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	90	106	110	104	104	101	101	109	115	122	128	126	118	114	107	99	94
Tue	72	100	105	108	109	103	95	107	109	133	129	130	128	115	115	111	104
Wed	74	94	99	105	109	96	96	96	105	124	132	131	126	116	111	100	96
Thu	72	98	98	104	105	110	112	119	124	143	142	144	138	127	114	109	107
Fri	77	95	101	103	105	99	115	121	144	156	152	151	137	127	120	110	105
Sat	73	72	70	79	89	94	101	106	108	109	111	105	107	106	105	109	106
Sun	77	74	79	80	85	90	96	102	115	109	114	116	115	113	110	112	111

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 72 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (121 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (31 to 71 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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 72 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Staten Island?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 156 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	106	110	104	104	101	101	109	115	122	128	126	118	114	107	99	94
Tue	72	100	105	108	109	103	95	107	109	133	129	130	128	115	115	111	104
Wed	74	94	99	105	109	96	96	96	105	124	132	131	126	116	111	100	96
Thu	72	98	98	104	105	110	112	119	124	143	142	144	138	127	114	109	107
Fri	77	95	101	103	105	99	115	121	144	156	152	151	137	127	120	110	105
Sat	73	72	70	79	89	94	101	106	108	109	111	105	107	106	105	109	106
Sun	77	74	79	80	85	90	96	102	115	109	114	116	115	113	110	112	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	106	110	104	104	101	101	109	115	122	128	126	118	114	107	99	94
Tue	72	100	105	108	109	103	95	107	109	133	129	130	128	115	115	111	104
Wed	74	94	99	105	109	96	96	96	105	124	132	131	126	116	111	100	96
Thu	72	98	98	104	105	110	112	119	124	143	142	144	138	127	114	109	107
Fri	77	95	101	103	105	99	115	121	144	156	152	151	137	127	120	110	105
Sat	73	72	70	79	89	94	101	106	108	109	111	105	107	106	105	109	106
Sun	77	74	79	80	85	90	96	102	115	109	114	116	115	113	110	112	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	106	110	104	104	101	101	109	115	122	128	126	118	114	107	99	94
Tue	72	100	105	108	109	103	95	107	109	133	129	130	128	115	115	111	104
Wed	74	94	99	105	109	96	96	96	105	124	132	131	126	116	111	100	96
Thu	72	98	98	104	105	110	112	119	124	143	142	144	138	127	114	109	107
Fri	77	95	101	103	105	99	115	121	144	156	152	151	137	127	120	110	105
Sat	73	72	70	79	89	94	101	106	108	109	111	105	107	106	105	109	106
Sun	77	74	79	80	85	90	96	102	115	109	114	116	115	113	110	112	111