Best Time to Drive from Flushing 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 Flushing 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	18	25	36	42	41	33	38	38	35	38	38	43	37	29	22	22	19
Tue	17	25	33	39	40	32	35	34	38	39	41	46	42	36	27	22	21
Wed	18	22	33	39	38	30	34	38	39	38	45	51	48	40	28	24	22
Thu	18	26	34	38	37	36	40	40	41	43	47	50	45	41	33	27	21
Fri	18	22	32	33	35	33	37	39	42	47	55	61	57	51	43	32	28
Sat	18	17	18	19	24	28	33	35	37	34	34	34	35	32	33	29	25
Sun	17	17	18	17	18	21	24	26	30	32	34	33	35	29	25	24	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Flushing to Fordham (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 61 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (8 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Flushing (41st 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 Flushing to Fordham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Flushing to Fordham?

The 11-mile drive usually takes 17 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Flushing to Fordham?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

More drives

Fordham to Flushing (return trip) · Flushing to Midtown Manhattan · Flushing to Bay Ridge · Flushing to Co-op City · Flushing to Staten Island

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	25	36	42	41	33	38	38	35	38	38	43	37	29	22	22	19
Tue	17	25	33	39	40	32	35	34	38	39	41	46	42	36	27	22	21
Wed	18	22	33	39	38	30	34	38	39	38	45	51	48	40	28	24	22
Thu	18	26	34	38	37	36	40	40	41	43	47	50	45	41	33	27	21
Fri	18	22	32	33	35	33	37	39	42	47	55	61	57	51	43	32	28
Sat	18	17	18	19	24	28	33	35	37	34	34	34	35	32	33	29	25
Sun	17	17	18	17	18	21	24	26	30	32	34	33	35	29	25	24	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	25	36	42	41	33	38	38	35	38	38	43	37	29	22	22	19
Tue	17	25	33	39	40	32	35	34	38	39	41	46	42	36	27	22	21
Wed	18	22	33	39	38	30	34	38	39	38	45	51	48	40	28	24	22
Thu	18	26	34	38	37	36	40	40	41	43	47	50	45	41	33	27	21
Fri	18	22	32	33	35	33	37	39	42	47	55	61	57	51	43	32	28
Sat	18	17	18	19	24	28	33	35	37	34	34	34	35	32	33	29	25
Sun	17	17	18	17	18	21	24	26	30	32	34	33	35	29	25	24	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	25	36	42	41	33	38	38	35	38	38	43	37	29	22	22	19
Tue	17	25	33	39	40	32	35	34	38	39	41	46	42	36	27	22	21
Wed	18	22	33	39	38	30	34	38	39	38	45	51	48	40	28	24	22
Thu	18	26	34	38	37	36	40	40	41	43	47	50	45	41	33	27	21
Fri	18	22	32	33	35	33	37	39	42	47	55	61	57	51	43	32	28
Sat	18	17	18	19	24	28	33	35	37	34	34	34	35	32	33	29	25
Sun	17	17	18	17	18	21	24	26	30	32	34	33	35	29	25	24	25