Best Time to Drive from Fordham to LGA

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 13-mile drive from Fordham to LGA (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 12 to 30 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 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (Columns E-F) 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 LGA 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	28	33	35	35	33	33	33	33	36	34	36	38	36	29	26	25
Tue	22	27	33	36	34	33	34	34	34	37	37	39	39	38	30	27	26
Wed	23	27	33	35	33	31	35	36	34	36	41	40	41	41	34	29	27
Thu	25	27	33	36	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	44	42	36	33	27
Fri	23	25	30	33	33	31	37	36	36	39	47	47	49	45	43	38	31
Sat	22	21	22	23	25	28	32	34	32	34	37	37	38	39	36	34	30
Sun	22	21	21	22	23	24	26	27	29	34	36	35	37	36	32	34	31

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 LGA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 22 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fordham to LGA?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 49 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	28	33	35	35	33	33	33	33	36	34	36	38	36	29	26	25
Tue	22	27	33	36	34	33	34	34	34	37	37	39	39	38	30	27	26
Wed	23	27	33	35	33	31	35	36	34	36	41	40	41	41	34	29	27
Thu	25	27	33	36	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	44	42	36	33	27
Fri	23	25	30	33	33	31	37	36	36	39	47	47	49	45	43	38	31
Sat	22	21	22	23	25	28	32	34	32	34	37	37	38	39	36	34	30
Sun	22	21	21	22	23	24	26	27	29	34	36	35	37	36	32	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	33	35	35	33	33	33	33	36	34	36	38	36	29	26	25
Tue	22	27	33	36	34	33	34	34	34	37	37	39	39	38	30	27	26
Wed	23	27	33	35	33	31	35	36	34	36	41	40	41	41	34	29	27
Thu	25	27	33	36	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	44	42	36	33	27
Fri	23	25	30	33	33	31	37	36	36	39	47	47	49	45	43	38	31
Sat	22	21	22	23	25	28	32	34	32	34	37	37	38	39	36	34	30
Sun	22	21	21	22	23	24	26	27	29	34	36	35	37	36	32	34	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	33	35	35	33	33	33	33	36	34	36	38	36	29	26	25
Tue	22	27	33	36	34	33	34	34	34	37	37	39	39	38	30	27	26
Wed	23	27	33	35	33	31	35	36	34	36	41	40	41	41	34	29	27
Thu	25	27	33	36	36	36	36	36	37	39	42	45	44	42	36	33	27
Fri	23	25	30	33	33	31	37	36	36	39	47	47	49	45	43	38	31
Sat	22	21	22	23	25	28	32	34	32	34	37	37	38	39	36	34	30
Sun	22	21	21	22	23	24	26	27	29	34	36	35	37	36	32	34	31