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.

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Midtown Manhattan to Co-op City (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 64 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 19 to 51 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 central Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) 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 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	29	34	42	49	47	44	47	45	45	48	46	47	46	41	35	33	31
Tue	28	32	43	49	48	45	47	45	46	50	48	50	51	48	39	35	34
Wed	29	32	43	50	47	44	48	46	46	47	56	54	53	52	42	37	35
Thu	29	34	44	50	51	47	50	49	51	54	57	61	56	52	46	41	36
Fri	28	32	41	46	45	43	46	47	48	54	63	64	58	55	51	45	38
Sat	28	28	29	31	35	38	45	46	41	41	47	45	47	47	46	42	38
Sun	28	32	30	29	31	33	37	36	40	41	44	43	44	43	39	39	38

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 28 minutes then, versus up to 64 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 28 to 64 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 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	42	49	47	44	47	45	45	48	46	47	46	41	35	33	31
Tue	28	32	43	49	48	45	47	45	46	50	48	50	51	48	39	35	34
Wed	29	32	43	50	47	44	48	46	46	47	56	54	53	52	42	37	35
Thu	29	34	44	50	51	47	50	49	51	54	57	61	56	52	46	41	36
Fri	28	32	41	46	45	43	46	47	48	54	63	64	58	55	51	45	38
Sat	28	28	29	31	35	38	45	46	41	41	47	45	47	47	46	42	38
Sun	28	32	30	29	31	33	37	36	40	41	44	43	44	43	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	42	49	47	44	47	45	45	48	46	47	46	41	35	33	31
Tue	28	32	43	49	48	45	47	45	46	50	48	50	51	48	39	35	34
Wed	29	32	43	50	47	44	48	46	46	47	56	54	53	52	42	37	35
Thu	29	34	44	50	51	47	50	49	51	54	57	61	56	52	46	41	36
Fri	28	32	41	46	45	43	46	47	48	54	63	64	58	55	51	45	38
Sat	28	28	29	31	35	38	45	46	41	41	47	45	47	47	46	42	38
Sun	28	32	30	29	31	33	37	36	40	41	44	43	44	43	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	34	42	49	47	44	47	45	45	48	46	47	46	41	35	33	31
Tue	28	32	43	49	48	45	47	45	46	50	48	50	51	48	39	35	34
Wed	29	32	43	50	47	44	48	46	46	47	56	54	53	52	42	37	35
Thu	29	34	44	50	51	47	50	49	51	54	57	61	56	52	46	41	36
Fri	28	32	41	46	45	43	46	47	48	54	63	64	58	55	51	45	38
Sat	28	28	29	31	35	38	45	46	41	41	47	45	47	47	46	42	38
Sun	28	32	30	29	31	33	37	36	40	41	44	43	44	43	39	39	38