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.

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	32	46	65	70	64	50	51	56	50	51	70	75	81	76	58	49	43
Tue	38	65	83	78	74	71	67	62	68	64	75	80	80	68	57	66	53
Wed	34	63	73	79	73	66	63	69	60	59	69	83	79	70	54	60	51
Thu	37	65	73	78	72	67	65	65	53	60	64	73	72	65	58	59	50
Fri	35	61	67	73	69	56	56	60	62	70	83	84	84	71	66	60	52
Sat	52	39	36	37	42	44	48	49	56	63	64	66	75	72	73	72	60
Sun	61	40	39	35	38	37	40	44	50	51	57	71	72	63	64	63	56

About this drive

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 32 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (10 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Co-op City (De Kruif Place) to central Downtown Brooklyn (Joralemon Street) 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 Co-op City to Downtown Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 93 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 32 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

More drives

Downtown Brooklyn to Co-op City (return trip) · Co-op City to Lower Manhattan · Co-op City to Harlem · Co-op City to Bay Ridge · Co-op City to Jamaica · Co-op City to Flushing · Co-op City to Staten Island · Co-op City to JFK · Co-op City to LGA

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	46	65	70	64	50	51	56	50	51	70	75	81	76	58	49	43
Tue	38	65	83	78	74	71	67	62	68	64	75	80	80	68	57	66	53
Wed	34	63	73	79	73	66	63	69	60	59	69	83	79	70	54	60	51
Thu	37	65	73	78	72	67	65	65	53	60	64	73	72	65	58	59	50
Fri	35	61	67	73	69	56	56	60	62	70	83	84	84	71	66	60	52
Sat	52	39	36	37	42	44	48	49	56	63	64	66	75	72	73	72	60
Sun	61	40	39	35	38	37	40	44	50	51	57	71	72	63	64	63	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	46	65	70	64	50	51	56	50	51	70	75	81	76	58	49	43
Tue	38	65	83	78	74	71	67	62	68	64	75	80	80	68	57	66	53
Wed	34	63	73	79	73	66	63	69	60	59	69	83	79	70	54	60	51
Thu	37	65	73	78	72	67	65	65	53	60	64	73	72	65	58	59	50
Fri	35	61	67	73	69	56	56	60	62	70	83	84	84	71	66	60	52
Sat	52	39	36	37	42	44	48	49	56	63	64	66	75	72	73	72	60
Sun	61	40	39	35	38	37	40	44	50	51	57	71	72	63	64	63	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	46	65	70	64	50	51	56	50	51	70	75	81	76	58	49	43
Tue	38	65	83	78	74	71	67	62	68	64	75	80	80	68	57	66	53
Wed	34	63	73	79	73	66	63	69	60	59	69	83	79	70	54	60	51
Thu	37	65	73	78	72	67	65	65	53	60	64	73	72	65	58	59	50
Fri	35	61	67	73	69	56	56	60	62	70	83	84	84	71	66	60	52
Sat	52	39	36	37	42	44	48	49	56	63	64	66	75	72	73	72	60
Sun	61	40	39	35	38	37	40	44	50	51	57	71	72	63	64	63	56