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	48	55	65	76	80	70	67	62	67	78	79	99	98	81	63	54	53
Tue	47	49	64	76	65	63	70	65	69	78	88	101	99	82	64	55	56
Wed	50	49	69	74	67	66	68	68	68	76	92	105	102	92	70	61	55
Thu	58	59	71	77	67	75	77	76	69	82	89	115	111	96	81	68	59
Fri	48	48	59	72	67	63	78	73	71	76	98	103	98	85	88	80	67
Sat	47	47	47	50	54	61	63	63	71	74	84	88	83	77	77	68	66
Sun	45	42	46	47	52	51	51	56	64	80	82	84	83	70	65	70	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 47 minutes and up to 115 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (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 (18 to 47 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 47 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 47 to 115 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 115 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	65	76	80	70	67	62	67	78	79	99	98	81	63	54	53
Tue	47	49	64	76	65	63	70	65	69	78	88	101	99	82	64	55	56
Wed	50	49	69	74	67	66	68	68	68	76	92	105	102	92	70	61	55
Thu	58	59	71	77	67	75	77	76	69	82	89	115	111	96	81	68	59
Fri	48	48	59	72	67	63	78	73	71	76	98	103	98	85	88	80	67
Sat	47	47	47	50	54	61	63	63	71	74	84	88	83	77	77	68	66
Sun	45	42	46	47	52	51	51	56	64	80	82	84	83	70	65	70	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	65	76	80	70	67	62	67	78	79	99	98	81	63	54	53
Tue	47	49	64	76	65	63	70	65	69	78	88	101	99	82	64	55	56
Wed	50	49	69	74	67	66	68	68	68	76	92	105	102	92	70	61	55
Thu	58	59	71	77	67	75	77	76	69	82	89	115	111	96	81	68	59
Fri	48	48	59	72	67	63	78	73	71	76	98	103	98	85	88	80	67
Sat	47	47	47	50	54	61	63	63	71	74	84	88	83	77	77	68	66
Sun	45	42	46	47	52	51	51	56	64	80	82	84	83	70	65	70	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	65	76	80	70	67	62	67	78	79	99	98	81	63	54	53
Tue	47	49	64	76	65	63	70	65	69	78	88	101	99	82	64	55	56
Wed	50	49	69	74	67	66	68	68	68	76	92	105	102	92	70	61	55
Thu	58	59	71	77	67	75	77	76	69	82	89	115	111	96	81	68	59
Fri	48	48	59	72	67	63	78	73	71	76	98	103	98	85	88	80	67
Sat	47	47	47	50	54	61	63	63	71	74	84	88	83	77	77	68	66
Sun	45	42	46	47	52	51	51	56	64	80	82	84	83	70	65	70	67