Best Time to Drive from Fordham to JFK

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 JFK 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	29	37	43	44	45	40	43	42	43	46	47	53	54	48	42	35	33
Tue	29	37	44	46	44	45	45	46	45	47	53	57	57	50	44	37	36
Wed	31	37	44	46	44	42	43	45	45	45	52	65	57	53	44	39	35
Thu	38	37	43	46	40	45	48	46	46	49	55	63	60	54	49	42	36
Fri	37	37	42	43	44	41	46	47	47	50	59	63	58	56	53	48	44
Sat	30	28	30	34	36	39	39	40	43	45	46	48	47	47	45	46	41
Sun	28	27	28	33	29	32	34	36	39	43	46	48	48	48	45	43	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Fordham to JFK (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fordham to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 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 JFK?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 29 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fordham to JFK?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	43	44	45	40	43	42	43	46	47	53	54	48	42	35	33
Tue	29	37	44	46	44	45	45	46	45	47	53	57	57	50	44	37	36
Wed	31	37	44	46	44	42	43	45	45	45	52	65	57	53	44	39	35
Thu	38	37	43	46	40	45	48	46	46	49	55	63	60	54	49	42	36
Fri	37	37	42	43	44	41	46	47	47	50	59	63	58	56	53	48	44
Sat	30	28	30	34	36	39	39	40	43	45	46	48	47	47	45	46	41
Sun	28	27	28	33	29	32	34	36	39	43	46	48	48	48	45	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	43	44	45	40	43	42	43	46	47	53	54	48	42	35	33
Tue	29	37	44	46	44	45	45	46	45	47	53	57	57	50	44	37	36
Wed	31	37	44	46	44	42	43	45	45	45	52	65	57	53	44	39	35
Thu	38	37	43	46	40	45	48	46	46	49	55	63	60	54	49	42	36
Fri	37	37	42	43	44	41	46	47	47	50	59	63	58	56	53	48	44
Sat	30	28	30	34	36	39	39	40	43	45	46	48	47	47	45	46	41
Sun	28	27	28	33	29	32	34	36	39	43	46	48	48	48	45	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	43	44	45	40	43	42	43	46	47	53	54	48	42	35	33
Tue	29	37	44	46	44	45	45	46	45	47	53	57	57	50	44	37	36
Wed	31	37	44	46	44	42	43	45	45	45	52	65	57	53	44	39	35
Thu	38	37	43	46	40	45	48	46	46	49	55	63	60	54	49	42	36
Fri	37	37	42	43	44	41	46	47	47	50	59	63	58	56	53	48	44
Sat	30	28	30	34	36	39	39	40	43	45	46	48	47	47	45	46	41
Sun	28	27	28	33	29	32	34	36	39	43	46	48	48	48	45	43	40