Best Time to Drive from Bayside 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 Bayside 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	48	64	85	89	86	77	77	73	73	81	104	105	103	91	75	70	61
Tue	52	87	104	100	89	90	85	75	87	87	102	105	99	82	74	85	66
Wed	56	74	93	95	96	90	92	83	87	82	96	106	96	87	73	70	68
Thu	53	86	96	93	88	90	93	85	76	93	95	104	97	84	72	72	66
Fri	53	71	92	93	93	77	77	80	92	106	120	115	107	87	82	72	67
Sat	71	59	53	55	61	63	67	68	74	74	74	77	90	80	85	84	79
Sun	111	92	56	52	51	54	59	63	68	71	69	81	85	82	78	83	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Bayside to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 122 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (12 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bayside 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 Bayside to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 48 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	85	89	86	77	77	73	73	81	104	105	103	91	75	70	61
Tue	52	87	104	100	89	90	85	75	87	87	102	105	99	82	74	85	66
Wed	56	74	93	95	96	90	92	83	87	82	96	106	96	87	73	70	68
Thu	53	86	96	93	88	90	93	85	76	93	95	104	97	84	72	72	66
Fri	53	71	92	93	93	77	77	80	92	106	120	115	107	87	82	72	67
Sat	71	59	53	55	61	63	67	68	74	74	74	77	90	80	85	84	79
Sun	111	92	56	52	51	54	59	63	68	71	69	81	85	82	78	83	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	85	89	86	77	77	73	73	81	104	105	103	91	75	70	61
Tue	52	87	104	100	89	90	85	75	87	87	102	105	99	82	74	85	66
Wed	56	74	93	95	96	90	92	83	87	82	96	106	96	87	73	70	68
Thu	53	86	96	93	88	90	93	85	76	93	95	104	97	84	72	72	66
Fri	53	71	92	93	93	77	77	80	92	106	120	115	107	87	82	72	67
Sat	71	59	53	55	61	63	67	68	74	74	74	77	90	80	85	84	79
Sun	111	92	56	52	51	54	59	63	68	71	69	81	85	82	78	83	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	85	89	86	77	77	73	73	81	104	105	103	91	75	70	61
Tue	52	87	104	100	89	90	85	75	87	87	102	105	99	82	74	85	66
Wed	56	74	93	95	96	90	92	83	87	82	96	106	96	87	73	70	68
Thu	53	86	96	93	88	90	93	85	76	93	95	104	97	84	72	72	66
Fri	53	71	92	93	93	77	77	80	92	106	120	115	107	87	82	72	67
Sat	71	59	53	55	61	63	67	68	74	74	74	77	90	80	85	84	79
Sun	111	92	56	52	51	54	59	63	68	71	69	81	85	82	78	83	77