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.

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Co-op City to JFK (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 66 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: JFK to Co-op City

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 19 to 41 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 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 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	36	42	44	48	49	47	44	42	44	43	45	51	52	50	43	41	40
Tue	34	40	43	50	47	50	53	51	43	43	52	55	54	51	45	43	41
Wed	34	39	43	49	45	47	45	46	45	45	53	66	60	56	48	46	40
Thu	37	45	46	48	47	56	56	50	46	50	60	61	63	60	54	49	42
Fri	35	38	40	45	49	43	50	54	49	56	65	63	64	62	56	54	46
Sat	35	33	35	36	41	40	45	45	43	46	50	49	51	51	49	52	49
Sun	35	33	36	36	40	37	38	40	43	48	50	50	53	52	49	53	47

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 34 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 34 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	44	48	49	47	44	42	44	43	45	51	52	50	43	41	40
Tue	34	40	43	50	47	50	53	51	43	43	52	55	54	51	45	43	41
Wed	34	39	43	49	45	47	45	46	45	45	53	66	60	56	48	46	40
Thu	37	45	46	48	47	56	56	50	46	50	60	61	63	60	54	49	42
Fri	35	38	40	45	49	43	50	54	49	56	65	63	64	62	56	54	46
Sat	35	33	35	36	41	40	45	45	43	46	50	49	51	51	49	52	49
Sun	35	33	36	36	40	37	38	40	43	48	50	50	53	52	49	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	44	48	49	47	44	42	44	43	45	51	52	50	43	41	40
Tue	34	40	43	50	47	50	53	51	43	43	52	55	54	51	45	43	41
Wed	34	39	43	49	45	47	45	46	45	45	53	66	60	56	48	46	40
Thu	37	45	46	48	47	56	56	50	46	50	60	61	63	60	54	49	42
Fri	35	38	40	45	49	43	50	54	49	56	65	63	64	62	56	54	46
Sat	35	33	35	36	41	40	45	45	43	46	50	49	51	51	49	52	49
Sun	35	33	36	36	40	37	38	40	43	48	50	50	53	52	49	53	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	44	48	49	47	44	42	44	43	45	51	52	50	43	41	40
Tue	34	40	43	50	47	50	53	51	43	43	52	55	54	51	45	43	41
Wed	34	39	43	49	45	47	45	46	45	45	53	66	60	56	48	46	40
Thu	37	45	46	48	47	56	56	50	46	50	60	61	63	60	54	49	42
Fri	35	38	40	45	49	43	50	54	49	56	65	63	64	62	56	54	46
Sat	35	33	35	36	41	40	45	45	43	46	50	49	51	51	49	52	49
Sun	35	33	36	36	40	37	38	40	43	48	50	50	53	52	49	53	47