Best Time to Drive from Yonkers to Long Beach

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 Long Beach 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	54	77	94	93	88	81	73	68	80	91	95	110	109	100	87	75	73
Tue	53	75	85	92	82	90	87	75	92	83	110	116	113	105	92	81	81
Wed	55	72	87	94	82	80	80	73	76	91	114	122	115	117	90	84	77
Thu	70	81	98	89	82	85	96	92	83	97	112	130	126	111	95	85	71
Fri	63	70	82	89	84	85	95	88	91	96	123	119	122	118	105	97	87
Sat	56	64	60	61	64	81	84	78	85	91	94	102	104	96	94	85	83
Sun	55	56	56	61	70	67	69	73	81	93	100	103	104	94	83	86	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Yonkers to Long Beach (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (106 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (27 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yonkers to downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yonkers to Long Beach?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 53 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	77	94	93	88	81	73	68	80	91	95	110	109	100	87	75	73
Tue	53	75	85	92	82	90	87	75	92	83	110	116	113	105	92	81	81
Wed	55	72	87	94	82	80	80	73	76	91	114	122	115	117	90	84	77
Thu	70	81	98	89	82	85	96	92	83	97	112	130	126	111	95	85	71
Fri	63	70	82	89	84	85	95	88	91	96	123	119	122	118	105	97	87
Sat	56	64	60	61	64	81	84	78	85	91	94	102	104	96	94	85	83
Sun	55	56	56	61	70	67	69	73	81	93	100	103	104	94	83	86	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	77	94	93	88	81	73	68	80	91	95	110	109	100	87	75	73
Tue	53	75	85	92	82	90	87	75	92	83	110	116	113	105	92	81	81
Wed	55	72	87	94	82	80	80	73	76	91	114	122	115	117	90	84	77
Thu	70	81	98	89	82	85	96	92	83	97	112	130	126	111	95	85	71
Fri	63	70	82	89	84	85	95	88	91	96	123	119	122	118	105	97	87
Sat	56	64	60	61	64	81	84	78	85	91	94	102	104	96	94	85	83
Sun	55	56	56	61	70	67	69	73	81	93	100	103	104	94	83	86	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	77	94	93	88	81	73	68	80	91	95	110	109	100	87	75	73
Tue	53	75	85	92	82	90	87	75	92	83	110	116	113	105	92	81	81
Wed	55	72	87	94	82	80	80	73	76	91	114	122	115	117	90	84	77
Thu	70	81	98	89	82	85	96	92	83	97	112	130	126	111	95	85	71
Fri	63	70	82	89	84	85	95	88	91	96	123	119	122	118	105	97	87
Sat	56	64	60	61	64	81	84	78	85	91	94	102	104	96	94	85	83
Sun	55	56	56	61	70	67	69	73	81	93	100	103	104	94	83	86	79