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.

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	37	37	36	33	34	30	33	34	36	41	41	38	33	30	30
Tue	25	29	36	41	37	38	39	37	34	34	39	45	44	40	35	29	29
Wed	26	29	38	41	36	36	35	37	35	36	41	50	45	43	37	33	29
Thu	30	30	37	41	34	38	40	39	34	36	44	45	48	43	39	34	29
Fri	25	30	33	35	34	33	37	37	35	41	51	53	52	48	45	39	34
Sat	25	25	26	27	28	30	32	32	32	34	36	37	38	38	37	36	33
Sun	25	23	24	26	27	27	27	29	31	35	37	37	38	39	36	37	35

About this drive

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 53 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (10 to 29 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 Jamaica (169th 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 Jamaica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 53 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 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 53 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	37	37	36	33	34	30	33	34	36	41	41	38	33	30	30
Tue	25	29	36	41	37	38	39	37	34	34	39	45	44	40	35	29	29
Wed	26	29	38	41	36	36	35	37	35	36	41	50	45	43	37	33	29
Thu	30	30	37	41	34	38	40	39	34	36	44	45	48	43	39	34	29
Fri	25	30	33	35	34	33	37	37	35	41	51	53	52	48	45	39	34
Sat	25	25	26	27	28	30	32	32	32	34	36	37	38	38	37	36	33
Sun	25	23	24	26	27	27	27	29	31	35	37	37	38	39	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	29	37	37	36	33	34	30	33	34	36	41	41	38	33	30	30
Tue	25	29	36	41	37	38	39	37	34	34	39	45	44	40	35	29	29
Wed	26	29	38	41	36	36	35	37	35	36	41	50	45	43	37	33	29
Thu	30	30	37	41	34	38	40	39	34	36	44	45	48	43	39	34	29
Fri	25	30	33	35	34	33	37	37	35	41	51	53	52	48	45	39	34
Sat	25	25	26	27	28	30	32	32	32	34	36	37	38	38	37	36	33
Sun	25	23	24	26	27	27	27	29	31	35	37	37	38	39	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	29	37	37	36	33	34	30	33	34	36	41	41	38	33	30	30
Tue	25	29	36	41	37	38	39	37	34	34	39	45	44	40	35	29	29
Wed	26	29	38	41	36	36	35	37	35	36	41	50	45	43	37	33	29
Thu	30	30	37	41	34	38	40	39	34	36	44	45	48	43	39	34	29
Fri	25	30	33	35	34	33	37	37	35	41	51	53	52	48	45	39	34
Sat	25	25	26	27	28	30	32	32	32	34	36	37	38	38	37	36	33
Sun	25	23	24	26	27	27	27	29	31	35	37	37	38	39	36	37	35