Best Time to Drive from Yonkers to Elmont

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 Elmont 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	38	41	50	59	62	58	53	48	52	61	58	78	81	67	53	48	43
Tue	38	40	49	61	51	50	58	51	54	59	67	81	81	69	51	44	41
Wed	39	39	53	58	51	53	53	54	52	59	69	80	81	76	55	52	45
Thu	43	56	54	62	52	55	61	60	52	65	70	95	92	81	66	59	46
Fri	38	38	46	58	56	50	61	58	55	58	74	82	80	66	69	62	56
Sat	37	37	38	39	42	48	49	48	55	57	64	70	65	59	60	55	51
Sun	35	33	37	37	48	40	41	44	49	62	64	67	69	57	51	56	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Yonkers to Elmont (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (70 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yonkers to central Elmont 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 Elmont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 37 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Elmont?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	50	59	62	58	53	48	52	61	58	78	81	67	53	48	43
Tue	38	40	49	61	51	50	58	51	54	59	67	81	81	69	51	44	41
Wed	39	39	53	58	51	53	53	54	52	59	69	80	81	76	55	52	45
Thu	43	56	54	62	52	55	61	60	52	65	70	95	92	81	66	59	46
Fri	38	38	46	58	56	50	61	58	55	58	74	82	80	66	69	62	56
Sat	37	37	38	39	42	48	49	48	55	57	64	70	65	59	60	55	51
Sun	35	33	37	37	48	40	41	44	49	62	64	67	69	57	51	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	50	59	62	58	53	48	52	61	58	78	81	67	53	48	43
Tue	38	40	49	61	51	50	58	51	54	59	67	81	81	69	51	44	41
Wed	39	39	53	58	51	53	53	54	52	59	69	80	81	76	55	52	45
Thu	43	56	54	62	52	55	61	60	52	65	70	95	92	81	66	59	46
Fri	38	38	46	58	56	50	61	58	55	58	74	82	80	66	69	62	56
Sat	37	37	38	39	42	48	49	48	55	57	64	70	65	59	60	55	51
Sun	35	33	37	37	48	40	41	44	49	62	64	67	69	57	51	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	50	59	62	58	53	48	52	61	58	78	81	67	53	48	43
Tue	38	40	49	61	51	50	58	51	54	59	67	81	81	69	51	44	41
Wed	39	39	53	58	51	53	53	54	52	59	69	80	81	76	55	52	45
Thu	43	56	54	62	52	55	61	60	52	65	70	95	92	81	66	59	46
Fri	38	38	46	58	56	50	61	58	55	58	74	82	80	66	69	62	56
Sat	37	37	38	39	42	48	49	48	55	57	64	70	65	59	60	55	51
Sun	35	33	37	37	48	40	41	44	49	62	64	67	69	57	51	56	52