Best Time to Drive from Co-op City to Lower Manhattan

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 Lower Manhattan (via I-278 South and FDR Drive South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lower Manhattan to Co-op City

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 22 to 59 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 Lower Manhattan (Wall 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 Lower Manhattan 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	46	62	69	60	56	54	52	55	59	59	66	67	58	50	45	43
Tue	35	45	59	71	58	56	61	60	55	57	62	67	70	65	53	46	44
Wed	36	44	62	68	59	56	55	61	59	62	70	80	75	72	58	54	46
Thu	38	55	64	68	60	64	69	66	62	71	75	77	78	75	68	58	47
Fri	37	43	52	61	61	52	60	69	62	75	84	84	86	82	75	69	58
Sat	37	36	39	39	48	52	60	58	58	59	62	66	72	66	62	58	56
Sun	35	35	38	40	42	40	43	46	48	61	63	64	67	61	54	58	51

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 Lower Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 35 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Co-op City to Lower Manhattan?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Estimate this drive for any day and departure time →

More drives

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

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	62	69	60	56	54	52	55	59	59	66	67	58	50	45	43
Tue	35	45	59	71	58	56	61	60	55	57	62	67	70	65	53	46	44
Wed	36	44	62	68	59	56	55	61	59	62	70	80	75	72	58	54	46
Thu	38	55	64	68	60	64	69	66	62	71	75	77	78	75	68	58	47
Fri	37	43	52	61	61	52	60	69	62	75	84	84	86	82	75	69	58
Sat	37	36	39	39	48	52	60	58	58	59	62	66	72	66	62	58	56
Sun	35	35	38	40	42	40	43	46	48	61	63	64	67	61	54	58	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	62	69	60	56	54	52	55	59	59	66	67	58	50	45	43
Tue	35	45	59	71	58	56	61	60	55	57	62	67	70	65	53	46	44
Wed	36	44	62	68	59	56	55	61	59	62	70	80	75	72	58	54	46
Thu	38	55	64	68	60	64	69	66	62	71	75	77	78	75	68	58	47
Fri	37	43	52	61	61	52	60	69	62	75	84	84	86	82	75	69	58
Sat	37	36	39	39	48	52	60	58	58	59	62	66	72	66	62	58	56
Sun	35	35	38	40	42	40	43	46	48	61	63	64	67	61	54	58	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	62	69	60	56	54	52	55	59	59	66	67	58	50	45	43
Tue	35	45	59	71	58	56	61	60	55	57	62	67	70	65	53	46	44
Wed	36	44	62	68	59	56	55	61	59	62	70	80	75	72	58	54	46
Thu	38	55	64	68	60	64	69	66	62	71	75	77	78	75	68	58	47
Fri	37	43	52	61	61	52	60	69	62	75	84	84	86	82	75	69	58
Sat	37	36	39	39	48	52	60	58	58	59	62	66	72	66	62	58	56
Sun	35	35	38	40	42	40	43	46	48	61	63	64	67	61	54	58	51