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	58	68	83	92	92	98	97	95	96	90	100	114	118	106	87	85	65
Tue	55	78	90	97	97	104	102	98	98	94	100	113	116	115	101	88	95
Wed	58	79	89	94	97	104	100	98	100	99	102	115	120	115	101	96	95
Thu	56	83	85	94	97	101	103	106	105	99	106	117	122	115	105	100	95
Fri	67	75	84	87	91	90	97	99	97	98	113	119	116	104	96	97	92
Sat	55	54	57	64	66	88	89	96	94	96	97	106	107	108	107	98	97
Sun	57	52	54	58	64	65	83	82	87	93	97	106	105	97	96	99	91

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 Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (112 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 62 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 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Bensonhurst?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays 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	58	68	83	92	92	98	97	95	96	90	100	114	118	106	87	85	65
Tue	55	78	90	97	97	104	102	98	98	94	100	113	116	115	101	88	95
Wed	58	79	89	94	97	104	100	98	100	99	102	115	120	115	101	96	95
Thu	56	83	85	94	97	101	103	106	105	99	106	117	122	115	105	100	95
Fri	67	75	84	87	91	90	97	99	97	98	113	119	116	104	96	97	92
Sat	55	54	57	64	66	88	89	96	94	96	97	106	107	108	107	98	97
Sun	57	52	54	58	64	65	83	82	87	93	97	106	105	97	96	99	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	68	83	92	92	98	97	95	96	90	100	114	118	106	87	85	65
Tue	55	78	90	97	97	104	102	98	98	94	100	113	116	115	101	88	95
Wed	58	79	89	94	97	104	100	98	100	99	102	115	120	115	101	96	95
Thu	56	83	85	94	97	101	103	106	105	99	106	117	122	115	105	100	95
Fri	67	75	84	87	91	90	97	99	97	98	113	119	116	104	96	97	92
Sat	55	54	57	64	66	88	89	96	94	96	97	106	107	108	107	98	97
Sun	57	52	54	58	64	65	83	82	87	93	97	106	105	97	96	99	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	68	83	92	92	98	97	95	96	90	100	114	118	106	87	85	65
Tue	55	78	90	97	97	104	102	98	98	94	100	113	116	115	101	88	95
Wed	58	79	89	94	97	104	100	98	100	99	102	115	120	115	101	96	95
Thu	56	83	85	94	97	101	103	106	105	99	106	117	122	115	105	100	95
Fri	67	75	84	87	91	90	97	99	97	98	113	119	116	104	96	97	92
Sat	55	54	57	64	66	88	89	96	94	96	97	106	107	108	107	98	97
Sun	57	52	54	58	64	65	83	82	87	93	97	106	105	97	96	99	91