Best Time to Drive from Co-op City to Downtown Brooklyn

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 Co-op City to Downtown Brooklyn (via I-495 West and I-678 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 92 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Downtown Brooklyn to Co-op City

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 10 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 Co-op City (De Kruif Place) to central Downtown Brooklyn (Joralemon 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 Downtown Brooklyn 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	33	48	64	69	64	52	55	66	59	70	74	78	81	76	58	49	43
Tue	38	65	83	78	73	71	67	63	68	65	72	78	79	67	57	66	53
Wed	35	63	72	77	73	67	63	69	60	59	68	82	78	70	55	60	51
Thu	37	65	72	76	72	68	66	65	59	65	66	77	76	70	59	60	51
Fri	36	62	67	78	71	64	61	66	69	75	84	87	84	78	67	62	54
Sat	55	39	36	40	46	45	48	49	57	70	69	73	85	73	82	74	70
Sun	61	40	40	36	38	38	41	45	52	55	63	73	75	86	72	77	72

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 Downtown Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Co-op City to Downtown Brooklyn?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 33 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Co-op City to Downtown Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	48	64	69	64	52	55	66	59	70	74	78	81	76	58	49	43
Tue	38	65	83	78	73	71	67	63	68	65	72	78	79	67	57	66	53
Wed	35	63	72	77	73	67	63	69	60	59	68	82	78	70	55	60	51
Thu	37	65	72	76	72	68	66	65	59	65	66	77	76	70	59	60	51
Fri	36	62	67	78	71	64	61	66	69	75	84	87	84	78	67	62	54
Sat	55	39	36	40	46	45	48	49	57	70	69	73	85	73	82	74	70
Sun	61	40	40	36	38	38	41	45	52	55	63	73	75	86	72	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	48	64	69	64	52	55	66	59	70	74	78	81	76	58	49	43
Tue	38	65	83	78	73	71	67	63	68	65	72	78	79	67	57	66	53
Wed	35	63	72	77	73	67	63	69	60	59	68	82	78	70	55	60	51
Thu	37	65	72	76	72	68	66	65	59	65	66	77	76	70	59	60	51
Fri	36	62	67	78	71	64	61	66	69	75	84	87	84	78	67	62	54
Sat	55	39	36	40	46	45	48	49	57	70	69	73	85	73	82	74	70
Sun	61	40	40	36	38	38	41	45	52	55	63	73	75	86	72	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	48	64	69	64	52	55	66	59	70	74	78	81	76	58	49	43
Tue	38	65	83	78	73	71	67	63	68	65	72	78	79	67	57	66	53
Wed	35	63	72	77	73	67	63	69	60	59	68	82	78	70	55	60	51
Thu	37	65	72	76	72	68	66	65	59	65	66	77	76	70	59	60	51
Fri	36	62	67	78	71	64	61	66	69	75	84	87	84	78	67	62	54
Sat	55	39	36	40	46	45	48	49	57	70	69	73	85	73	82	74	70
Sun	61	40	40	36	38	38	41	45	52	55	63	73	75	86	72	77	72