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.

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	35	46	63	70	61	54	54	51	56	59	58	68	68	58	50	45	42
Tue	34	45	59	71	58	56	61	59	56	57	64	71	71	64	54	46	43
Wed	35	45	64	71	59	55	56	59	58	61	70	80	76	70	59	54	46
Thu	37	57	65	70	60	60	66	64	60	71	77	82	80	75	69	60	47
Fri	36	44	54	63	62	55	61	65	61	74	88	91	91	83	76	69	57
Sat	36	36	38	38	44	51	56	55	58	59	62	67	72	68	66	61	56
Sun	36	34	35	36	43	41	44	47	52	61	63	66	67	62	57	59	52

About this drive

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 34 minutes and up to 97 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (22 to 65 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 Lower Manhattan (Wall 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 Lower Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 97 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 34 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	63	70	61	54	54	51	56	59	58	68	68	58	50	45	42
Tue	34	45	59	71	58	56	61	59	56	57	64	71	71	64	54	46	43
Wed	35	45	64	71	59	55	56	59	58	61	70	80	76	70	59	54	46
Thu	37	57	65	70	60	60	66	64	60	71	77	82	80	75	69	60	47
Fri	36	44	54	63	62	55	61	65	61	74	88	91	91	83	76	69	57
Sat	36	36	38	38	44	51	56	55	58	59	62	67	72	68	66	61	56
Sun	36	34	35	36	43	41	44	47	52	61	63	66	67	62	57	59	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	63	70	61	54	54	51	56	59	58	68	68	58	50	45	42
Tue	34	45	59	71	58	56	61	59	56	57	64	71	71	64	54	46	43
Wed	35	45	64	71	59	55	56	59	58	61	70	80	76	70	59	54	46
Thu	37	57	65	70	60	60	66	64	60	71	77	82	80	75	69	60	47
Fri	36	44	54	63	62	55	61	65	61	74	88	91	91	83	76	69	57
Sat	36	36	38	38	44	51	56	55	58	59	62	67	72	68	66	61	56
Sun	36	34	35	36	43	41	44	47	52	61	63	66	67	62	57	59	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	63	70	61	54	54	51	56	59	58	68	68	58	50	45	42
Tue	34	45	59	71	58	56	61	59	56	57	64	71	71	64	54	46	43
Wed	35	45	64	71	59	55	56	59	58	61	70	80	76	70	59	54	46
Thu	37	57	65	70	60	60	66	64	60	71	77	82	80	75	69	60	47
Fri	36	44	54	63	62	55	61	65	61	74	88	91	91	83	76	69	57
Sat	36	36	38	38	44	51	56	55	58	59	62	67	72	68	66	61	56
Sun	36	34	35	36	43	41	44	47	52	61	63	66	67	62	57	59	52