Best Time to Drive from Yonkers to Queens

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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Yonkers to Queens (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Queens to Yonkers

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 12 to 29 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Yonkers to central Queens along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Yonkers to Queens 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	37	43	48	59	60	59	53	48	51	58	57	71	76	65	52	45	42
Tue	36	41	49	59	51	51	58	52	54	55	67	74	73	67	50	43	40
Wed	38	40	49	55	49	53	53	51	51	55	65	78	75	74	53	51	42
Thu	44	56	54	61	50	55	62	59	53	60	69	86	84	75	62	56	44
Fri	40	39	45	57	54	46	58	56	53	55	71	75	80	68	69	63	57
Sat	35	35	38	39	42	48	48	46	50	57	66	70	66	59	59	53	51
Sun	35	33	34	35	45	39	40	43	47	60	61	66	68	58	49	56	50

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 Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 36 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Queens?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	48	59	60	59	53	48	51	58	57	71	76	65	52	45	42
Tue	36	41	49	59	51	51	58	52	54	55	67	74	73	67	50	43	40
Wed	38	40	49	55	49	53	53	51	51	55	65	78	75	74	53	51	42
Thu	44	56	54	61	50	55	62	59	53	60	69	86	84	75	62	56	44
Fri	40	39	45	57	54	46	58	56	53	55	71	75	80	68	69	63	57
Sat	35	35	38	39	42	48	48	46	50	57	66	70	66	59	59	53	51
Sun	35	33	34	35	45	39	40	43	47	60	61	66	68	58	49	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	48	59	60	59	53	48	51	58	57	71	76	65	52	45	42
Tue	36	41	49	59	51	51	58	52	54	55	67	74	73	67	50	43	40
Wed	38	40	49	55	49	53	53	51	51	55	65	78	75	74	53	51	42
Thu	44	56	54	61	50	55	62	59	53	60	69	86	84	75	62	56	44
Fri	40	39	45	57	54	46	58	56	53	55	71	75	80	68	69	63	57
Sat	35	35	38	39	42	48	48	46	50	57	66	70	66	59	59	53	51
Sun	35	33	34	35	45	39	40	43	47	60	61	66	68	58	49	56	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	48	59	60	59	53	48	51	58	57	71	76	65	52	45	42
Tue	36	41	49	59	51	51	58	52	54	55	67	74	73	67	50	43	40
Wed	38	40	49	55	49	53	53	51	51	55	65	78	75	74	53	51	42
Thu	44	56	54	61	50	55	62	59	53	60	69	86	84	75	62	56	44
Fri	40	39	45	57	54	46	58	56	53	55	71	75	80	68	69	63	57
Sat	35	35	38	39	42	48	48	46	50	57	66	70	66	59	59	53	51
Sun	35	33	34	35	45	39	40	43	47	60	61	66	68	58	49	56	50