	105	106	98	96
Sun	56	53	53	58	64	65	82	84	88	93	97	105	107	102	98	98	90