Best Time to Drive from JFK 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from JFK 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	28	34	48	57	51	46	53	48	50	53	54	55	56	53	46	38	36
Tue	35	34	48	51	63	57	55	53	52	58	55	58	55	53	50	39	35
Wed	34	42	50	54	50	49	39	53	52	57	65	62	60	57	50	42	36
Thu	38	37	45	57	55	43	49	49	49	52	62	65	63	59	55	47	37
Fri	32	38	47	35	57	37	73	59	61	64	76	77	71	70	67	58	47
Sat	30	28	32	39	38	44	49	41	47	49	50	54	51	51	48	44	43
Sun	27	28	28	29	32	33	33	37	42	46	50	53	53	50	48	49	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from JFK to Co-op City (via I-678 North and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to central Co-op City (De Kruif Place) 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 JFK to Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 28 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	48	57	51	46	53	48	50	53	54	55	56	53	46	38	36
Tue	35	34	48	51	63	57	55	53	52	58	55	58	55	53	50	39	35
Wed	34	42	50	54	50	49	39	53	52	57	65	62	60	57	50	42	36
Thu	38	37	45	57	55	43	49	49	49	52	62	65	63	59	55	47	37
Fri	32	38	47	35	57	37	73	59	61	64	76	77	71	70	67	58	47
Sat	30	28	32	39	38	44	49	41	47	49	50	54	51	51	48	44	43
Sun	27	28	28	29	32	33	33	37	42	46	50	53	53	50	48	49	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	48	57	51	46	53	48	50	53	54	55	56	53	46	38	36
Tue	35	34	48	51	63	57	55	53	52	58	55	58	55	53	50	39	35
Wed	34	42	50	54	50	49	39	53	52	57	65	62	60	57	50	42	36
Thu	38	37	45	57	55	43	49	49	49	52	62	65	63	59	55	47	37
Fri	32	38	47	35	57	37	73	59	61	64	76	77	71	70	67	58	47
Sat	30	28	32	39	38	44	49	41	47	49	50	54	51	51	48	44	43
Sun	27	28	28	29	32	33	33	37	42	46	50	53	53	50	48	49	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	48	57	51	46	53	48	50	53	54	55	56	53	46	38	36
Tue	35	34	48	51	63	57	55	53	52	58	55	58	55	53	50	39	35
Wed	34	42	50	54	50	49	39	53	52	57	65	62	60	57	50	42	36
Thu	38	37	45	57	55	43	49	49	49	52	62	65	63	59	55	47	37
Fri	32	38	47	35	57	37	73	59	61	64	76	77	71	70	67	58	47
Sat	30	28	32	39	38	44	49	41	47	49	50	54	51	51	48	44	43
Sun	27	28	28	29	32	33	33	37	42	46	50	53	53	50	48	49	41