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.

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from JFK to Fordham (via I-678 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Fordham to JFK

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 31 to 62 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 Fordham 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 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	48	76	91	98	93	98	98	97	100	99	96	98	95	88	83	73	73
Tue	63	72	94	101	86	92	95	87	93	92	103	101	93	87	83	74	68
Wed	67	81	93	94	103	91	87	105	102	97	103	106	97	87	85	76	70
Thu	71	74	91	92	99	92	93	97	97	101	108	107	100	94	93	83	72
Fri	68	76	89	98	97	78	93	97	103	110	111	109	111	105	96	88	83
Sat	43	62	61	73	75	87	90	89	82	91	96	98	92	91	85	85	84
Sun	42	50	55	55	57	67	66	73	77	88	92	98	89	87	87	85	77

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 48 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 48 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from JFK to Fordham?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	76	91	98	93	98	98	97	100	99	96	98	95	88	83	73	73
Tue	63	72	94	101	86	92	95	87	93	92	103	101	93	87	83	74	68
Wed	67	81	93	94	103	91	87	105	102	97	103	106	97	87	85	76	70
Thu	71	74	91	92	99	92	93	97	97	101	108	107	100	94	93	83	72
Fri	68	76	89	98	97	78	93	97	103	110	111	109	111	105	96	88	83
Sat	43	62	61	73	75	87	90	89	82	91	96	98	92	91	85	85	84
Sun	42	50	55	55	57	67	66	73	77	88	92	98	89	87	87	85	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	76	91	98	93	98	98	97	100	99	96	98	95	88	83	73	73
Tue	63	72	94	101	86	92	95	87	93	92	103	101	93	87	83	74	68
Wed	67	81	93	94	103	91	87	105	102	97	103	106	97	87	85	76	70
Thu	71	74	91	92	99	92	93	97	97	101	108	107	100	94	93	83	72
Fri	68	76	89	98	97	78	93	97	103	110	111	109	111	105	96	88	83
Sat	43	62	61	73	75	87	90	89	82	91	96	98	92	91	85	85	84
Sun	42	50	55	55	57	67	66	73	77	88	92	98	89	87	87	85	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	76	91	98	93	98	98	97	100	99	96	98	95	88	83	73	73
Tue	63	72	94	101	86	92	95	87	93	92	103	101	93	87	83	74	68
Wed	67	81	93	94	103	91	87	105	102	97	103	106	97	87	85	76	70
Thu	71	74	91	92	99	92	93	97	97	101	108	107	100	94	93	83	72
Fri	68	76	89	98	97	78	93	97	103	110	111	109	111	105	96	88	83
Sat	43	62	61	73	75	87	90	89	82	91	96	98	92	91	85	85	84
Sun	42	50	55	55	57	67	66	73	77	88	92	98	89	87	87	85	77