Best Time to Drive from JFK to Fordham

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 Fordham 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	29	47	66	75	67	59	67	66	68	72	72	74	69	60	54	43	38
Tue	38	48	68	63	75	80	71	71	71	76	76	77	73	66	59	44	40
Wed	38	56	68	70	62	60	53	70	75	76	87	81	77	68	59	46	39
Thu	44	50	63	73	63	51	69	72	71	77	83	81	79	73	65	53	42
Fri	35	52	63	47	67	49	77	77	83	85	98	95	90	85	79	67	54
Sat	33	29	35	46	47	54	61	55	62	65	64	70	63	64	57	54	49
Sun	29	29	30	31	34	39	41	45	52	58	61	65	62	58	54	56	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from JFK to Fordham (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (12 to 34 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 Fordham 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 Fordham?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 29 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from JFK to Fordham?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	47	66	75	67	59	67	66	68	72	72	74	69	60	54	43	38
Tue	38	48	68	63	75	80	71	71	71	76	76	77	73	66	59	44	40
Wed	38	56	68	70	62	60	53	70	75	76	87	81	77	68	59	46	39
Thu	44	50	63	73	63	51	69	72	71	77	83	81	79	73	65	53	42
Fri	35	52	63	47	67	49	77	77	83	85	98	95	90	85	79	67	54
Sat	33	29	35	46	47	54	61	55	62	65	64	70	63	64	57	54	49
Sun	29	29	30	31	34	39	41	45	52	58	61	65	62	58	54	56	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	47	66	75	67	59	67	66	68	72	72	74	69	60	54	43	38
Tue	38	48	68	63	75	80	71	71	71	76	76	77	73	66	59	44	40
Wed	38	56	68	70	62	60	53	70	75	76	87	81	77	68	59	46	39
Thu	44	50	63	73	63	51	69	72	71	77	83	81	79	73	65	53	42
Fri	35	52	63	47	67	49	77	77	83	85	98	95	90	85	79	67	54
Sat	33	29	35	46	47	54	61	55	62	65	64	70	63	64	57	54	49
Sun	29	29	30	31	34	39	41	45	52	58	61	65	62	58	54	56	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	47	66	75	67	59	67	66	68	72	72	74	69	60	54	43	38
Tue	38	48	68	63	75	80	71	71	71	76	76	77	73	66	59	44	40
Wed	38	56	68	70	62	60	53	70	75	76	87	81	77	68	59	46	39
Thu	44	50	63	73	63	51	69	72	71	77	83	81	79	73	65	53	42
Fri	35	52	63	47	67	49	77	77	83	85	98	95	90	85	79	67	54
Sat	33	29	35	46	47	54	61	55	62	65	64	70	63	64	57	54	49
Sun	29	29	30	31	34	39	41	45	52	58	61	65	62	58	54	56	46