Best Time to Drive from Baychester 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 Baychester 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	49	61	74	77	72	66	71	67	67	68	80	86	87	75	61	61	57
Tue	52	65	79	81	71	71	74	70	71	71	85	85	84	75	66	68	61
Wed	50	63	75	83	76	71	74	70	70	71	84	93	87	76	66	62	61
Thu	52	70	78	77	75	72	74	71	68	84	88	94	93	81	70	68	61
Fri	51	60	72	79	73	68	73	72	76	96	104	108	98	82	75	66	63
Sat	59	53	51	52	58	61	63	64	67	67	67	68	77	71	71	70	65
Sun	69	54	52	51	53	54	57	61	65	67	67	67	75	73	69	72	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Baychester to Staten Island (via I-278 South and I-495 West and I-678 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 110 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Baychester 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 Baychester to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 49 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Baychester to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	74	77	72	66	71	67	67	68	80	86	87	75	61	61	57
Tue	52	65	79	81	71	71	74	70	71	71	85	85	84	75	66	68	61
Wed	50	63	75	83	76	71	74	70	70	71	84	93	87	76	66	62	61
Thu	52	70	78	77	75	72	74	71	68	84	88	94	93	81	70	68	61
Fri	51	60	72	79	73	68	73	72	76	96	104	108	98	82	75	66	63
Sat	59	53	51	52	58	61	63	64	67	67	67	68	77	71	71	70	65
Sun	69	54	52	51	53	54	57	61	65	67	67	67	75	73	69	72	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	74	77	72	66	71	67	67	68	80	86	87	75	61	61	57
Tue	52	65	79	81	71	71	74	70	71	71	85	85	84	75	66	68	61
Wed	50	63	75	83	76	71	74	70	70	71	84	93	87	76	66	62	61
Thu	52	70	78	77	75	72	74	71	68	84	88	94	93	81	70	68	61
Fri	51	60	72	79	73	68	73	72	76	96	104	108	98	82	75	66	63
Sat	59	53	51	52	58	61	63	64	67	67	67	68	77	71	71	70	65
Sun	69	54	52	51	53	54	57	61	65	67	67	67	75	73	69	72	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	74	77	72	66	71	67	67	68	80	86	87	75	61	61	57
Tue	52	65	79	81	71	71	74	70	71	71	85	85	84	75	66	68	61
Wed	50	63	75	83	76	71	74	70	70	71	84	93	87	76	66	62	61
Thu	52	70	78	77	75	72	74	71	68	84	88	94	93	81	70	68	61
Fri	51	60	72	79	73	68	73	72	76	96	104	108	98	82	75	66	63
Sat	59	53	51	52	58	61	63	64	67	67	67	68	77	71	71	70	65
Sun	69	54	52	51	53	54	57	61	65	67	67	67	75	73	69	72	66