Best Time to Drive from Coney Island to Co-op City

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 30-mile drive from Coney Island to Co-op City (via I-678 North and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 15 miles: 30 to 87 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 Coney Island (Sea Breeze Avenue) to central Co-op City (De Kruif Place) 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 Coney Island to Co-op City 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	48	73	103	103	95	93	102	103	108	105	109	110	106	103	94	75	67
Tue	64	72	102	119	113	109	110	106	109	105	111	110	107	103	97	79	73
Wed	63	88	104	102	86	95	77	103	111	113	116	117	112	105	101	82	66
Thu	77	75	96	111	100	86	101	97	101	110	119	120	118	112	108	93	70
Fri	70	79	93	81	94	75	118	113	121	129	135	127	125	126	119	102	102
Sat	55	49	63	78	73	88	86	77	81	100	104	113	101	101	93	88	87
Sun	51	49	51	56	56	65	64	71	85	90	99	105	100	98	99	95	82

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 Coney Island to Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 48 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Coney Island to Co-op City?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	73	103	103	95	93	102	103	108	105	109	110	106	103	94	75	67
Tue	64	72	102	119	113	109	110	106	109	105	111	110	107	103	97	79	73
Wed	63	88	104	102	86	95	77	103	111	113	116	117	112	105	101	82	66
Thu	77	75	96	111	100	86	101	97	101	110	119	120	118	112	108	93	70
Fri	70	79	93	81	94	75	118	113	121	129	135	127	125	126	119	102	102
Sat	55	49	63	78	73	88	86	77	81	100	104	113	101	101	93	88	87
Sun	51	49	51	56	56	65	64	71	85	90	99	105	100	98	99	95	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	73	103	103	95	93	102	103	108	105	109	110	106	103	94	75	67
Tue	64	72	102	119	113	109	110	106	109	105	111	110	107	103	97	79	73
Wed	63	88	104	102	86	95	77	103	111	113	116	117	112	105	101	82	66
Thu	77	75	96	111	100	86	101	97	101	110	119	120	118	112	108	93	70
Fri	70	79	93	81	94	75	118	113	121	129	135	127	125	126	119	102	102
Sat	55	49	63	78	73	88	86	77	81	100	104	113	101	101	93	88	87
Sun	51	49	51	56	56	65	64	71	85	90	99	105	100	98	99	95	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	73	103	103	95	93	102	103	108	105	109	110	106	103	94	75	67
Tue	64	72	102	119	113	109	110	106	109	105	111	110	107	103	97	79	73
Wed	63	88	104	102	86	95	77	103	111	113	116	117	112	105	101	82	66
Thu	77	75	96	111	100	86	101	97	101	110	119	120	118	112	108	93	70
Fri	70	79	93	81	94	75	118	113	121	129	135	127	125	126	119	102	102
Sat	55	49	63	78	73	88	86	77	81	100	104	113	101	101	93	88	87
Sun	51	49	51	56	56	65	64	71	85	90	99	105	100	98	99	95	82