Best Time to Drive from Yonkers to East Meadow

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 East Meadow 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	73	78	89	97	114	112	106	89	89	93	87	106	111	100	82	78	75
Tue	75	74	94	102	103	104	102	95	93	92	99	101	115	104	80	72	71
Wed	77	80	97	100	104	108	105	95	93	93	102	107	115	117	87	80	75
Thu	79	88	95	102	104	112	111	104	89	98	99	126	121	121	99	92	79
Fri	71	70	83	95	98	98	106	107	96	99	108	111	128	108	109	94	88
Sat	67	68	68	71	76	83	86	87	89	93	98	106	108	95	101	90	87
Sun	65	62	66	67	80	71	76	81	85	100	106	106	109	98	90	102	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Yonkers to East Meadow (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (110 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (23 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yonkers to central East Meadow 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 East Meadow?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yonkers to East Meadow?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 70 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to East Meadow?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	78	89	97	114	112	106	89	89	93	87	106	111	100	82	78	75
Tue	75	74	94	102	103	104	102	95	93	92	99	101	115	104	80	72	71
Wed	77	80	97	100	104	108	105	95	93	93	102	107	115	117	87	80	75
Thu	79	88	95	102	104	112	111	104	89	98	99	126	121	121	99	92	79
Fri	71	70	83	95	98	98	106	107	96	99	108	111	128	108	109	94	88
Sat	67	68	68	71	76	83	86	87	89	93	98	106	108	95	101	90	87
Sun	65	62	66	67	80	71	76	81	85	100	106	106	109	98	90	102	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	78	89	97	114	112	106	89	89	93	87	106	111	100	82	78	75
Tue	75	74	94	102	103	104	102	95	93	92	99	101	115	104	80	72	71
Wed	77	80	97	100	104	108	105	95	93	93	102	107	115	117	87	80	75
Thu	79	88	95	102	104	112	111	104	89	98	99	126	121	121	99	92	79
Fri	71	70	83	95	98	98	106	107	96	99	108	111	128	108	109	94	88
Sat	67	68	68	71	76	83	86	87	89	93	98	106	108	95	101	90	87
Sun	65	62	66	67	80	71	76	81	85	100	106	106	109	98	90	102	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	78	89	97	114	112	106	89	89	93	87	106	111	100	82	78	75
Tue	75	74	94	102	103	104	102	95	93	92	99	101	115	104	80	72	71
Wed	77	80	97	100	104	108	105	95	93	93	102	107	115	117	87	80	75
Thu	79	88	95	102	104	112	111	104	89	98	99	126	121	121	99	92	79
Fri	71	70	83	95	98	98	106	107	96	99	108	111	128	108	109	94	88
Sat	67	68	68	71	76	83	86	87	89	93	98	106	108	95	101	90	87
Sun	65	62	66	67	80	71	76	81	85	100	106	106	109	98	90	102	90