Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Fordham

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 Brooklyn to Fordham 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	35	42	60	77	68	59	55	56	56	57	69	89	99	84	56	49	52
Tue	34	39	57	79	68	67	62	66	66	63	71	110	113	94	58	52	75
Wed	33	39	62	73	76	69	63	68	62	71	70	109	110	88	60	54	55
Thu	42	47	62	72	76	77	81	70	66	72	84	118	120	102	82	57	59
Fri	34	38	52	61	56	62	71	66	67	77	101	118	108	98	78	70	55
Sat	32	36	40	49	46	55	65	62	72	81	82	80	76	74	66	64	61
Sun	32	33	37	39	43	50	46	60	70	78	72	76	74	64	63	62	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Brooklyn to Fordham (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (16 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Fordham 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 Brooklyn to Fordham?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Fordham?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 33 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Fordham?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays 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	35	42	60	77	68	59	55	56	56	57	69	89	99	84	56	49	52
Tue	34	39	57	79	68	67	62	66	66	63	71	110	113	94	58	52	75
Wed	33	39	62	73	76	69	63	68	62	71	70	109	110	88	60	54	55
Thu	42	47	62	72	76	77	81	70	66	72	84	118	120	102	82	57	59
Fri	34	38	52	61	56	62	71	66	67	77	101	118	108	98	78	70	55
Sat	32	36	40	49	46	55	65	62	72	81	82	80	76	74	66	64	61
Sun	32	33	37	39	43	50	46	60	70	78	72	76	74	64	63	62	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	60	77	68	59	55	56	56	57	69	89	99	84	56	49	52
Tue	34	39	57	79	68	67	62	66	66	63	71	110	113	94	58	52	75
Wed	33	39	62	73	76	69	63	68	62	71	70	109	110	88	60	54	55
Thu	42	47	62	72	76	77	81	70	66	72	84	118	120	102	82	57	59
Fri	34	38	52	61	56	62	71	66	67	77	101	118	108	98	78	70	55
Sat	32	36	40	49	46	55	65	62	72	81	82	80	76	74	66	64	61
Sun	32	33	37	39	43	50	46	60	70	78	72	76	74	64	63	62	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	60	77	68	59	55	56	56	57	69	89	99	84	56	49	52
Tue	34	39	57	79	68	67	62	66	66	63	71	110	113	94	58	52	75
Wed	33	39	62	73	76	69	63	68	62	71	70	109	110	88	60	54	55
Thu	42	47	62	72	76	77	81	70	66	72	84	118	120	102	82	57	59
Fri	34	38	52	61	56	62	71	66	67	77	101	118	108	98	78	70	55
Sat	32	36	40	49	46	55	65	62	72	81	82	80	76	74	66	64	61
Sun	32	33	37	39	43	50	46	60	70	78	72	76	74	64	63	62	61