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.

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 80 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 1 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to East Flatbush

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 17 to 42 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 East Flatbush to central Staten Island 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 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	42	46	51	49	49	51	53	52	55	57	62	63	57	46	42	43
Tue	30	42	47	52	52	52	54	53	50	56	63	63	63	59	49	46	45
Wed	31	44	46	50	51	52	51	54	54	60	64	66	68	59	51	48	46
Thu	30	44	47	50	51	51	53	52	56	63	69	70	72	65	56	48	47
Fri	30	41	46	50	49	49	52	55	59	70	78	80	77	63	53	47	46
Sat	30	29	32	39	43	47	53	53	57	55	53	50	51	50	50	49	47
Sun	32	29	29	31	38	40	43	46	49	51	52	50	50	50	49	46	47

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 80 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 80 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 80 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	42	46	51	49	49	51	53	52	55	57	62	63	57	46	42	43
Tue	30	42	47	52	52	52	54	53	50	56	63	63	63	59	49	46	45
Wed	31	44	46	50	51	52	51	54	54	60	64	66	68	59	51	48	46
Thu	30	44	47	50	51	51	53	52	56	63	69	70	72	65	56	48	47
Fri	30	41	46	50	49	49	52	55	59	70	78	80	77	63	53	47	46
Sat	30	29	32	39	43	47	53	53	57	55	53	50	51	50	50	49	47
Sun	32	29	29	31	38	40	43	46	49	51	52	50	50	50	49	46	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	42	46	51	49	49	51	53	52	55	57	62	63	57	46	42	43
Tue	30	42	47	52	52	52	54	53	50	56	63	63	63	59	49	46	45
Wed	31	44	46	50	51	52	51	54	54	60	64	66	68	59	51	48	46
Thu	30	44	47	50	51	51	53	52	56	63	69	70	72	65	56	48	47
Fri	30	41	46	50	49	49	52	55	59	70	78	80	77	63	53	47	46
Sat	30	29	32	39	43	47	53	53	57	55	53	50	51	50	50	49	47
Sun	32	29	29	31	38	40	43	46	49	51	52	50	50	50	49	46	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	42	46	51	49	49	51	53	52	55	57	62	63	57	46	42	43
Tue	30	42	47	52	52	52	54	53	50	56	63	63	63	59	49	46	45
Wed	31	44	46	50	51	52	51	54	54	60	64	66	68	59	51	48	46
Thu	30	44	47	50	51	51	53	52	56	63	69	70	72	65	56	48	47
Fri	30	41	46	50	49	49	52	55	59	70	78	80	77	63	53	47	46
Sat	30	29	32	39	43	47	53	53	57	55	53	50	51	50	50	49	47
Sun	32	29	29	31	38	40	43	46	49	51	52	50	50	50	49	46	47