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Best Time to Drive from LGA 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 12-mile drive from LGA to Co-op City (via I-678 North and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (35 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Co-op City to LGA

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 10 to 26 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 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (Columns E-F) 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 LGA to Co-op City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2021263132312926242425312829232322
Tue1921243133262625252327353127242223
Wed2021233130272831282931403731272624
Thu2124253032353329262835413734292623
Fri2021222629253031303241484339352826
Sat2020212024232726262526292927292726
Sun1919212122202123252827313527252824

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 LGA to Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 19 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

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