Best Time to Drive from Downtown Brooklyn 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 Downtown Brooklyn 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	33	38	46	56	56	55	50	48	46	47	54	62	60	56	46	44	43
Tue	32	37	44	56	56	50	47	48	49	49	57	65	62	57	52	49	48
Wed	33	36	45	49	54	54	51	52	50	52	64	70	68	60	52	49	47
Thu	35	38	46	55	60	58	54	54	52	59	68	71	69	63	57	50	48
Fri	32	36	43	48	51	53	54	53	57	63	82	84	77	69	61	51	49
Sat	34	33	35	37	40	47	53	48	49	50	52	54	55	56	59	54	51
Sun	34	33	33	34	37	39	41	45	48	50	51	57	58	55	52	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Downtown Brooklyn to Co-op City (via I-678 North and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (18 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downtown Brooklyn (Joralemon Street) 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 Downtown Brooklyn to Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Downtown Brooklyn to Co-op City?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 32 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downtown Brooklyn to Co-op City?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	46	56	56	55	50	48	46	47	54	62	60	56	46	44	43
Tue	32	37	44	56	56	50	47	48	49	49	57	65	62	57	52	49	48
Wed	33	36	45	49	54	54	51	52	50	52	64	70	68	60	52	49	47
Thu	35	38	46	55	60	58	54	54	52	59	68	71	69	63	57	50	48
Fri	32	36	43	48	51	53	54	53	57	63	82	84	77	69	61	51	49
Sat	34	33	35	37	40	47	53	48	49	50	52	54	55	56	59	54	51
Sun	34	33	33	34	37	39	41	45	48	50	51	57	58	55	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	46	56	56	55	50	48	46	47	54	62	60	56	46	44	43
Tue	32	37	44	56	56	50	47	48	49	49	57	65	62	57	52	49	48
Wed	33	36	45	49	54	54	51	52	50	52	64	70	68	60	52	49	47
Thu	35	38	46	55	60	58	54	54	52	59	68	71	69	63	57	50	48
Fri	32	36	43	48	51	53	54	53	57	63	82	84	77	69	61	51	49
Sat	34	33	35	37	40	47	53	48	49	50	52	54	55	56	59	54	51
Sun	34	33	33	34	37	39	41	45	48	50	51	57	58	55	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	46	56	56	55	50	48	46	47	54	62	60	56	46	44	43
Tue	32	37	44	56	56	50	47	48	49	49	57	65	62	57	52	49	48
Wed	33	36	45	49	54	54	51	52	50	52	64	70	68	60	52	49	47
Thu	35	38	46	55	60	58	54	54	52	59	68	71	69	63	57	50	48
Fri	32	36	43	48	51	53	54	53	57	63	82	84	77	69	61	51	49
Sat	34	33	35	37	40	47	53	48	49	50	52	54	55	56	59	54	51
Sun	34	33	33	34	37	39	41	45	48	50	51	57	58	55	52	52	49