Best Time to Drive from Midtown 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 Midtown 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	28	34	42	49	48	44	47	44	44	47	46	48	48	42	35	32	31
Tue	27	32	42	49	48	44	47	44	45	51	49	50	50	48	39	35	33
Wed	27	32	42	49	48	43	47	46	46	47	55	55	53	52	42	37	34
Thu	28	33	43	50	49	45	48	47	50	54	57	59	56	53	47	42	36
Fri	27	32	42	47	46	44	47	48	50	58	67	68	61	55	50	44	38
Sat	29	27	28	30	33	37	43	44	42	41	45	44	46	47	47	41	37
Sun	27	28	28	28	30	32	37	36	40	41	44	43	44	43	40	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Midtown Manhattan to Co-op City (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 69 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (19 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) 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 Midtown Manhattan to Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 27 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

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

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	42	49	48	44	47	44	44	47	46	48	48	42	35	32	31
Tue	27	32	42	49	48	44	47	44	45	51	49	50	50	48	39	35	33
Wed	27	32	42	49	48	43	47	46	46	47	55	55	53	52	42	37	34
Thu	28	33	43	50	49	45	48	47	50	54	57	59	56	53	47	42	36
Fri	27	32	42	47	46	44	47	48	50	58	67	68	61	55	50	44	38
Sat	29	27	28	30	33	37	43	44	42	41	45	44	46	47	47	41	37
Sun	27	28	28	28	30	32	37	36	40	41	44	43	44	43	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	42	49	48	44	47	44	44	47	46	48	48	42	35	32	31
Tue	27	32	42	49	48	44	47	44	45	51	49	50	50	48	39	35	33
Wed	27	32	42	49	48	43	47	46	46	47	55	55	53	52	42	37	34
Thu	28	33	43	50	49	45	48	47	50	54	57	59	56	53	47	42	36
Fri	27	32	42	47	46	44	47	48	50	58	67	68	61	55	50	44	38
Sat	29	27	28	30	33	37	43	44	42	41	45	44	46	47	47	41	37
Sun	27	28	28	28	30	32	37	36	40	41	44	43	44	43	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	42	49	48	44	47	44	44	47	46	48	48	42	35	32	31
Tue	27	32	42	49	48	44	47	44	45	51	49	50	50	48	39	35	33
Wed	27	32	42	49	48	43	47	46	46	47	55	55	53	52	42	37	34
Thu	28	33	43	50	49	45	48	47	50	54	57	59	56	53	47	42	36
Fri	27	32	42	47	46	44	47	48	50	58	67	68	61	55	50	44	38
Sat	29	27	28	30	33	37	43	44	42	41	45	44	46	47	47	41	37
Sun	27	28	28	28	30	32	37	36	40	41	44	43	44	43	40	39	37