Best Time to Drive from Yonkers to Coney Island

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 Coney Island 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	63	83	89	99	99	106	104	102	102	97	107	121	124	113	92	88	70
Tue	62	84	97	104	105	112	109	105	105	101	107	121	124	122	105	94	101
Wed	63	86	96	100	104	112	107	105	107	106	109	123	128	123	108	105	101
Thu	63	90	91	101	105	109	111	114	112	106	113	125	130	122	112	107	102
Fri	72	81	90	94	97	97	104	106	104	105	121	127	124	110	103	103	98
Sat	59	58	62	69	72	94	96	102	101	103	104	113	114	113	113	104	104
Sun	61	56	57	62	69	71	89	89	94	100	104	113	112	103	103	104	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Yonkers to Coney Island (via I-278 South and NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 132 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 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (32 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yonkers to central Coney Island 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 Coney Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yonkers to Coney Island?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 62 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Coney Island?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	83	89	99	99	106	104	102	102	97	107	121	124	113	92	88	70
Tue	62	84	97	104	105	112	109	105	105	101	107	121	124	122	105	94	101
Wed	63	86	96	100	104	112	107	105	107	106	109	123	128	123	108	105	101
Thu	63	90	91	101	105	109	111	114	112	106	113	125	130	122	112	107	102
Fri	72	81	90	94	97	97	104	106	104	105	121	127	124	110	103	103	98
Sat	59	58	62	69	72	94	96	102	101	103	104	113	114	113	113	104	104
Sun	61	56	57	62	69	71	89	89	94	100	104	113	112	103	103	104	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	83	89	99	99	106	104	102	102	97	107	121	124	113	92	88	70
Tue	62	84	97	104	105	112	109	105	105	101	107	121	124	122	105	94	101
Wed	63	86	96	100	104	112	107	105	107	106	109	123	128	123	108	105	101
Thu	63	90	91	101	105	109	111	114	112	106	113	125	130	122	112	107	102
Fri	72	81	90	94	97	97	104	106	104	105	121	127	124	110	103	103	98
Sat	59	58	62	69	72	94	96	102	101	103	104	113	114	113	113	104	104
Sun	61	56	57	62	69	71	89	89	94	100	104	113	112	103	103	104	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	83	89	99	99	106	104	102	102	97	107	121	124	113	92	88	70
Tue	62	84	97	104	105	112	109	105	105	101	107	121	124	122	105	94	101
Wed	63	86	96	100	104	112	107	105	107	106	109	123	128	123	108	105	101
Thu	63	90	91	101	105	109	111	114	112	106	113	125	130	122	112	107	102
Fri	72	81	90	94	97	97	104	106	104	105	121	127	124	110	103	103	98
Sat	59	58	62	69	72	94	96	102	101	103	104	113	114	113	113	104	104
Sun	61	56	57	62	69	71	89	89	94	100	104	113	112	103	103	104	98