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	43	48	56	67	68	59	58	53	57	64	64	84	85	72	60	53	47
Tue	42	45	55	66	56	55	63	56	59	63	69	85	85	73	58	50	46
Wed	44	45	56	66	56	55	57	59	57	64	76	86	90	84	64	57	49
Thu	47	64	59	68	60	60	67	62	58	69	75	99	96	86	74	67	51
Fri	43	44	52	65	63	56	64	64	60	63	81	88	87	76	74	63	61
Sat	41	41	42	44	46	52	52	52	59	61	65	73	72	66	68	59	56
Sun	39	40	41	41	52	45	46	49	55	65	70	72	72	64	58	62	56

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 99 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 99 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 99 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 99 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	56	67	68	59	58	53	57	64	64	84	85	72	60	53	47
Tue	42	45	55	66	56	55	63	56	59	63	69	85	85	73	58	50	46
Wed	44	45	56	66	56	55	57	59	57	64	76	86	90	84	64	57	49
Thu	47	64	59	68	60	60	67	62	58	69	75	99	96	86	74	67	51
Fri	43	44	52	65	63	56	64	64	60	63	81	88	87	76	74	63	61
Sat	41	41	42	44	46	52	52	52	59	61	65	73	72	66	68	59	56
Sun	39	40	41	41	52	45	46	49	55	65	70	72	72	64	58	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	56	67	68	59	58	53	57	64	64	84	85	72	60	53	47
Tue	42	45	55	66	56	55	63	56	59	63	69	85	85	73	58	50	46
Wed	44	45	56	66	56	55	57	59	57	64	76	86	90	84	64	57	49
Thu	47	64	59	68	60	60	67	62	58	69	75	99	96	86	74	67	51
Fri	43	44	52	65	63	56	64	64	60	63	81	88	87	76	74	63	61
Sat	41	41	42	44	46	52	52	52	59	61	65	73	72	66	68	59	56
Sun	39	40	41	41	52	45	46	49	55	65	70	72	72	64	58	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	56	67	68	59	58	53	57	64	64	84	85	72	60	53	47
Tue	42	45	55	66	56	55	63	56	59	63	69	85	85	73	58	50	46
Wed	44	45	56	66	56	55	57	59	57	64	76	86	90	84	64	57	49
Thu	47	64	59	68	60	60	67	62	58	69	75	99	96	86	74	67	51
Fri	43	44	52	65	63	56	64	64	60	63	81	88	87	76	74	63	61
Sat	41	41	42	44	46	52	52	52	59	61	65	73	72	66	68	59	56
Sun	39	40	41	41	52	45	46	49	55	65	70	72	72	64	58	62	56