Best Time to Drive from Astoria to Staten Island

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 Astoria to Staten Island 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	40	47	52	59	58	61	67	63	62	62	68	76	79	70	58	55	53
Tue	39	47	53	62	61	62	67	65	64	67	73	77	84	76	65	61	57
Wed	39	47	54	58	60	62	66	63	65	71	77	86	86	77	67	60	57
Thu	40	47	54	59	64	64	70	65	69	81	85	89	90	83	73	64	62
Fri	42	46	54	56	58	62	65	68	71	86	92	96	92	75	66	61	59
Sat	42	40	41	49	52	59	62	62	62	63	60	60	65	64	65	63	61
Sun	41	39	40	42	47	50	54	57	59	60	60	62	63	63	60	61	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Astoria to Staten Island (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (20 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Astoria to central Staten Island 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 Astoria to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Astoria to Staten Island?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 39 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Astoria to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	52	59	58	61	67	63	62	62	68	76	79	70	58	55	53
Tue	39	47	53	62	61	62	67	65	64	67	73	77	84	76	65	61	57
Wed	39	47	54	58	60	62	66	63	65	71	77	86	86	77	67	60	57
Thu	40	47	54	59	64	64	70	65	69	81	85	89	90	83	73	64	62
Fri	42	46	54	56	58	62	65	68	71	86	92	96	92	75	66	61	59
Sat	42	40	41	49	52	59	62	62	62	63	60	60	65	64	65	63	61
Sun	41	39	40	42	47	50	54	57	59	60	60	62	63	63	60	61	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	52	59	58	61	67	63	62	62	68	76	79	70	58	55	53
Tue	39	47	53	62	61	62	67	65	64	67	73	77	84	76	65	61	57
Wed	39	47	54	58	60	62	66	63	65	71	77	86	86	77	67	60	57
Thu	40	47	54	59	64	64	70	65	69	81	85	89	90	83	73	64	62
Fri	42	46	54	56	58	62	65	68	71	86	92	96	92	75	66	61	59
Sat	42	40	41	49	52	59	62	62	62	63	60	60	65	64	65	63	61
Sun	41	39	40	42	47	50	54	57	59	60	60	62	63	63	60	61	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	52	59	58	61	67	63	62	62	68	76	79	70	58	55	53
Tue	39	47	53	62	61	62	67	65	64	67	73	77	84	76	65	61	57
Wed	39	47	54	58	60	62	66	63	65	71	77	86	86	77	67	60	57
Thu	40	47	54	59	64	64	70	65	69	81	85	89	90	83	73	64	62
Fri	42	46	54	56	58	62	65	68	71	86	92	96	92	75	66	61	59
Sat	42	40	41	49	52	59	62	62	62	63	60	60	65	64	65	63	61
Sun	41	39	40	42	47	50	54	57	59	60	60	62	63	63	60	61	60