Best Time to Drive from Elmont 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 Elmont 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	58	74	78	77	73	71	74	78	72	82	89	94	91	82	70	66	65
Tue	56	75	81	80	78	75	70	73	71	83	102	97	96	93	74	72	66
Wed	55	78	87	80	78	76	69	70	74	87	102	102	102	93	77	68	66
Thu	56	78	83	78	78	76	76	73	81	97	111	112	110	105	89	71	67
Fri	56	73	74	72	71	74	81	86	103	119	125	123	119	105	88	74	71
Sat	56	56	57	64	73	78	83	84	86	85	81	74	73	76	75	79	73
Sun	58	56	57	58	61	65	73	78	81	83	83	78	80	74	77	79	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Elmont to Staten Island (via Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 125 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (25 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmont 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 Elmont to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elmont to Staten Island?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 55 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

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Staten Island to Elmont (return trip) · Elmont to Brooklyn · Elmont to Manhattan · Elmont to The Bronx

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	74	78	77	73	71	74	78	72	82	89	94	91	82	70	66	65
Tue	56	75	81	80	78	75	70	73	71	83	102	97	96	93	74	72	66
Wed	55	78	87	80	78	76	69	70	74	87	102	102	102	93	77	68	66
Thu	56	78	83	78	78	76	76	73	81	97	111	112	110	105	89	71	67
Fri	56	73	74	72	71	74	81	86	103	119	125	123	119	105	88	74	71
Sat	56	56	57	64	73	78	83	84	86	85	81	74	73	76	75	79	73
Sun	58	56	57	58	61	65	73	78	81	83	83	78	80	74	77	79	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	74	78	77	73	71	74	78	72	82	89	94	91	82	70	66	65
Tue	56	75	81	80	78	75	70	73	71	83	102	97	96	93	74	72	66
Wed	55	78	87	80	78	76	69	70	74	87	102	102	102	93	77	68	66
Thu	56	78	83	78	78	76	76	73	81	97	111	112	110	105	89	71	67
Fri	56	73	74	72	71	74	81	86	103	119	125	123	119	105	88	74	71
Sat	56	56	57	64	73	78	83	84	86	85	81	74	73	76	75	79	73
Sun	58	56	57	58	61	65	73	78	81	83	83	78	80	74	77	79	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	74	78	77	73	71	74	78	72	82	89	94	91	82	70	66	65
Tue	56	75	81	80	78	75	70	73	71	83	102	97	96	93	74	72	66
Wed	55	78	87	80	78	76	69	70	74	87	102	102	102	93	77	68	66
Thu	56	78	83	78	78	76	76	73	81	97	111	112	110	105	89	71	67
Fri	56	73	74	72	71	74	81	86	103	119	125	123	119	105	88	74	71
Sat	56	56	57	64	73	78	83	84	86	85	81	74	73	76	75	79	73
Sun	58	56	57	58	61	65	73	78	81	83	83	78	80	74	77	79	79