Best Time to Drive from Co-op City to JFK

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 JFK 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	27	34	40	41	41	37	38	36	37	38	41	47	48	43	38	33	32
Tue	27	34	40	43	40	41	41	41	40	38	45	52	51	44	40	34	33
Wed	28	33	41	44	38	38	37	39	39	39	45	60	53	47	41	36	33
Thu	34	35	40	43	36	41	43	42	39	43	48	56	55	49	44	39	34
Fri	33	34	38	40	40	36	40	41	41	45	53	58	54	51	48	44	40
Sat	28	26	29	31	34	35	35	35	37	38	40	42	41	42	40	39	39
Sun	27	26	27	31	29	29	31	33	34	38	41	42	43	43	40	40	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Co-op City to JFK (via I-678 South and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (43 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (9 to 24 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 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 JFK?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 27 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

More drives

JFK to Co-op City (return trip) · Co-op City to Lower Manhattan · Co-op City to Harlem · Co-op City to Downtown Brooklyn · 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 LGA

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	40	41	41	37	38	36	37	38	41	47	48	43	38	33	32
Tue	27	34	40	43	40	41	41	41	40	38	45	52	51	44	40	34	33
Wed	28	33	41	44	38	38	37	39	39	39	45	60	53	47	41	36	33
Thu	34	35	40	43	36	41	43	42	39	43	48	56	55	49	44	39	34
Fri	33	34	38	40	40	36	40	41	41	45	53	58	54	51	48	44	40
Sat	28	26	29	31	34	35	35	35	37	38	40	42	41	42	40	39	39
Sun	27	26	27	31	29	29	31	33	34	38	41	42	43	43	40	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	40	41	41	37	38	36	37	38	41	47	48	43	38	33	32
Tue	27	34	40	43	40	41	41	41	40	38	45	52	51	44	40	34	33
Wed	28	33	41	44	38	38	37	39	39	39	45	60	53	47	41	36	33
Thu	34	35	40	43	36	41	43	42	39	43	48	56	55	49	44	39	34
Fri	33	34	38	40	40	36	40	41	41	45	53	58	54	51	48	44	40
Sat	28	26	29	31	34	35	35	35	37	38	40	42	41	42	40	39	39
Sun	27	26	27	31	29	29	31	33	34	38	41	42	43	43	40	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	34	40	41	41	37	38	36	37	38	41	47	48	43	38	33	32
Tue	27	34	40	43	40	41	41	41	40	38	45	52	51	44	40	34	33
Wed	28	33	41	44	38	38	37	39	39	39	45	60	53	47	41	36	33
Thu	34	35	40	43	36	41	43	42	39	43	48	56	55	49	44	39	34
Fri	33	34	38	40	40	36	40	41	41	45	53	58	54	51	48	44	40
Sat	28	26	29	31	34	35	35	35	37	38	40	42	41	42	40	39	39
Sun	27	26	27	31	29	29	31	33	34	38	41	42	43	43	40	40	36