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	46	71	74	57	52	59	57	66	72	74	71	65	53	50	44	42
Tue	30	44	63	63	53	54	59	59	64	69	67	72	68	53	51	46	45
Wed	28	45	69	61	55	54	56	60	57	60	78	78	69	60	52	46	41
Thu	34	54	69	69	55	53	59	68	60	71	74	77	70	66	56	45	39
Fri	35	52	64	65	55	59	60	58	67	81	94	92	81	73	69	54	49
Sat	32	30	36	42	45	45	59	50	51	54	58	57	55	59	53	51	46
Sun	30	30	32	32	35	38	41	44	52	55	57	60	58	54	51	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from JFK to Fordham (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (61 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 37 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 28 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 28 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from JFK to Fordham?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 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	46	71	74	57	52	59	57	66	72	74	71	65	53	50	44	42
Tue	30	44	63	63	53	54	59	59	64	69	67	72	68	53	51	46	45
Wed	28	45	69	61	55	54	56	60	57	60	78	78	69	60	52	46	41
Thu	34	54	69	69	55	53	59	68	60	71	74	77	70	66	56	45	39
Fri	35	52	64	65	55	59	60	58	67	81	94	92	81	73	69	54	49
Sat	32	30	36	42	45	45	59	50	51	54	58	57	55	59	53	51	46
Sun	30	30	32	32	35	38	41	44	52	55	57	60	58	54	51	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	46	71	74	57	52	59	57	66	72	74	71	65	53	50	44	42
Tue	30	44	63	63	53	54	59	59	64	69	67	72	68	53	51	46	45
Wed	28	45	69	61	55	54	56	60	57	60	78	78	69	60	52	46	41
Thu	34	54	69	69	55	53	59	68	60	71	74	77	70	66	56	45	39
Fri	35	52	64	65	55	59	60	58	67	81	94	92	81	73	69	54	49
Sat	32	30	36	42	45	45	59	50	51	54	58	57	55	59	53	51	46
Sun	30	30	32	32	35	38	41	44	52	55	57	60	58	54	51	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	46	71	74	57	52	59	57	66	72	74	71	65	53	50	44	42
Tue	30	44	63	63	53	54	59	59	64	69	67	72	68	53	51	46	45
Wed	28	45	69	61	55	54	56	60	57	60	78	78	69	60	52	46	41
Thu	34	54	69	69	55	53	59	68	60	71	74	77	70	66	56	45	39
Fri	35	52	64	65	55	59	60	58	67	81	94	92	81	73	69	54	49
Sat	32	30	36	42	45	45	59	50	51	54	58	57	55	59	53	51	46
Sun	30	30	32	32	35	38	41	44	52	55	57	60	58	54	51	49	47