Best Time to Drive from Darien 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 Darien 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	106	129	130	135	136	138	130	128	138	143	148	156	146	130	120	115	133
Tue	114	143	141	146	139	143	139	135	131	145	150	155	140	131	127	114	119
Wed	112	127	139	151	138	145	139	138	137	147	167	167	154	141	129	123	123
Thu	118	137	141	141	141	145	151	143	151	161	173	173	159	150	136	127	122
Fri	113	125	128	139	136	132	140	159	166	186	192	188	171	163	145	136	133
Sat	101	99	105	107	116	121	126	127	132	131	139	156	155	152	159	138	144
Sun	116	98	99	99	109	108	112	118	125	135	153	167	153	162	160	146	134

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Darien to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 106 minutes and up to 192 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 145 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (178 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (34 to 81 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Darien 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 Darien to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 106 minutes then, versus up to 192 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 106 to 192 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 145 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Darien to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 192 minutes.

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Staten Island to Darien (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	129	130	135	136	138	130	128	138	143	148	156	146	130	120	115	133
Tue	114	143	141	146	139	143	139	135	131	145	150	155	140	131	127	114	119
Wed	112	127	139	151	138	145	139	138	137	147	167	167	154	141	129	123	123
Thu	118	137	141	141	141	145	151	143	151	161	173	173	159	150	136	127	122
Fri	113	125	128	139	136	132	140	159	166	186	192	188	171	163	145	136	133
Sat	101	99	105	107	116	121	126	127	132	131	139	156	155	152	159	138	144
Sun	116	98	99	99	109	108	112	118	125	135	153	167	153	162	160	146	134

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	129	130	135	136	138	130	128	138	143	148	156	146	130	120	115	133
Tue	114	143	141	146	139	143	139	135	131	145	150	155	140	131	127	114	119
Wed	112	127	139	151	138	145	139	138	137	147	167	167	154	141	129	123	123
Thu	118	137	141	141	141	145	151	143	151	161	173	173	159	150	136	127	122
Fri	113	125	128	139	136	132	140	159	166	186	192	188	171	163	145	136	133
Sat	101	99	105	107	116	121	126	127	132	131	139	156	155	152	159	138	144
Sun	116	98	99	99	109	108	112	118	125	135	153	167	153	162	160	146	134

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	129	130	135	136	138	130	128	138	143	148	156	146	130	120	115	133
Tue	114	143	141	146	139	143	139	135	131	145	150	155	140	131	127	114	119
Wed	112	127	139	151	138	145	139	138	137	147	167	167	154	141	129	123	123
Thu	118	137	141	141	141	145	151	143	151	161	173	173	159	150	136	127	122
Fri	113	125	128	139	136	132	140	159	166	186	192	188	171	163	145	136	133
Sat	101	99	105	107	116	121	126	127	132	131	139	156	155	152	159	138	144
Sun	116	98	99	99	109	108	112	118	125	135	153	167	153	162	160	146	134