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	76	83	93	107	124	113	111	96	95	95	92	109	116	102	88	79	71
Tue	78	78	98	106	106	106	105	103	99	95	98	103	119	107	87	77	75
Wed	80	85	99	105	107	108	111	100	98	99	109	112	121	119	95	85	78
Thu	79	92	97	108	114	110	118	106	94	103	105	137	126	122	106	101	81
Fri	75	76	88	104	110	105	112	111	99	105	114	118	130	115	113	95	93
Sat	71	73	72	75	78	86	88	87	94	94	95	103	110	99	100	92	90
Sun	69	69	69	69	80	75	79	81	89	100	109	110	110	100	93	100	91

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 71 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (24 to 54 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 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 71 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to East Meadow?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	83	93	107	124	113	111	96	95	95	92	109	116	102	88	79	71
Tue	78	78	98	106	106	106	105	103	99	95	98	103	119	107	87	77	75
Wed	80	85	99	105	107	108	111	100	98	99	109	112	121	119	95	85	78
Thu	79	92	97	108	114	110	118	106	94	103	105	137	126	122	106	101	81
Fri	75	76	88	104	110	105	112	111	99	105	114	118	130	115	113	95	93
Sat	71	73	72	75	78	86	88	87	94	94	95	103	110	99	100	92	90
Sun	69	69	69	69	80	75	79	81	89	100	109	110	110	100	93	100	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	83	93	107	124	113	111	96	95	95	92	109	116	102	88	79	71
Tue	78	78	98	106	106	106	105	103	99	95	98	103	119	107	87	77	75
Wed	80	85	99	105	107	108	111	100	98	99	109	112	121	119	95	85	78
Thu	79	92	97	108	114	110	118	106	94	103	105	137	126	122	106	101	81
Fri	75	76	88	104	110	105	112	111	99	105	114	118	130	115	113	95	93
Sat	71	73	72	75	78	86	88	87	94	94	95	103	110	99	100	92	90
Sun	69	69	69	69	80	75	79	81	89	100	109	110	110	100	93	100	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	83	93	107	124	113	111	96	95	95	92	109	116	102	88	79	71
Tue	78	78	98	106	106	106	105	103	99	95	98	103	119	107	87	77	75
Wed	80	85	99	105	107	108	111	100	98	99	109	112	121	119	95	85	78
Thu	79	92	97	108	114	110	118	106	94	103	105	137	126	122	106	101	81
Fri	75	76	88	104	110	105	112	111	99	105	114	118	130	115	113	95	93
Sat	71	73	72	75	78	86	88	87	94	94	95	103	110	99	100	92	90
Sun	69	69	69	69	80	75	79	81	89	100	109	110	110	100	93	100	91