Best Time to Drive from Bay Ridge to Co-op City

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 Bay Ridge to Co-op City 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	38	70	88	96	98	89	71	70	73	84	83	88	87	80	65	52	48
Tue	39	68	90	100	101	93	85	75	73	85	94	90	88	81	70	60	57
Wed	40	70	89	93	95	92	83	80	79	92	99	97	92	90	75	57	57
Thu	41	72	91	103	104	98	88	82	86	98	102	101	103	87	85	65	59
Fri	39	66	80	94	90	87	85	82	86	108	119	119	116	106	89	71	62
Sat	38	39	44	55	63	73	83	83	83	85	94	85	92	95	82	74	68
Sun	37	37	38	41	51	59	66	78	82	90	93	89	84	82	71	64	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Bay Ridge to Co-op City (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bay Ridge (82nd Street) to central Co-op City (De Kruif Place) 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 Bay Ridge to Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bay Ridge to Co-op City?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 38 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Co-op City?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	70	88	96	98	89	71	70	73	84	83	88	87	80	65	52	48
Tue	39	68	90	100	101	93	85	75	73	85	94	90	88	81	70	60	57
Wed	40	70	89	93	95	92	83	80	79	92	99	97	92	90	75	57	57
Thu	41	72	91	103	104	98	88	82	86	98	102	101	103	87	85	65	59
Fri	39	66	80	94	90	87	85	82	86	108	119	119	116	106	89	71	62
Sat	38	39	44	55	63	73	83	83	83	85	94	85	92	95	82	74	68
Sun	37	37	38	41	51	59	66	78	82	90	93	89	84	82	71	64	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	70	88	96	98	89	71	70	73	84	83	88	87	80	65	52	48
Tue	39	68	90	100	101	93	85	75	73	85	94	90	88	81	70	60	57
Wed	40	70	89	93	95	92	83	80	79	92	99	97	92	90	75	57	57
Thu	41	72	91	103	104	98	88	82	86	98	102	101	103	87	85	65	59
Fri	39	66	80	94	90	87	85	82	86	108	119	119	116	106	89	71	62
Sat	38	39	44	55	63	73	83	83	83	85	94	85	92	95	82	74	68
Sun	37	37	38	41	51	59	66	78	82	90	93	89	84	82	71	64	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	70	88	96	98	89	71	70	73	84	83	88	87	80	65	52	48
Tue	39	68	90	100	101	93	85	75	73	85	94	90	88	81	70	60	57
Wed	40	70	89	93	95	92	83	80	79	92	99	97	92	90	75	57	57
Thu	41	72	91	103	104	98	88	82	86	98	102	101	103	87	85	65	59
Fri	39	66	80	94	90	87	85	82	86	108	119	119	116	106	89	71	62
Sat	38	39	44	55	63	73	83	83	83	85	94	85	92	95	82	74	68
Sun	37	37	38	41	51	59	66	78	82	90	93	89	84	82	71	64	59