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.

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	72	114	106	89	91	102	94	113	118	111	112	111	103	97	79	69
Tue	67	75	108	120	113	110	110	107	110	108	113	110	109	104	99	83	74
Wed	66	96	112	103	93	98	83	102	108	114	116	117	112	106	101	85	68
Thu	80	80	103	113	102	86	99	96	87	104	108	105	99	98	90	83	66
Fri	60	81	102	86	78	95	93	93	105	130	141	114	118	120	115	96	96
Sat	54	60	73	78	71	86	80	88	77	89	103	100	95	104	93	92	89
Sun	51	50	55	62	61	66	69	74	82	93	94	103	100	100	98	95	88

About this drive

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 145 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (30 to 96 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Coney Island (Sea Breeze Avenue) to central Co-op City (De Kruif Place) 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 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 145 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 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 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	72	114	106	89	91	102	94	113	118	111	112	111	103	97	79	69
Tue	67	75	108	120	113	110	110	107	110	108	113	110	109	104	99	83	74
Wed	66	96	112	103	93	98	83	102	108	114	116	117	112	106	101	85	68
Thu	80	80	103	113	102	86	99	96	87	104	108	105	99	98	90	83	66
Fri	60	81	102	86	78	95	93	93	105	130	141	114	118	120	115	96	96
Sat	54	60	73	78	71	86	80	88	77	89	103	100	95	104	93	92	89
Sun	51	50	55	62	61	66	69	74	82	93	94	103	100	100	98	95	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	72	114	106	89	91	102	94	113	118	111	112	111	103	97	79	69
Tue	67	75	108	120	113	110	110	107	110	108	113	110	109	104	99	83	74
Wed	66	96	112	103	93	98	83	102	108	114	116	117	112	106	101	85	68
Thu	80	80	103	113	102	86	99	96	87	104	108	105	99	98	90	83	66
Fri	60	81	102	86	78	95	93	93	105	130	141	114	118	120	115	96	96
Sat	54	60	73	78	71	86	80	88	77	89	103	100	95	104	93	92	89
Sun	51	50	55	62	61	66	69	74	82	93	94	103	100	100	98	95	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	72	114	106	89	91	102	94	113	118	111	112	111	103	97	79	69
Tue	67	75	108	120	113	110	110	107	110	108	113	110	109	104	99	83	74
Wed	66	96	112	103	93	98	83	102	108	114	116	117	112	106	101	85	68
Thu	80	80	103	113	102	86	99	96	87	104	108	105	99	98	90	83	66
Fri	60	81	102	86	78	95	93	93	105	130	141	114	118	120	115	96	96
Sat	54	60	73	78	71	86	80	88	77	89	103	100	95	104	93	92	89
Sun	51	50	55	62	61	66	69	74	82	93	94	103	100	100	98	95	88