Best Time to Drive from East Meadow 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 Meadow 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	81	103	103	110	107	94	92	88	96	97	119	133	123	118	119	109	93
Tue	69	98	101	117	113	88	110	104	106	141	138	137	136	124	122	95	93
Wed	73	102	103	111	118	92	91	88	88	115	125	140	133	124	120	116	113
Thu	101	104	110	114	94	90	90	92	98	130	145	136	128	116	107	91	84
Fri	72	92	95	93	104	118	124	134	157	166	164	160	146	135	127	121	117
Sat	79	68	68	81	85	110	83	102	121	121	111	106	121	122	117	123	117
Sun	77	72	74	97	110	96	110	118	120	119	121	125	124	123	123	96	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from East Meadow to Staten Island (via Belt Pkwy West and Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (126 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (29 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Meadow 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 Meadow to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 69 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Staten Island?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	103	103	110	107	94	92	88	96	97	119	133	123	118	119	109	93
Tue	69	98	101	117	113	88	110	104	106	141	138	137	136	124	122	95	93
Wed	73	102	103	111	118	92	91	88	88	115	125	140	133	124	120	116	113
Thu	101	104	110	114	94	90	90	92	98	130	145	136	128	116	107	91	84
Fri	72	92	95	93	104	118	124	134	157	166	164	160	146	135	127	121	117
Sat	79	68	68	81	85	110	83	102	121	121	111	106	121	122	117	123	117
Sun	77	72	74	97	110	96	110	118	120	119	121	125	124	123	123	96	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	103	103	110	107	94	92	88	96	97	119	133	123	118	119	109	93
Tue	69	98	101	117	113	88	110	104	106	141	138	137	136	124	122	95	93
Wed	73	102	103	111	118	92	91	88	88	115	125	140	133	124	120	116	113
Thu	101	104	110	114	94	90	90	92	98	130	145	136	128	116	107	91	84
Fri	72	92	95	93	104	118	124	134	157	166	164	160	146	135	127	121	117
Sat	79	68	68	81	85	110	83	102	121	121	111	106	121	122	117	123	117
Sun	77	72	74	97	110	96	110	118	120	119	121	125	124	123	123	96	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	103	103	110	107	94	92	88	96	97	119	133	123	118	119	109	93
Tue	69	98	101	117	113	88	110	104	106	141	138	137	136	124	122	95	93
Wed	73	102	103	111	118	92	91	88	88	115	125	140	133	124	120	116	113
Thu	101	104	110	114	94	90	90	92	98	130	145	136	128	116	107	91	84
Fri	72	92	95	93	104	118	124	134	157	166	164	160	146	135	127	121	117
Sat	79	68	68	81	85	110	83	102	121	121	111	106	121	122	117	123	117
Sun	77	72	74	97	110	96	110	118	120	119	121	125	124	123	123	96	94