Best Time to Drive from Downtown 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 14-mile drive from Downtown Brooklyn to Staten Island (via I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 74 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to Downtown Brooklyn

Freeway, about 10 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 13 to 30 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 Downtown Brooklyn (Joralemon Street) 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 Downtown 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	25	30	34	37	39	39	41	38	38	40	45	47	48	44	38	37	36
Tue	25	29	33	39	38	39	43	41	40	41	48	50	51	49	41	40	38
Wed	25	31	35	35	39	39	41	40	39	41	50	55	56	47	42	40	38
Thu	25	30	34	37	39	40	44	42	42	48	61	61	63	53	45	42	41
Fri	25	29	34	36	37	39	44	45	50	66	74	71	67	51	42	41	40
Sat	28	26	28	32	34	37	39	41	41	41	40	40	41	40	40	40	40
Sun	27	25	25	29	32	33	35	37	37	38	38	40	39	39	38	40	39

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 Downtown Brooklyn to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 25 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downtown Brooklyn to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

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Staten Island to Downtown Brooklyn (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	25	30	34	37	39	39	41	38	38	40	45	47	48	44	38	37	36
Tue	25	29	33	39	38	39	43	41	40	41	48	50	51	49	41	40	38
Wed	25	31	35	35	39	39	41	40	39	41	50	55	56	47	42	40	38
Thu	25	30	34	37	39	40	44	42	42	48	61	61	63	53	45	42	41
Fri	25	29	34	36	37	39	44	45	50	66	74	71	67	51	42	41	40
Sat	28	26	28	32	34	37	39	41	41	41	40	40	41	40	40	40	40
Sun	27	25	25	29	32	33	35	37	37	38	38	40	39	39	38	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	34	37	39	39	41	38	38	40	45	47	48	44	38	37	36
Tue	25	29	33	39	38	39	43	41	40	41	48	50	51	49	41	40	38
Wed	25	31	35	35	39	39	41	40	39	41	50	55	56	47	42	40	38
Thu	25	30	34	37	39	40	44	42	42	48	61	61	63	53	45	42	41
Fri	25	29	34	36	37	39	44	45	50	66	74	71	67	51	42	41	40
Sat	28	26	28	32	34	37	39	41	41	41	40	40	41	40	40	40	40
Sun	27	25	25	29	32	33	35	37	37	38	38	40	39	39	38	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	34	37	39	39	41	38	38	40	45	47	48	44	38	37	36
Tue	25	29	33	39	38	39	43	41	40	41	48	50	51	49	41	40	38
Wed	25	31	35	35	39	39	41	40	39	41	50	55	56	47	42	40	38
Thu	25	30	34	37	39	40	44	42	42	48	61	61	63	53	45	42	41
Fri	25	29	34	36	37	39	44	45	50	66	74	71	67	51	42	41	40
Sat	28	26	28	32	34	37	39	41	41	41	40	40	41	40	40	40	40
Sun	27	25	25	29	32	33	35	37	37	38	38	40	39	39	38	40	39