Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn 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 18-mile drive from Brooklyn to Staten Island (via I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 14 to 36 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 Brooklyn to central Staten Island 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 Brooklyn 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	28	38	41	45	44	44	46	47	46	50	51	57	57	51	41	38	38
Tue	28	38	42	47	46	46	49	47	45	49	57	58	57	54	44	42	40
Wed	28	39	41	45	45	46	45	47	48	52	58	60	61	53	45	43	41
Thu	28	39	42	44	45	45	47	46	49	57	64	64	66	61	50	43	42
Fri	28	37	41	44	43	44	47	50	53	64	72	73	71	59	48	43	42
Sat	27	27	29	35	39	43	47	48	50	50	48	45	46	45	45	43	42
Sun	30	27	27	28	34	36	38	42	44	46	47	45	44	45	43	42	42

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 Brooklyn to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 28 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	38	41	45	44	44	46	47	46	50	51	57	57	51	41	38	38
Tue	28	38	42	47	46	46	49	47	45	49	57	58	57	54	44	42	40
Wed	28	39	41	45	45	46	45	47	48	52	58	60	61	53	45	43	41
Thu	28	39	42	44	45	45	47	46	49	57	64	64	66	61	50	43	42
Fri	28	37	41	44	43	44	47	50	53	64	72	73	71	59	48	43	42
Sat	27	27	29	35	39	43	47	48	50	50	48	45	46	45	45	43	42
Sun	30	27	27	28	34	36	38	42	44	46	47	45	44	45	43	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	38	41	45	44	44	46	47	46	50	51	57	57	51	41	38	38
Tue	28	38	42	47	46	46	49	47	45	49	57	58	57	54	44	42	40
Wed	28	39	41	45	45	46	45	47	48	52	58	60	61	53	45	43	41
Thu	28	39	42	44	45	45	47	46	49	57	64	64	66	61	50	43	42
Fri	28	37	41	44	43	44	47	50	53	64	72	73	71	59	48	43	42
Sat	27	27	29	35	39	43	47	48	50	50	48	45	46	45	45	43	42
Sun	30	27	27	28	34	36	38	42	44	46	47	45	44	45	43	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	38	41	45	44	44	46	47	46	50	51	57	57	51	41	38	38
Tue	28	38	42	47	46	46	49	47	45	49	57	58	57	54	44	42	40
Wed	28	39	41	45	45	46	45	47	48	52	58	60	61	53	45	43	41
Thu	28	39	42	44	45	45	47	46	49	57	64	64	66	61	50	43	42
Fri	28	37	41	44	43	44	47	50	53	64	72	73	71	59	48	43	42
Sat	27	27	29	35	39	43	47	48	50	50	48	45	46	45	45	43	42
Sun	30	27	27	28	34	36	38	42	44	46	47	45	44	45	43	42	42