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.

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Bay Ridge to Co-op City (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Co-op City to Bay Ridge

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 11 to 26 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 Bay Ridge (82nd Street) to central Co-op City (De Kruif Place) 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 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	39	68	85	94	95	85	70	69	73	83	81	85	86	79	64	50	47
Tue	39	67	88	99	100	93	85	75	74	82	91	89	88	80	70	60	58
Wed	39	69	86	94	90	89	81	80	78	84	98	96	90	84	75	58	59
Thu	40	71	87	97	101	96	86	80	86	93	98	101	102	86	84	64	58
Fri	39	61	77	92	86	86	86	81	87	104	113	117	112	101	86	74	65
Sat	38	38	42	55	64	72	80	80	84	92	96	86	92	90	81	75	68
Sun	37	37	38	40	50	59	65	75	78	83	93	91	83	80	70	66	58

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 39 minutes then, versus up to 117 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 39 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	68	85	94	95	85	70	69	73	83	81	85	86	79	64	50	47
Tue	39	67	88	99	100	93	85	75	74	82	91	89	88	80	70	60	58
Wed	39	69	86	94	90	89	81	80	78	84	98	96	90	84	75	58	59
Thu	40	71	87	97	101	96	86	80	86	93	98	101	102	86	84	64	58
Fri	39	61	77	92	86	86	86	81	87	104	113	117	112	101	86	74	65
Sat	38	38	42	55	64	72	80	80	84	92	96	86	92	90	81	75	68
Sun	37	37	38	40	50	59	65	75	78	83	93	91	83	80	70	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	68	85	94	95	85	70	69	73	83	81	85	86	79	64	50	47
Tue	39	67	88	99	100	93	85	75	74	82	91	89	88	80	70	60	58
Wed	39	69	86	94	90	89	81	80	78	84	98	96	90	84	75	58	59
Thu	40	71	87	97	101	96	86	80	86	93	98	101	102	86	84	64	58
Fri	39	61	77	92	86	86	86	81	87	104	113	117	112	101	86	74	65
Sat	38	38	42	55	64	72	80	80	84	92	96	86	92	90	81	75	68
Sun	37	37	38	40	50	59	65	75	78	83	93	91	83	80	70	66	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	68	85	94	95	85	70	69	73	83	81	85	86	79	64	50	47
Tue	39	67	88	99	100	93	85	75	74	82	91	89	88	80	70	60	58
Wed	39	69	86	94	90	89	81	80	78	84	98	96	90	84	75	58	59
Thu	40	71	87	97	101	96	86	80	86	93	98	101	102	86	84	64	58
Fri	39	61	77	92	86	86	86	81	87	104	113	117	112	101	86	74	65
Sat	38	38	42	55	64	72	80	80	84	92	96	86	92	90	81	75	68
Sun	37	37	38	40	50	59	65	75	78	83	93	91	83	80	70	66	58