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.

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Coney Island to Fordham (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 131 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (131 minutes).

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 15 miles: 33 to 93 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 Fordham 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 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	52	88	121	128	107	109	122	124	131	129	130	127	115	113	100	80	72
Tue	73	89	114	131	130	127	129	131	132	131	131	129	121	113	105	84	74
Wed	71	109	122	117	106	108	97	128	131	140	136	135	125	116	107	89	71
Thu	80	91	109	121	110	97	122	123	127	134	139	138	132	125	116	101	75
Fri	73	95	100	98	118	87	139	138	149	156	157	149	146	139	131	113	110
Sat	57	52	66	85	86	101	101	94	100	116	122	131	117	116	103	98	94
Sun	52	52	55	55	61	71	71	80	98	105	113	117	111	108	107	106	88

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 52 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 52 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 131 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Coney Island to Fordham?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	88	121	128	107	109	122	124	131	129	130	127	115	113	100	80	72
Tue	73	89	114	131	130	127	129	131	132	131	131	129	121	113	105	84	74
Wed	71	109	122	117	106	108	97	128	131	140	136	135	125	116	107	89	71
Thu	80	91	109	121	110	97	122	123	127	134	139	138	132	125	116	101	75
Fri	73	95	100	98	118	87	139	138	149	156	157	149	146	139	131	113	110
Sat	57	52	66	85	86	101	101	94	100	116	122	131	117	116	103	98	94
Sun	52	52	55	55	61	71	71	80	98	105	113	117	111	108	107	106	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	88	121	128	107	109	122	124	131	129	130	127	115	113	100	80	72
Tue	73	89	114	131	130	127	129	131	132	131	131	129	121	113	105	84	74
Wed	71	109	122	117	106	108	97	128	131	140	136	135	125	116	107	89	71
Thu	80	91	109	121	110	97	122	123	127	134	139	138	132	125	116	101	75
Fri	73	95	100	98	118	87	139	138	149	156	157	149	146	139	131	113	110
Sat	57	52	66	85	86	101	101	94	100	116	122	131	117	116	103	98	94
Sun	52	52	55	55	61	71	71	80	98	105	113	117	111	108	107	106	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	88	121	128	107	109	122	124	131	129	130	127	115	113	100	80	72
Tue	73	89	114	131	130	127	129	131	132	131	131	129	121	113	105	84	74
Wed	71	109	122	117	106	108	97	128	131	140	136	135	125	116	107	89	71
Thu	80	91	109	121	110	97	122	123	127	134	139	138	132	125	116	101	75
Fri	73	95	100	98	118	87	139	138	149	156	157	149	146	139	131	113	110
Sat	57	52	66	85	86	101	101	94	100	116	122	131	117	116	103	98	94
Sun	52	52	55	55	61	71	71	80	98	105	113	117	111	108	107	106	88