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.

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	32	39	44	46	50	55	52	50	47	47	44	47	47	48	44	40	38
Tue	35	40	45	51	47	53	52	49	45	48	49	48	49	50	44	42	38
Wed	35	41	47	48	49	52	52	49	47	50	51	53	53	52	47	43	43
Thu	36	41	44	49	48	56	53	49	48	51	51	51	55	56	54	46	43
Fri	33	38	44	45	45	47	51	54	53	53	55	58	58	57	55	48	42
Sat	33	31	32	35	38	41	45	47	46	47	47	46	48	50	48	49	44
Sun	30	29	31	36	34	37	42	43	43	47	48	48	50	50	47	52	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Fordham to Jamaica (via I-295 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fordham to central Jamaica (169th Street) 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 Jamaica?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 32 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fordham to Jamaica?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

More drives

Jamaica to Fordham (return trip) · Fordham to Bay Ridge · Fordham to Flushing · Fordham to Staten Island · Fordham to JFK · Fordham to LGA · Fordham to Brooklyn · Fordham to Manhattan

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	44	46	50	55	52	50	47	47	44	47	47	48	44	40	38
Tue	35	40	45	51	47	53	52	49	45	48	49	48	49	50	44	42	38
Wed	35	41	47	48	49	52	52	49	47	50	51	53	53	52	47	43	43
Thu	36	41	44	49	48	56	53	49	48	51	51	51	55	56	54	46	43
Fri	33	38	44	45	45	47	51	54	53	53	55	58	58	57	55	48	42
Sat	33	31	32	35	38	41	45	47	46	47	47	46	48	50	48	49	44
Sun	30	29	31	36	34	37	42	43	43	47	48	48	50	50	47	52	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	44	46	50	55	52	50	47	47	44	47	47	48	44	40	38
Tue	35	40	45	51	47	53	52	49	45	48	49	48	49	50	44	42	38
Wed	35	41	47	48	49	52	52	49	47	50	51	53	53	52	47	43	43
Thu	36	41	44	49	48	56	53	49	48	51	51	51	55	56	54	46	43
Fri	33	38	44	45	45	47	51	54	53	53	55	58	58	57	55	48	42
Sat	33	31	32	35	38	41	45	47	46	47	47	46	48	50	48	49	44
Sun	30	29	31	36	34	37	42	43	43	47	48	48	50	50	47	52	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	39	44	46	50	55	52	50	47	47	44	47	47	48	44	40	38
Tue	35	40	45	51	47	53	52	49	45	48	49	48	49	50	44	42	38
Wed	35	41	47	48	49	52	52	49	47	50	51	53	53	52	47	43	43
Thu	36	41	44	49	48	56	53	49	48	51	51	51	55	56	54	46	43
Fri	33	38	44	45	45	47	51	54	53	53	55	58	58	57	55	48	42
Sat	33	31	32	35	38	41	45	47	46	47	47	46	48	50	48	49	44
Sun	30	29	31	36	34	37	42	43	43	47	48	48	50	50	47	52	46