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	36	40	46	55	50	52	56	52	51	51	51	54	58	55	47	46	45
Tue	34	39	45	61	54	56	56	53	53	52	56	63	67	60	55	51	49
Wed	34	38	45	53	54	52	52	55	52	53	58	66	63	62	55	49	49
Thu	35	40	50	60	60	56	61	59	59	64	71	78	66	66	64	54	54
Fri	35	38	45	52	51	58	57	55	58	62	80	86	72	64	56	52	48
Sat	37	36	39	43	47	50	58	57	52	50	55	53	57	54	54	54	52
Sun	37	40	38	39	42	45	49	49	52	52	50	55	53	53	51	54	50

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 34 minutes and up to 87 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (58 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 51 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 34 minutes then, versus up to 87 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 34 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	46	55	50	52	56	52	51	51	51	54	58	55	47	46	45
Tue	34	39	45	61	54	56	56	53	53	52	56	63	67	60	55	51	49
Wed	34	38	45	53	54	52	52	55	52	53	58	66	63	62	55	49	49
Thu	35	40	50	60	60	56	61	59	59	64	71	78	66	66	64	54	54
Fri	35	38	45	52	51	58	57	55	58	62	80	86	72	64	56	52	48
Sat	37	36	39	43	47	50	58	57	52	50	55	53	57	54	54	54	52
Sun	37	40	38	39	42	45	49	49	52	52	50	55	53	53	51	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	46	55	50	52	56	52	51	51	51	54	58	55	47	46	45
Tue	34	39	45	61	54	56	56	53	53	52	56	63	67	60	55	51	49
Wed	34	38	45	53	54	52	52	55	52	53	58	66	63	62	55	49	49
Thu	35	40	50	60	60	56	61	59	59	64	71	78	66	66	64	54	54
Fri	35	38	45	52	51	58	57	55	58	62	80	86	72	64	56	52	48
Sat	37	36	39	43	47	50	58	57	52	50	55	53	57	54	54	54	52
Sun	37	40	38	39	42	45	49	49	52	52	50	55	53	53	51	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	46	55	50	52	56	52	51	51	51	54	58	55	47	46	45
Tue	34	39	45	61	54	56	56	53	53	52	56	63	67	60	55	51	49
Wed	34	38	45	53	54	52	52	55	52	53	58	66	63	62	55	49	49
Thu	35	40	50	60	60	56	61	59	59	64	71	78	66	66	64	54	54
Fri	35	38	45	52	51	58	57	55	58	62	80	86	72	64	56	52	48
Sat	37	36	39	43	47	50	58	57	52	50	55	53	57	54	54	54	52
Sun	37	40	38	39	42	45	49	49	52	52	50	55	53	53	51	54	50