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.

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from JFK to Co-op City (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (92 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Co-op City to JFK

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 28 to 59 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 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 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	43	64	81	93	86	87	87	86	86	86	87	90	91	82	78	66	65
Tue	54	63	86	92	80	85	87	74	79	81	95	92	85	81	76	68	70
Wed	59	69	85	86	93	81	75	94	85	84	96	99	90	82	81	71	67
Thu	70	65	83	83	94	86	84	83	87	90	100	98	94	89	88	77	67
Fri	62	64	82	92	85	70	87	85	91	97	103	100	101	96	90	81	77
Sat	41	58	56	65	67	81	80	76	75	83	86	88	83	80	78	79	79
Sun	36	47	50	53	52	59	60	66	70	80	84	92	84	81	83	78	73

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 43 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 43 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	64	81	93	86	87	87	86	86	86	87	90	91	82	78	66	65
Tue	54	63	86	92	80	85	87	74	79	81	95	92	85	81	76	68	70
Wed	59	69	85	86	93	81	75	94	85	84	96	99	90	82	81	71	67
Thu	70	65	83	83	94	86	84	83	87	90	100	98	94	89	88	77	67
Fri	62	64	82	92	85	70	87	85	91	97	103	100	101	96	90	81	77
Sat	41	58	56	65	67	81	80	76	75	83	86	88	83	80	78	79	79
Sun	36	47	50	53	52	59	60	66	70	80	84	92	84	81	83	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	64	81	93	86	87	87	86	86	86	87	90	91	82	78	66	65
Tue	54	63	86	92	80	85	87	74	79	81	95	92	85	81	76	68	70
Wed	59	69	85	86	93	81	75	94	85	84	96	99	90	82	81	71	67
Thu	70	65	83	83	94	86	84	83	87	90	100	98	94	89	88	77	67
Fri	62	64	82	92	85	70	87	85	91	97	103	100	101	96	90	81	77
Sat	41	58	56	65	67	81	80	76	75	83	86	88	83	80	78	79	79
Sun	36	47	50	53	52	59	60	66	70	80	84	92	84	81	83	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	64	81	93	86	87	87	86	86	86	87	90	91	82	78	66	65
Tue	54	63	86	92	80	85	87	74	79	81	95	92	85	81	76	68	70
Wed	59	69	85	86	93	81	75	94	85	84	96	99	90	82	81	71	67
Thu	70	65	83	83	94	86	84	83	87	90	100	98	94	89	88	77	67
Fri	62	64	82	92	85	70	87	85	91	97	103	100	101	96	90	81	77
Sat	41	58	56	65	67	81	80	76	75	83	86	88	83	80	78	79	79
Sun	36	47	50	53	52	59	60	66	70	80	84	92	84	81	83	78	73