Best Time to Drive from Fordham to Chinatown

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 Fordham to Chinatown 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	23	27	31	41	42	41	35	32	37	33	33	49	52	51	38	33	33
Tue	23	27	32	43	39	38	37	38	35	33	37	48	55	53	42	34	30
Wed	23	27	31	42	40	40	39	35	34	33	40	48	56	54	42	37	33
Thu	24	36	35	42	44	37	47	41	37	38	42	54	55	56	51	45	36
Fri	24	25	29	40	42	37	39	38	36	37	43	52	55	51	46	41	40
Sat	28	24	25	28	28	35	34	34	34	38	41	48	50	42	44	39	41
Sun	26	24	25	25	35	28	31	32	35	40	45	47	49	43	37	41	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Fordham to Chinatown (via I-95 West) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (15 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fordham to central Chinatown 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 Fordham to Chinatown?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 23 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fordham to Chinatown?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	27	31	41	42	41	35	32	37	33	33	49	52	51	38	33	33
Tue	23	27	32	43	39	38	37	38	35	33	37	48	55	53	42	34	30
Wed	23	27	31	42	40	40	39	35	34	33	40	48	56	54	42	37	33
Thu	24	36	35	42	44	37	47	41	37	38	42	54	55	56	51	45	36
Fri	24	25	29	40	42	37	39	38	36	37	43	52	55	51	46	41	40
Sat	28	24	25	28	28	35	34	34	34	38	41	48	50	42	44	39	41
Sun	26	24	25	25	35	28	31	32	35	40	45	47	49	43	37	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	27	31	41	42	41	35	32	37	33	33	49	52	51	38	33	33
Tue	23	27	32	43	39	38	37	38	35	33	37	48	55	53	42	34	30
Wed	23	27	31	42	40	40	39	35	34	33	40	48	56	54	42	37	33
Thu	24	36	35	42	44	37	47	41	37	38	42	54	55	56	51	45	36
Fri	24	25	29	40	42	37	39	38	36	37	43	52	55	51	46	41	40
Sat	28	24	25	28	28	35	34	34	34	38	41	48	50	42	44	39	41
Sun	26	24	25	25	35	28	31	32	35	40	45	47	49	43	37	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	27	31	41	42	41	35	32	37	33	33	49	52	51	38	33	33
Tue	23	27	32	43	39	38	37	38	35	33	37	48	55	53	42	34	30
Wed	23	27	31	42	40	40	39	35	34	33	40	48	56	54	42	37	33
Thu	24	36	35	42	44	37	47	41	37	38	42	54	55	56	51	45	36
Fri	24	25	29	40	42	37	39	38	36	37	43	52	55	51	46	41	40
Sat	28	24	25	28	28	35	34	34	34	38	41	48	50	42	44	39	41
Sun	26	24	25	25	35	28	31	32	35	40	45	47	49	43	37	41	36