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.

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 80 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 (61 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Co-op City to Downtown Brooklyn

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 18 to 47 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 Downtown Brooklyn (Joralemon Street) 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 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	34	37	44	55	53	53	51	47	46	47	52	59	60	55	46	44	43
Tue	33	36	44	56	54	49	47	48	49	49	54	63	62	56	51	49	49
Wed	33	36	44	48	54	52	51	53	51	52	62	69	68	60	53	49	47
Thu	35	37	45	53	59	58	54	54	52	58	66	71	69	62	57	51	49
Fri	32	35	41	46	49	52	54	55	56	61	73	80	73	69	59	51	50
Sat	36	33	35	39	41	43	50	45	49	49	52	54	56	55	57	53	50
Sun	34	34	34	35	38	39	40	44	46	49	51	59	58	53	51	53	49

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 80 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 80 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 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	44	55	53	53	51	47	46	47	52	59	60	55	46	44	43
Tue	33	36	44	56	54	49	47	48	49	49	54	63	62	56	51	49	49
Wed	33	36	44	48	54	52	51	53	51	52	62	69	68	60	53	49	47
Thu	35	37	45	53	59	58	54	54	52	58	66	71	69	62	57	51	49
Fri	32	35	41	46	49	52	54	55	56	61	73	80	73	69	59	51	50
Sat	36	33	35	39	41	43	50	45	49	49	52	54	56	55	57	53	50
Sun	34	34	34	35	38	39	40	44	46	49	51	59	58	53	51	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	44	55	53	53	51	47	46	47	52	59	60	55	46	44	43
Tue	33	36	44	56	54	49	47	48	49	49	54	63	62	56	51	49	49
Wed	33	36	44	48	54	52	51	53	51	52	62	69	68	60	53	49	47
Thu	35	37	45	53	59	58	54	54	52	58	66	71	69	62	57	51	49
Fri	32	35	41	46	49	52	54	55	56	61	73	80	73	69	59	51	50
Sat	36	33	35	39	41	43	50	45	49	49	52	54	56	55	57	53	50
Sun	34	34	34	35	38	39	40	44	46	49	51	59	58	53	51	53	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	44	55	53	53	51	47	46	47	52	59	60	55	46	44	43
Tue	33	36	44	56	54	49	47	48	49	49	54	63	62	56	51	49	49
Wed	33	36	44	48	54	52	51	53	51	52	62	69	68	60	53	49	47
Thu	35	37	45	53	59	58	54	54	52	58	66	71	69	62	57	51	49
Fri	32	35	41	46	49	52	54	55	56	61	73	80	73	69	59	51	50
Sat	36	33	35	39	41	43	50	45	49	49	52	54	56	55	57	53	50
Sun	34	34	34	35	38	39	40	44	46	49	51	59	58	53	51	53	49