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	87	89	87	78	86	87	87	105	106	113	109	99	80	70	61
Tue	51	98	124	105	92	96	90	85	94	98	105	106	104	84	77	84	65
Wed	55	88	94	101	98	91	93	92	89	87	100	109	103	93	75	78	67
Thu	51	95	96	97	88	91	89	88	86	95	98	107	98	89	75	73	66
Fri	50	81	95	98	96	90	83	89	107	118	125	119	109	96	84	71	67
Sat	69	56	51	56	65	65	66	67	74	83	82	102	104	97	97	106	101
Sun	109	90	54	51	50	54	59	64	70	73	78	99	106	91	102	101	92

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 126 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 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 28 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 126 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 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 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	87	89	87	78	86	87	87	105	106	113	109	99	80	70	61
Tue	51	98	124	105	92	96	90	85	94	98	105	106	104	84	77	84	65
Wed	55	88	94	101	98	91	93	92	89	87	100	109	103	93	75	78	67
Thu	51	95	96	97	88	91	89	88	86	95	98	107	98	89	75	73	66
Fri	50	81	95	98	96	90	83	89	107	118	125	119	109	96	84	71	67
Sat	69	56	51	56	65	65	66	67	74	83	82	102	104	97	97	106	101
Sun	109	90	54	51	50	54	59	64	70	73	78	99	106	91	102	101	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	87	89	87	78	86	87	87	105	106	113	109	99	80	70	61
Tue	51	98	124	105	92	96	90	85	94	98	105	106	104	84	77	84	65
Wed	55	88	94	101	98	91	93	92	89	87	100	109	103	93	75	78	67
Thu	51	95	96	97	88	91	89	88	86	95	98	107	98	89	75	73	66
Fri	50	81	95	98	96	90	83	89	107	118	125	119	109	96	84	71	67
Sat	69	56	51	56	65	65	66	67	74	83	82	102	104	97	97	106	101
Sun	109	90	54	51	50	54	59	64	70	73	78	99	106	91	102	101	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	87	89	87	78	86	87	87	105	106	113	109	99	80	70	61
Tue	51	98	124	105	92	96	90	85	94	98	105	106	104	84	77	84	65
Wed	55	88	94	101	98	91	93	92	89	87	100	109	103	93	75	78	67
Thu	51	95	96	97	88	91	89	88	86	95	98	107	98	89	75	73	66
Fri	50	81	95	98	96	90	83	89	107	118	125	119	109	96	84	71	67
Sat	69	56	51	56	65	65	66	67	74	83	82	102	104	97	97	106	101
Sun	109	90	54	51	50	54	59	64	70	73	78	99	106	91	102	101	92