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Best Time to Drive from Coney Island 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 12-mile drive from Coney Island to Staten Island (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (29 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to Coney Island

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 12 to 25 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 Coney Island (Sea Breeze Avenue) 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 Coney Island to Staten Island by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1922262726242625242731363732242221
Tue1923283431262526232543444136262321
Wed1922272928272524222439485039252321
Thu2023272827262525253056555648332322
Fri1921252523232530355562615949302522
Sat1919192021242629282725232122232222
Sun1819191919212324242523222222212324

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 Coney Island to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 19 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Coney Island to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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