Best Time to Drive from Yonkers to Valley Stream

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 Valley Stream 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	42	47	54	64	67	63	58	52	56	66	63	83	86	73	57	53	48
Tue	42	45	53	66	56	55	63	55	59	64	71	86	86	74	57	49	46
Wed	43	44	57	63	56	58	57	58	57	63	73	85	87	82	60	56	50
Thu	47	62	58	67	57	62	67	65	58	68	73	97	96	83	69	62	51
Fri	42	42	49	62	58	53	63	62	60	62	80	86	86	73	75	67	61
Sat	41	41	41	43	45	52	53	52	57	62	69	75	70	64	65	60	56
Sun	38	36	41	40	52	44	45	48	54	67	69	72	74	62	56	62	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Yonkers to Valley Stream (via I-95 East and I-295 South and Cross Island Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 97 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (76 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yonkers to central Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yonkers to Valley Stream?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 42 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Valley Stream?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	54	64	67	63	58	52	56	66	63	83	86	73	57	53	48
Tue	42	45	53	66	56	55	63	55	59	64	71	86	86	74	57	49	46
Wed	43	44	57	63	56	58	57	58	57	63	73	85	87	82	60	56	50
Thu	47	62	58	67	57	62	67	65	58	68	73	97	96	83	69	62	51
Fri	42	42	49	62	58	53	63	62	60	62	80	86	86	73	75	67	61
Sat	41	41	41	43	45	52	53	52	57	62	69	75	70	64	65	60	56
Sun	38	36	41	40	52	44	45	48	54	67	69	72	74	62	56	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	54	64	67	63	58	52	56	66	63	83	86	73	57	53	48
Tue	42	45	53	66	56	55	63	55	59	64	71	86	86	74	57	49	46
Wed	43	44	57	63	56	58	57	58	57	63	73	85	87	82	60	56	50
Thu	47	62	58	67	57	62	67	65	58	68	73	97	96	83	69	62	51
Fri	42	42	49	62	58	53	63	62	60	62	80	86	86	73	75	67	61
Sat	41	41	41	43	45	52	53	52	57	62	69	75	70	64	65	60	56
Sun	38	36	41	40	52	44	45	48	54	67	69	72	74	62	56	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	54	64	67	63	58	52	56	66	63	83	86	73	57	53	48
Tue	42	45	53	66	56	55	63	55	59	64	71	86	86	74	57	49	46
Wed	43	44	57	63	56	58	57	58	57	63	73	85	87	82	60	56	50
Thu	47	62	58	67	57	62	67	65	58	68	73	97	96	83	69	62	51
Fri	42	42	49	62	58	53	63	62	60	62	80	86	86	73	75	67	61
Sat	41	41	41	43	45	52	53	52	57	62	69	75	70	64	65	60	56
Sun	38	36	41	40	52	44	45	48	54	67	69	72	74	62	56	62	57