Best Time to Drive from Jamaica to Co-op City

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 Jamaica to Co-op City (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 26 to 56 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 Jamaica (169th Street) to central Co-op City (De Kruif Place) 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 Jamaica to Co-op City 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	35	44	58	64	60	53	60	55	55	59	60	61	62	59	53	46	46
Tue	44	44	58	58	59	60	60	58	55	59	60	66	64	61	55	48	45
Wed	45	50	57	62	61	59	53	63	61	65	73	70	70	67	58	52	47
Thu	52	47	56	65	64	59	60	60	57	62	69	71	70	68	61	56	48
Fri	46	47	55	63	59	61	75	62	64	64	78	81	76	70	71	63	55
Sat	36	38	42	49	50	52	58	51	58	56	62	61	62	64	58	53	52
Sun	30	41	40	39	43	43	44	47	53	58	62	64	63	62	59	59	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 Jamaica to Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jamaica to Co-op City?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 35 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Co-op City?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	44	58	64	60	53	60	55	55	59	60	61	62	59	53	46	46
Tue	44	44	58	58	59	60	60	58	55	59	60	66	64	61	55	48	45
Wed	45	50	57	62	61	59	53	63	61	65	73	70	70	67	58	52	47
Thu	52	47	56	65	64	59	60	60	57	62	69	71	70	68	61	56	48
Fri	46	47	55	63	59	61	75	62	64	64	78	81	76	70	71	63	55
Sat	36	38	42	49	50	52	58	51	58	56	62	61	62	64	58	53	52
Sun	30	41	40	39	43	43	44	47	53	58	62	64	63	62	59	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	44	58	64	60	53	60	55	55	59	60	61	62	59	53	46	46
Tue	44	44	58	58	59	60	60	58	55	59	60	66	64	61	55	48	45
Wed	45	50	57	62	61	59	53	63	61	65	73	70	70	67	58	52	47
Thu	52	47	56	65	64	59	60	60	57	62	69	71	70	68	61	56	48
Fri	46	47	55	63	59	61	75	62	64	64	78	81	76	70	71	63	55
Sat	36	38	42	49	50	52	58	51	58	56	62	61	62	64	58	53	52
Sun	30	41	40	39	43	43	44	47	53	58	62	64	63	62	59	59	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	44	58	64	60	53	60	55	55	59	60	61	62	59	53	46	46
Tue	44	44	58	58	59	60	60	58	55	59	60	66	64	61	55	48	45
Wed	45	50	57	62	61	59	53	63	61	65	73	70	70	67	58	52	47
Thu	52	47	56	65	64	59	60	60	57	62	69	71	70	68	61	56	48
Fri	46	47	55	63	59	61	75	62	64	64	78	81	76	70	71	63	55
Sat	36	38	42	49	50	52	58	51	58	56	62	61	62	64	58	53	52
Sun	30	41	40	39	43	43	44	47	53	58	62	64	63	62	59	59	51