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	39	43	52	63	63	55	54	49	52	59	59	79	80	67	55	49	43
Tue	39	40	51	61	51	50	59	52	55	58	64	80	79	68	53	45	41
Wed	40	40	52	61	52	51	53	55	53	60	71	81	84	78	59	52	45
Thu	43	58	55	64	56	55	62	57	53	65	70	94	90	81	69	63	46
Fri	39	39	48	60	59	52	59	59	55	58	76	83	80	71	69	58	56
Sat	38	38	38	40	43	49	48	48	56	56	60	68	67	61	62	53	51
Sun	36	37	38	38	48	41	42	45	51	60	65	66	68	59	53	56	51

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 38 minutes and up to 94 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 (71 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 38 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 38 to 94 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 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	52	63	63	55	54	49	52	59	59	79	80	67	55	49	43
Tue	39	40	51	61	51	50	59	52	55	58	64	80	79	68	53	45	41
Wed	40	40	52	61	52	51	53	55	53	60	71	81	84	78	59	52	45
Thu	43	58	55	64	56	55	62	57	53	65	70	94	90	81	69	63	46
Fri	39	39	48	60	59	52	59	59	55	58	76	83	80	71	69	58	56
Sat	38	38	38	40	43	49	48	48	56	56	60	68	67	61	62	53	51
Sun	36	37	38	38	48	41	42	45	51	60	65	66	68	59	53	56	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	52	63	63	55	54	49	52	59	59	79	80	67	55	49	43
Tue	39	40	51	61	51	50	59	52	55	58	64	80	79	68	53	45	41
Wed	40	40	52	61	52	51	53	55	53	60	71	81	84	78	59	52	45
Thu	43	58	55	64	56	55	62	57	53	65	70	94	90	81	69	63	46
Fri	39	39	48	60	59	52	59	59	55	58	76	83	80	71	69	58	56
Sat	38	38	38	40	43	49	48	48	56	56	60	68	67	61	62	53	51
Sun	36	37	38	38	48	41	42	45	51	60	65	66	68	59	53	56	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	52	63	63	55	54	49	52	59	59	79	80	67	55	49	43
Tue	39	40	51	61	51	50	59	52	55	58	64	80	79	68	53	45	41
Wed	40	40	52	61	52	51	53	55	53	60	71	81	84	78	59	52	45
Thu	43	58	55	64	56	55	62	57	53	65	70	94	90	81	69	63	46
Fri	39	39	48	60	59	52	59	59	55	58	76	83	80	71	69	58	56
Sat	38	38	38	40	43	49	48	48	56	56	60	68	67	61	62	53	51
Sun	36	37	38	38	48	41	42	45	51	60	65	66	68	59	53	56	51