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Best Time to Drive from Co-op City to LGA

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 12-mile drive from Co-op City to LGA (via I-678 South and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: LGA to Co-op City

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 11 to 26 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 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (Columns E-F) 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 LGA by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2124293130292725262626313132262524
Tue2023283329303230262628333333272525
Wed2123293228292930292832363636302925
Thu2327303230343432283134363938333025
Fri2123262930263033303440414341383328
Sat2120222125252827272831303332303029
Sun2020222324222224253030303332303228

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 LGA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 20 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

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