Best Time to Drive from Yonkers to Hempstead

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 Hempstead 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	49	56	69	81	79	68	67	63	67	75	80	100	98	83	66	56	53
Tue	48	51	67	76	65	64	71	66	69	74	86	101	98	83	66	55	56
Wed	50	51	69	78	68	65	67	69	68	77	94	105	103	95	74	62	56
Thu	58	60	73	80	71	73	75	72	69	82	92	117	112	101	87	73	58
Fri	49	50	64	77	72	66	75	74	71	77	100	107	100	89	87	75	69
Sat	48	48	48	51	54	62	62	63	71	71	79	86	83	79	79	67	64
Sun	45	46	48	48	52	52	52	57	67	79	83	85	84	74	70	71	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Yonkers to Hempstead (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 117 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (19 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yonkers to central Hempstead 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 Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 48 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Hempstead?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	69	81	79	68	67	63	67	75	80	100	98	83	66	56	53
Tue	48	51	67	76	65	64	71	66	69	74	86	101	98	83	66	55	56
Wed	50	51	69	78	68	65	67	69	68	77	94	105	103	95	74	62	56
Thu	58	60	73	80	71	73	75	72	69	82	92	117	112	101	87	73	58
Fri	49	50	64	77	72	66	75	74	71	77	100	107	100	89	87	75	69
Sat	48	48	48	51	54	62	62	63	71	71	79	86	83	79	79	67	64
Sun	45	46	48	48	52	52	52	57	67	79	83	85	84	74	70	71	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	69	81	79	68	67	63	67	75	80	100	98	83	66	56	53
Tue	48	51	67	76	65	64	71	66	69	74	86	101	98	83	66	55	56
Wed	50	51	69	78	68	65	67	69	68	77	94	105	103	95	74	62	56
Thu	58	60	73	80	71	73	75	72	69	82	92	117	112	101	87	73	58
Fri	49	50	64	77	72	66	75	74	71	77	100	107	100	89	87	75	69
Sat	48	48	48	51	54	62	62	63	71	71	79	86	83	79	79	67	64
Sun	45	46	48	48	52	52	52	57	67	79	83	85	84	74	70	71	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	69	81	79	68	67	63	67	75	80	100	98	83	66	56	53
Tue	48	51	67	76	65	64	71	66	69	74	86	101	98	83	66	55	56
Wed	50	51	69	78	68	65	67	69	68	77	94	105	103	95	74	62	56
Thu	58	60	73	80	71	73	75	72	69	82	92	117	112	101	87	73	58
Fri	49	50	64	77	72	66	75	74	71	77	100	107	100	89	87	75	69
Sat	48	48	48	51	54	62	62	63	71	71	79	86	83	79	79	67	64
Sun	45	46	48	48	52	52	52	57	67	79	83	85	84	74	70	71	67