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

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 28-mile drive from Co-op City to Bay Ridge (via I-495 West and I-278 South and I-678 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bay Ridge to Co-op City

Freeway, about 25 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 7 to 18 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 Co-op City (De Kruif Place) to central Bay Ridge (82nd Street) 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 Co-op City to Bay Ridge 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	49	58	62	60	56	60	57	58	65	67	72	77	73	54	50	46
Tue	41	59	84	78	67	64	67	60	60	58	65	68	67	60	54	55	51
Wed	40	56	67	72	67	61	65	61	59	56	62	71	69	64	55	56	50
Thu	42	62	66	69	65	64	65	63	58	63	61	68	69	63	56	57	50
Fri	41	55	63	74	63	56	57	60	60	66	76	78	75	68	64	58	53
Sat	48	41	41	43	46	45	51	49	51	56	58	63	82	62	78	66	60
Sun	57	43	42	41	42	41	43	45	49	53	56	65	71	83	63	73	67

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 Co-op City to Bay Ridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 39 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 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	49	58	62	60	56	60	57	58	65	67	72	77	73	54	50	46
Tue	41	59	84	78	67	64	67	60	60	58	65	68	67	60	54	55	51
Wed	40	56	67	72	67	61	65	61	59	56	62	71	69	64	55	56	50
Thu	42	62	66	69	65	64	65	63	58	63	61	68	69	63	56	57	50
Fri	41	55	63	74	63	56	57	60	60	66	76	78	75	68	64	58	53
Sat	48	41	41	43	46	45	51	49	51	56	58	63	82	62	78	66	60
Sun	57	43	42	41	42	41	43	45	49	53	56	65	71	83	63	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	49	58	62	60	56	60	57	58	65	67	72	77	73	54	50	46
Tue	41	59	84	78	67	64	67	60	60	58	65	68	67	60	54	55	51
Wed	40	56	67	72	67	61	65	61	59	56	62	71	69	64	55	56	50
Thu	42	62	66	69	65	64	65	63	58	63	61	68	69	63	56	57	50
Fri	41	55	63	74	63	56	57	60	60	66	76	78	75	68	64	58	53
Sat	48	41	41	43	46	45	51	49	51	56	58	63	82	62	78	66	60
Sun	57	43	42	41	42	41	43	45	49	53	56	65	71	83	63	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	49	58	62	60	56	60	57	58	65	67	72	77	73	54	50	46
Tue	41	59	84	78	67	64	67	60	60	58	65	68	67	60	54	55	51
Wed	40	56	67	72	67	61	65	61	59	56	62	71	69	64	55	56	50
Thu	42	62	66	69	65	64	65	63	58	63	61	68	69	63	56	57	50
Fri	41	55	63	74	63	56	57	60	60	66	76	78	75	68	64	58	53
Sat	48	41	41	43	46	45	51	49	51	56	58	63	82	62	78	66	60
Sun	57	43	42	41	42	41	43	45	49	53	56	65	71	83	63	73	67