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	27	33	52	56	45	40	44	40	46	51	55	53	50	45	42	38	37
Tue	28	32	44	46	43	42	41	42	44	46	45	54	50	44	42	39	40
Wed	26	32	49	45	43	43	41	43	36	42	54	58	51	48	43	40	37
Thu	33	39	49	52	45	44	42	45	38	47	53	59	53	53	47	39	35
Fri	31	36	46	47	41	40	44	41	45	57	70	72	62	55	54	44	42
Sat	29	28	32	34	36	36	44	37	37	38	46	43	42	46	44	41	40
Sun	28	28	29	28	32	32	33	35	40	43	45	48	49	46	44	42	40

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 26 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (52 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 32 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 26 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 26 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

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Co-op City to JFK (return trip) · JFK to Midtown Manhattan · JFK to Fordham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	52	56	45	40	44	40	46	51	55	53	50	45	42	38	37
Tue	28	32	44	46	43	42	41	42	44	46	45	54	50	44	42	39	40
Wed	26	32	49	45	43	43	41	43	36	42	54	58	51	48	43	40	37
Thu	33	39	49	52	45	44	42	45	38	47	53	59	53	53	47	39	35
Fri	31	36	46	47	41	40	44	41	45	57	70	72	62	55	54	44	42
Sat	29	28	32	34	36	36	44	37	37	38	46	43	42	46	44	41	40
Sun	28	28	29	28	32	32	33	35	40	43	45	48	49	46	44	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	52	56	45	40	44	40	46	51	55	53	50	45	42	38	37
Tue	28	32	44	46	43	42	41	42	44	46	45	54	50	44	42	39	40
Wed	26	32	49	45	43	43	41	43	36	42	54	58	51	48	43	40	37
Thu	33	39	49	52	45	44	42	45	38	47	53	59	53	53	47	39	35
Fri	31	36	46	47	41	40	44	41	45	57	70	72	62	55	54	44	42
Sat	29	28	32	34	36	36	44	37	37	38	46	43	42	46	44	41	40
Sun	28	28	29	28	32	32	33	35	40	43	45	48	49	46	44	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	33	52	56	45	40	44	40	46	51	55	53	50	45	42	38	37
Tue	28	32	44	46	43	42	41	42	44	46	45	54	50	44	42	39	40
Wed	26	32	49	45	43	43	41	43	36	42	54	58	51	48	43	40	37
Thu	33	39	49	52	45	44	42	45	38	47	53	59	53	53	47	39	35
Fri	31	36	46	47	41	40	44	41	45	57	70	72	62	55	54	44	42
Sat	29	28	32	34	36	36	44	37	37	38	46	43	42	46	44	41	40
Sun	28	28	29	28	32	32	33	35	40	43	45	48	49	46	44	42	40