Best Time to Drive from Yonkers to Far Rockaway

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 Far Rockaway 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	43	56	63	73	69	67	61	57	64	70	72	87	89	83	64	53	51
Tue	42	53	63	74	64	63	66	66	67	67	86	94	90	82	64	56	55
Wed	50	56	64	72	64	65	68	58	61	65	83	96	89	88	64	60	51
Thu	54	69	65	75	60	65	74	70	65	73	85	103	98	88	75	66	52
Fri	50	51	55	69	66	56	67	68	65	68	88	89	95	83	81	75	68
Sat	44	42	43	46	50	55	60	59	63	71	80	85	80	73	74	68	65
Sun	41	40	42	44	55	48	49	53	59	74	75	79	79	69	62	66	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Yonkers to Far Rockaway (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yonkers to central Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yonkers to Far Rockaway?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 42 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Far Rockaway?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	56	63	73	69	67	61	57	64	70	72	87	89	83	64	53	51
Tue	42	53	63	74	64	63	66	66	67	67	86	94	90	82	64	56	55
Wed	50	56	64	72	64	65	68	58	61	65	83	96	89	88	64	60	51
Thu	54	69	65	75	60	65	74	70	65	73	85	103	98	88	75	66	52
Fri	50	51	55	69	66	56	67	68	65	68	88	89	95	83	81	75	68
Sat	44	42	43	46	50	55	60	59	63	71	80	85	80	73	74	68	65
Sun	41	40	42	44	55	48	49	53	59	74	75	79	79	69	62	66	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	56	63	73	69	67	61	57	64	70	72	87	89	83	64	53	51
Tue	42	53	63	74	64	63	66	66	67	67	86	94	90	82	64	56	55
Wed	50	56	64	72	64	65	68	58	61	65	83	96	89	88	64	60	51
Thu	54	69	65	75	60	65	74	70	65	73	85	103	98	88	75	66	52
Fri	50	51	55	69	66	56	67	68	65	68	88	89	95	83	81	75	68
Sat	44	42	43	46	50	55	60	59	63	71	80	85	80	73	74	68	65
Sun	41	40	42	44	55	48	49	53	59	74	75	79	79	69	62	66	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	56	63	73	69	67	61	57	64	70	72	87	89	83	64	53	51
Tue	42	53	63	74	64	63	66	66	67	67	86	94	90	82	64	56	55
Wed	50	56	64	72	64	65	68	58	61	65	83	96	89	88	64	60	51
Thu	54	69	65	75	60	65	74	70	65	73	85	103	98	88	75	66	52
Fri	50	51	55	69	66	56	67	68	65	68	88	89	95	83	81	75	68
Sat	44	42	43	46	50	55	60	59	63	71	80	85	80	73	74	68	65
Sun	41	40	42	44	55	48	49	53	59	74	75	79	79	69	62	66	59