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.

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Brooklyn to Fordham (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 118 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Fordham to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 19 to 52 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 Brooklyn to central Fordham 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 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	39	44	57	76	71	62	63	61	61	62	71	89	96	84	57	51	55
Tue	36	43	58	82	71	69	67	70	71	67	70	113	115	100	63	54	72
Wed	36	42	62	75	76	69	67	71	66	72	74	105	108	93	64	56	56
Thu	41	48	62	75	79	78	81	75	69	73	80	112	118	99	79	61	62
Fri	38	43	52	62	58	64	73	70	71	81	100	118	110	97	78	72	60
Sat	38	45	48	59	52	58	70	66	79	81	84	81	80	77	69	68	66
Sun	34	32	40	42	44	54	51	59	65	73	69	73	74	64	61	64	61

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 36 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 36 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Fordham?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 118 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	44	57	76	71	62	63	61	61	62	71	89	96	84	57	51	55
Tue	36	43	58	82	71	69	67	70	71	67	70	113	115	100	63	54	72
Wed	36	42	62	75	76	69	67	71	66	72	74	105	108	93	64	56	56
Thu	41	48	62	75	79	78	81	75	69	73	80	112	118	99	79	61	62
Fri	38	43	52	62	58	64	73	70	71	81	100	118	110	97	78	72	60
Sat	38	45	48	59	52	58	70	66	79	81	84	81	80	77	69	68	66
Sun	34	32	40	42	44	54	51	59	65	73	69	73	74	64	61	64	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	57	76	71	62	63	61	61	62	71	89	96	84	57	51	55
Tue	36	43	58	82	71	69	67	70	71	67	70	113	115	100	63	54	72
Wed	36	42	62	75	76	69	67	71	66	72	74	105	108	93	64	56	56
Thu	41	48	62	75	79	78	81	75	69	73	80	112	118	99	79	61	62
Fri	38	43	52	62	58	64	73	70	71	81	100	118	110	97	78	72	60
Sat	38	45	48	59	52	58	70	66	79	81	84	81	80	77	69	68	66
Sun	34	32	40	42	44	54	51	59	65	73	69	73	74	64	61	64	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	57	76	71	62	63	61	61	62	71	89	96	84	57	51	55
Tue	36	43	58	82	71	69	67	70	71	67	70	113	115	100	63	54	72
Wed	36	42	62	75	76	69	67	71	66	72	74	105	108	93	64	56	56
Thu	41	48	62	75	79	78	81	75	69	73	80	112	118	99	79	61	62
Fri	38	43	52	62	58	64	73	70	71	81	100	118	110	97	78	72	60
Sat	38	45	48	59	52	58	70	66	79	81	84	81	80	77	69	68	66
Sun	34	32	40	42	44	54	51	59	65	73	69	73	74	64	61	64	61