Best Time to Drive from East Flatbush 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 East Flatbush 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	30	43	48	51	51	52	52	51	52	55	58	64	64	57	46	43	42
Tue	30	43	49	52	52	52	55	52	50	56	64	64	65	60	50	46	45
Wed	31	45	49	51	50	52	54	54	56	60	66	67	69	60	51	48	46
Thu	30	45	49	51	51	51	53	53	58	67	71	72	73	67	57	49	47
Fri	31	42	48	51	50	50	52	55	58	71	79	81	80	65	56	47	46
Sat	30	30	33	40	44	52	52	54	55	54	54	52	53	53	51	49	47
Sun	31	29	29	31	38	41	44	49	50	51	53	52	52	52	50	48	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from East Flatbush to Staten Island (via I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (17 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Flatbush 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 East Flatbush to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Flatbush to Staten Island?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 30 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Flatbush to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

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Staten Island to East Flatbush (return trip) · East Flatbush to The Bronx · East Flatbush to Mount Vernon

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	48	51	51	52	52	51	52	55	58	64	64	57	46	43	42
Tue	30	43	49	52	52	52	55	52	50	56	64	64	65	60	50	46	45
Wed	31	45	49	51	50	52	54	54	56	60	66	67	69	60	51	48	46
Thu	30	45	49	51	51	51	53	53	58	67	71	72	73	67	57	49	47
Fri	31	42	48	51	50	50	52	55	58	71	79	81	80	65	56	47	46
Sat	30	30	33	40	44	52	52	54	55	54	54	52	53	53	51	49	47
Sun	31	29	29	31	38	41	44	49	50	51	53	52	52	52	50	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	48	51	51	52	52	51	52	55	58	64	64	57	46	43	42
Tue	30	43	49	52	52	52	55	52	50	56	64	64	65	60	50	46	45
Wed	31	45	49	51	50	52	54	54	56	60	66	67	69	60	51	48	46
Thu	30	45	49	51	51	51	53	53	58	67	71	72	73	67	57	49	47
Fri	31	42	48	51	50	50	52	55	58	71	79	81	80	65	56	47	46
Sat	30	30	33	40	44	52	52	54	55	54	54	52	53	53	51	49	47
Sun	31	29	29	31	38	41	44	49	50	51	53	52	52	52	50	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	43	48	51	51	52	52	51	52	55	58	64	64	57	46	43	42
Tue	30	43	49	52	52	52	55	52	50	56	64	64	65	60	50	46	45
Wed	31	45	49	51	50	52	54	54	56	60	66	67	69	60	51	48	46
Thu	30	45	49	51	51	51	53	53	58	67	71	72	73	67	57	49	47
Fri	31	42	48	51	50	50	52	55	58	71	79	81	80	65	56	47	46
Sat	30	30	33	40	44	52	52	54	55	54	54	52	53	53	51	49	47
Sun	31	29	29	31	38	41	44	49	50	51	53	52	52	52	50	48	48