Best Time to Drive from Fordham to Jamaica

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 17-mile drive from Fordham to Jamaica (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 28 to 61 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 Fordham to central Jamaica (169th Street) 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 Fordham to Jamaica 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	40	54	62	64	64	60	62	62	61	64	64	65	66	62	55	48	46
Tue	42	52	62	65	63	61	64	63	62	66	68	68	67	65	57	49	48
Wed	44	52	63	64	61	60	63	62	62	64	72	73	71	69	60	52	47
Thu	51	50	61	65	63	63	64	64	66	68	76	76	74	71	64	57	48
Fri	49	52	58	60	61	58	63	65	65	71	81	76	77	72	70	65	58
Sat	36	40	43	48	49	53	59	61	60	61	64	65	66	67	64	60	55
Sun	39	36	40	46	41	45	48	51	55	59	64	62	63	63	59	58	54

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 Jamaica?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 40 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fordham to Jamaica?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	54	62	64	64	60	62	62	61	64	64	65	66	62	55	48	46
Tue	42	52	62	65	63	61	64	63	62	66	68	68	67	65	57	49	48
Wed	44	52	63	64	61	60	63	62	62	64	72	73	71	69	60	52	47
Thu	51	50	61	65	63	63	64	64	66	68	76	76	74	71	64	57	48
Fri	49	52	58	60	61	58	63	65	65	71	81	76	77	72	70	65	58
Sat	36	40	43	48	49	53	59	61	60	61	64	65	66	67	64	60	55
Sun	39	36	40	46	41	45	48	51	55	59	64	62	63	63	59	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	54	62	64	64	60	62	62	61	64	64	65	66	62	55	48	46
Tue	42	52	62	65	63	61	64	63	62	66	68	68	67	65	57	49	48
Wed	44	52	63	64	61	60	63	62	62	64	72	73	71	69	60	52	47
Thu	51	50	61	65	63	63	64	64	66	68	76	76	74	71	64	57	48
Fri	49	52	58	60	61	58	63	65	65	71	81	76	77	72	70	65	58
Sat	36	40	43	48	49	53	59	61	60	61	64	65	66	67	64	60	55
Sun	39	36	40	46	41	45	48	51	55	59	64	62	63	63	59	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	54	62	64	64	60	62	62	61	64	64	65	66	62	55	48	46
Tue	42	52	62	65	63	61	64	63	62	66	68	68	67	65	57	49	48
Wed	44	52	63	64	61	60	63	62	62	64	72	73	71	69	60	52	47
Thu	51	50	61	65	63	63	64	64	66	68	76	76	74	71	64	57	48
Fri	49	52	58	60	61	58	63	65	65	71	81	76	77	72	70	65	58
Sat	36	40	43	48	49	53	59	61	60	61	64	65	66	67	64	60	55
Sun	39	36	40	46	41	45	48	51	55	59	64	62	63	63	59	58	54