Best Time to Drive from Lower Manhattan 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 Lower Manhattan 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	35	39	45	53	50	51	54	51	50	49	50	55	58	55	47	45	45
Tue	34	38	44	60	54	54	55	52	52	52	54	62	64	59	54	50	47
Wed	33	37	45	55	53	51	52	55	51	52	58	65	63	63	55	49	49
Thu	35	39	49	58	59	54	63	58	58	66	69	76	67	67	63	54	53
Fri	35	38	44	51	50	57	54	53	57	62	77	84	71	62	54	50	48
Sat	39	36	38	42	44	49	54	54	49	48	52	52	54	54	54	54	52
Sun	38	37	36	38	41	43	47	47	49	51	48	51	52	51	50	52	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Lower Manhattan to Co-op City (via FDR Drive North and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (19 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lower Manhattan (Wall Street) 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 Lower Manhattan to Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 33 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lower Manhattan to Co-op City?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	45	53	50	51	54	51	50	49	50	55	58	55	47	45	45
Tue	34	38	44	60	54	54	55	52	52	52	54	62	64	59	54	50	47
Wed	33	37	45	55	53	51	52	55	51	52	58	65	63	63	55	49	49
Thu	35	39	49	58	59	54	63	58	58	66	69	76	67	67	63	54	53
Fri	35	38	44	51	50	57	54	53	57	62	77	84	71	62	54	50	48
Sat	39	36	38	42	44	49	54	54	49	48	52	52	54	54	54	54	52
Sun	38	37	36	38	41	43	47	47	49	51	48	51	52	51	50	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	45	53	50	51	54	51	50	49	50	55	58	55	47	45	45
Tue	34	38	44	60	54	54	55	52	52	52	54	62	64	59	54	50	47
Wed	33	37	45	55	53	51	52	55	51	52	58	65	63	63	55	49	49
Thu	35	39	49	58	59	54	63	58	58	66	69	76	67	67	63	54	53
Fri	35	38	44	51	50	57	54	53	57	62	77	84	71	62	54	50	48
Sat	39	36	38	42	44	49	54	54	49	48	52	52	54	54	54	54	52
Sun	38	37	36	38	41	43	47	47	49	51	48	51	52	51	50	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	45	53	50	51	54	51	50	49	50	55	58	55	47	45	45
Tue	34	38	44	60	54	54	55	52	52	52	54	62	64	59	54	50	47
Wed	33	37	45	55	53	51	52	55	51	52	58	65	63	63	55	49	49
Thu	35	39	49	58	59	54	63	58	58	66	69	76	67	67	63	54	53
Fri	35	38	44	51	50	57	54	53	57	62	77	84	71	62	54	50	48
Sat	39	36	38	42	44	49	54	54	49	48	52	52	54	54	54	54	52
Sun	38	37	36	38	41	43	47	47	49	51	48	51	52	51	50	52	48