Best Time to Drive from Coney Island to Fordham

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 Fordham 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	51	86	137	121	101	106	123	116	136	143	133	128	114	102	102	94	94
Tue	60	87	123	131	131	129	130	132	135	135	133	130	124	116	107	89	77
Wed	75	117	134	119	111	113	106	128	131	140	138	136	126	120	110	92	74
Thu	86	98	118	123	116	96	121	119	107	124	125	123	112	108	98	89	71
Fri	66	101	130	98	95	109	113	110	131	158	159	134	139	137	130	106	104
Sat	57	65	83	87	80	102	94	105	93	106	123	118	112	116	106	101	98
Sun	53	54	59	67	69	75	78	85	95	108	105	114	110	109	108	106	97

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Coney Island to Fordham (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (123 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (33 to 102 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 Fordham 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 Fordham?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Coney Island to Fordham?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 51 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Coney Island to Fordham?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	86	137	121	101	106	123	116	136	143	133	128	114	102	102	94	94
Tue	60	87	123	131	131	129	130	132	135	135	133	130	124	116	107	89	77
Wed	75	117	134	119	111	113	106	128	131	140	138	136	126	120	110	92	74
Thu	86	98	118	123	116	96	121	119	107	124	125	123	112	108	98	89	71
Fri	66	101	130	98	95	109	113	110	131	158	159	134	139	137	130	106	104
Sat	57	65	83	87	80	102	94	105	93	106	123	118	112	116	106	101	98
Sun	53	54	59	67	69	75	78	85	95	108	105	114	110	109	108	106	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	86	137	121	101	106	123	116	136	143	133	128	114	102	102	94	94
Tue	60	87	123	131	131	129	130	132	135	135	133	130	124	116	107	89	77
Wed	75	117	134	119	111	113	106	128	131	140	138	136	126	120	110	92	74
Thu	86	98	118	123	116	96	121	119	107	124	125	123	112	108	98	89	71
Fri	66	101	130	98	95	109	113	110	131	158	159	134	139	137	130	106	104
Sat	57	65	83	87	80	102	94	105	93	106	123	118	112	116	106	101	98
Sun	53	54	59	67	69	75	78	85	95	108	105	114	110	109	108	106	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	86	137	121	101	106	123	116	136	143	133	128	114	102	102	94	94
Tue	60	87	123	131	131	129	130	132	135	135	133	130	124	116	107	89	77
Wed	75	117	134	119	111	113	106	128	131	140	138	136	126	120	110	92	74
Thu	86	98	118	123	116	96	121	119	107	124	125	123	112	108	98	89	71
Fri	66	101	130	98	95	109	113	110	131	158	159	134	139	137	130	106	104
Sat	57	65	83	87	80	102	94	105	93	106	123	118	112	116	106	101	98
Sun	53	54	59	67	69	75	78	85	95	108	105	114	110	109	108	106	97