Best Time to Drive from Co-op City 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 35-mile drive from Co-op City to Staten Island (via I-678 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to Co-op City

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 15 miles: 36 to 79 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 Co-op City (De Kruif Place) to central Staten Island (Willow Road East) 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 Co-op City 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	65	76	85	89	89	90	84	79	87	90	98	108	102	93	80	75	84
Tue	64	85	95	106	92	99	104	97	84	92	104	108	101	92	90	73	74
Wed	64	80	94	105	89	99	89	92	86	96	110	122	110	98	90	85	77
Thu	70	88	96	99	91	105	106	95	90	116	123	125	117	109	99	86	75
Fri	66	77	88	94	96	83	99	112	113	144	149	143	122	112	105	97	85
Sat	64	62	65	68	80	79	89	87	87	87	97	92	96	104	113	105	99
Sun	72	61	66	66	71	67	68	74	78	89	101	97	120	100	102	107	92

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 Co-op City to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Co-op City to Staten Island?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 64 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Co-op City to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	76	85	89	89	90	84	79	87	90	98	108	102	93	80	75	84
Tue	64	85	95	106	92	99	104	97	84	92	104	108	101	92	90	73	74
Wed	64	80	94	105	89	99	89	92	86	96	110	122	110	98	90	85	77
Thu	70	88	96	99	91	105	106	95	90	116	123	125	117	109	99	86	75
Fri	66	77	88	94	96	83	99	112	113	144	149	143	122	112	105	97	85
Sat	64	62	65	68	80	79	89	87	87	87	97	92	96	104	113	105	99
Sun	72	61	66	66	71	67	68	74	78	89	101	97	120	100	102	107	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	76	85	89	89	90	84	79	87	90	98	108	102	93	80	75	84
Tue	64	85	95	106	92	99	104	97	84	92	104	108	101	92	90	73	74
Wed	64	80	94	105	89	99	89	92	86	96	110	122	110	98	90	85	77
Thu	70	88	96	99	91	105	106	95	90	116	123	125	117	109	99	86	75
Fri	66	77	88	94	96	83	99	112	113	144	149	143	122	112	105	97	85
Sat	64	62	65	68	80	79	89	87	87	87	97	92	96	104	113	105	99
Sun	72	61	66	66	71	67	68	74	78	89	101	97	120	100	102	107	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	76	85	89	89	90	84	79	87	90	98	108	102	93	80	75	84
Tue	64	85	95	106	92	99	104	97	84	92	104	108	101	92	90	73	74
Wed	64	80	94	105	89	99	89	92	86	96	110	122	110	98	90	85	77
Thu	70	88	96	99	91	105	106	95	90	116	123	125	117	109	99	86	75
Fri	66	77	88	94	96	83	99	112	113	144	149	143	122	112	105	97	85
Sat	64	62	65	68	80	79	89	87	87	87	97	92	96	104	113	105	99
Sun	72	61	66	66	71	67	68	74	78	89	101	97	120	100	102	107	92