Best Time to Drive from Bay Ridge 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.

On weekdays the 8-mile drive from Bay Ridge to Staten Island (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (23 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to Bay Ridge

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 7 to 15 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 Bay Ridge (82nd Street) to central Staten Island (Willow Road East) 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 Bay Ridge 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	13	15	17	20	19	19	18	17	16	19	22	23	23	20	15	15	14
Tue	13	15	19	22	22	20	20	19	17	17	27	29	27	25	18	16	14
Wed	13	16	19	21	21	21	19	20	18	20	26	32	35	29	18	16	14
Thu	13	17	19	21	20	20	20	20	20	22	36	39	40	36	24	16	15
Fri	13	14	17	20	19	18	18	20	24	38	56	53	51	37	21	17	15
Sat	13	13	13	13	14	17	19	21	23	21	20	18	17	18	17	16	16
Sun	13	12	12	13	13	14	15	17	18	20	18	17	16	16	15	15	15

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 Bay Ridge to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bay Ridge to Staten Island?

The 8-mile drive usually takes 13 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

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Staten Island to Bay Ridge (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Thu	13	17	19	21	20	20	20	20	20	22	36	39	40	36	24	16	15
Fri	13	14	17	20	19	18	18	20	24	38	56	53	51	37	21	17	15
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Thu	13	17	19	21	20	20	20	20	20	22	36	39	40	36	24	16	15
Fri	13	14	17	20	19	18	18	20	24	38	56	53	51	37	21	17	15
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Thu	13	17	19	21	20	20	20	20	20	22	36	39	40	36	24	16	15
Fri	13	14	17	20	19	18	18	20	24	38	56	53	51	37	21	17	15
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