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.

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	39	43	46	45	46	46	46	47	49	52	58	57	51	41	39	38
Tue	28	38	44	47	47	46	49	47	45	49	58	59	59	55	45	42	40
Wed	28	41	44	45	45	46	48	48	49	53	60	62	63	54	46	43	40
Thu	28	40	44	45	45	45	47	46	50	58	65	66	67	62	52	44	42
Fri	28	38	43	45	44	44	46	49	53	65	73	76	73	61	50	43	41
Sat	27	27	30	35	40	46	47	49	49	49	48	46	47	48	46	43	42
Sun	29	27	27	28	34	36	40	44	45	46	47	46	46	47	45	43	43

About this drive

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 76 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 2:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (14 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 76 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 76 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 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 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	39	43	46	45	46	46	46	47	49	52	58	57	51	41	39	38
Tue	28	38	44	47	47	46	49	47	45	49	58	59	59	55	45	42	40
Wed	28	41	44	45	45	46	48	48	49	53	60	62	63	54	46	43	40
Thu	28	40	44	45	45	45	47	46	50	58	65	66	67	62	52	44	42
Fri	28	38	43	45	44	44	46	49	53	65	73	76	73	61	50	43	41
Sat	27	27	30	35	40	46	47	49	49	49	48	46	47	48	46	43	42
Sun	29	27	27	28	34	36	40	44	45	46	47	46	46	47	45	43	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	39	43	46	45	46	46	46	47	49	52	58	57	51	41	39	38
Tue	28	38	44	47	47	46	49	47	45	49	58	59	59	55	45	42	40
Wed	28	41	44	45	45	46	48	48	49	53	60	62	63	54	46	43	40
Thu	28	40	44	45	45	45	47	46	50	58	65	66	67	62	52	44	42
Fri	28	38	43	45	44	44	46	49	53	65	73	76	73	61	50	43	41
Sat	27	27	30	35	40	46	47	49	49	49	48	46	47	48	46	43	42
Sun	29	27	27	28	34	36	40	44	45	46	47	46	46	47	45	43	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	39	43	46	45	46	46	46	47	49	52	58	57	51	41	39	38
Tue	28	38	44	47	47	46	49	47	45	49	58	59	59	55	45	42	40
Wed	28	41	44	45	45	46	48	48	49	53	60	62	63	54	46	43	40
Thu	28	40	44	45	45	45	47	46	50	58	65	66	67	62	52	44	42
Fri	28	38	43	45	44	44	46	49	53	65	73	76	73	61	50	43	41
Sat	27	27	30	35	40	46	47	49	49	49	48	46	47	48	46	43	42
Sun	29	27	27	28	34	36	40	44	45	46	47	46	46	47	45	43	43