Best Time to Drive from Co-op City to Jamaica

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 16-mile drive from Co-op City to Jamaica (via I-678 South and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 10 to 27 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 Jamaica (169th 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 Jamaica 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	24	29	35	38	38	34	34	32	33	34	35	41	41	40	33	30	28
Tue	24	29	35	41	37	38	39	37	34	34	38	42	43	40	35	29	29
Wed	26	28	35	39	35	36	34	37	36	36	41	50	46	44	36	33	29
Thu	31	30	36	39	34	39	41	38	36	39	44	47	48	45	41	35	30
Fri	30	29	33	37	37	33	37	40	37	42	49	51	50	47	45	41	35
Sat	25	24	27	28	31	32	33	32	34	35	38	38	38	38	36	36	34
Sun	24	24	25	29	27	26	27	28	30	35	37	37	38	39	36	37	32

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 Jamaica?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 24 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Co-op City to Jamaica?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	29	35	38	38	34	34	32	33	34	35	41	41	40	33	30	28
Tue	24	29	35	41	37	38	39	37	34	34	38	42	43	40	35	29	29
Wed	26	28	35	39	35	36	34	37	36	36	41	50	46	44	36	33	29
Thu	31	30	36	39	34	39	41	38	36	39	44	47	48	45	41	35	30
Fri	30	29	33	37	37	33	37	40	37	42	49	51	50	47	45	41	35
Sat	25	24	27	28	31	32	33	32	34	35	38	38	38	38	36	36	34
Sun	24	24	25	29	27	26	27	28	30	35	37	37	38	39	36	37	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	29	35	38	38	34	34	32	33	34	35	41	41	40	33	30	28
Tue	24	29	35	41	37	38	39	37	34	34	38	42	43	40	35	29	29
Wed	26	28	35	39	35	36	34	37	36	36	41	50	46	44	36	33	29
Thu	31	30	36	39	34	39	41	38	36	39	44	47	48	45	41	35	30
Fri	30	29	33	37	37	33	37	40	37	42	49	51	50	47	45	41	35
Sat	25	24	27	28	31	32	33	32	34	35	38	38	38	38	36	36	34
Sun	24	24	25	29	27	26	27	28	30	35	37	37	38	39	36	37	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	29	35	38	38	34	34	32	33	34	35	41	41	40	33	30	28
Tue	24	29	35	41	37	38	39	37	34	34	38	42	43	40	35	29	29
Wed	26	28	35	39	35	36	34	37	36	36	41	50	46	44	36	33	29
Thu	31	30	36	39	34	39	41	38	36	39	44	47	48	45	41	35	30
Fri	30	29	33	37	37	33	37	40	37	42	49	51	50	47	45	41	35
Sat	25	24	27	28	31	32	33	32	34	35	38	38	38	38	36	36	34
Sun	24	24	25	29	27	26	27	28	30	35	37	37	38	39	36	37	32