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.

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Fordham to JFK (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: JFK to Fordham

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 20 to 46 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 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 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	38	46	52	54	55	49	50	52	50	54	54	56	57	51	45	43	41
Tue	35	44	50	54	52	51	54	54	52	55	61	62	59	56	48	47	43
Wed	36	43	51	55	51	48	50	50	50	53	65	69	63	60	51	45	43
Thu	39	45	50	54	52	56	56	54	55	58	70	70	68	63	56	51	43
Fri	36	41	46	49	52	48	54	56	57	63	73	69	70	66	60	56	49
Sat	35	34	35	36	42	43	48	53	49	52	55	56	57	58	57	57	52
Sun	36	34	35	36	37	39	42	44	48	52	55	54	56	53	51	53	51

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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 35 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fordham to JFK?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	52	54	55	49	50	52	50	54	54	56	57	51	45	43	41
Tue	35	44	50	54	52	51	54	54	52	55	61	62	59	56	48	47	43
Wed	36	43	51	55	51	48	50	50	50	53	65	69	63	60	51	45	43
Thu	39	45	50	54	52	56	56	54	55	58	70	70	68	63	56	51	43
Fri	36	41	46	49	52	48	54	56	57	63	73	69	70	66	60	56	49
Sat	35	34	35	36	42	43	48	53	49	52	55	56	57	58	57	57	52
Sun	36	34	35	36	37	39	42	44	48	52	55	54	56	53	51	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	52	54	55	49	50	52	50	54	54	56	57	51	45	43	41
Tue	35	44	50	54	52	51	54	54	52	55	61	62	59	56	48	47	43
Wed	36	43	51	55	51	48	50	50	50	53	65	69	63	60	51	45	43
Thu	39	45	50	54	52	56	56	54	55	58	70	70	68	63	56	51	43
Fri	36	41	46	49	52	48	54	56	57	63	73	69	70	66	60	56	49
Sat	35	34	35	36	42	43	48	53	49	52	55	56	57	58	57	57	52
Sun	36	34	35	36	37	39	42	44	48	52	55	54	56	53	51	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	52	54	55	49	50	52	50	54	54	56	57	51	45	43	41
Tue	35	44	50	54	52	51	54	54	52	55	61	62	59	56	48	47	43
Wed	36	43	51	55	51	48	50	50	50	53	65	69	63	60	51	45	43
Thu	39	45	50	54	52	56	56	54	55	58	70	70	68	63	56	51	43
Fri	36	41	46	49	52	48	54	56	57	63	73	69	70	66	60	56	49
Sat	35	34	35	36	42	43	48	53	49	52	55	56	57	58	57	57	52
Sun	36	34	35	36	37	39	42	44	48	52	55	54	56	53	51	53	51