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	60	83	90	84	80	72	72	71	71	81	94	98	96	87	75	67	66
Tue	56	76	82	84	82	74	77	71	70	87	105	103	102	95	80	73	70
Wed	55	81	93	85	79	74	69	69	70	87	104	110	106	94	81	71	69
Thu	65	81	90	84	76	75	73	72	80	100	114	116	113	108	87	72	68
Fri	57	76	78	75	76	80	84	90	106	128	131	129	124	108	94	79	77
Sat	60	56	56	65	71	81	79	85	90	88	82	77	81	83	80	82	77
Sun	59	57	57	64	68	71	79	86	85	86	85	84	88	84	85	76	75

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 134 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 1 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (26 to 57 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 134 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 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Staten Island?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	90	84	80	72	72	71	71	81	94	98	96	87	75	67	66
Tue	56	76	82	84	82	74	77	71	70	87	105	103	102	95	80	73	70
Wed	55	81	93	85	79	74	69	69	70	87	104	110	106	94	81	71	69
Thu	65	81	90	84	76	75	73	72	80	100	114	116	113	108	87	72	68
Fri	57	76	78	75	76	80	84	90	106	128	131	129	124	108	94	79	77
Sat	60	56	56	65	71	81	79	85	90	88	82	77	81	83	80	82	77
Sun	59	57	57	64	68	71	79	86	85	86	85	84	88	84	85	76	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	90	84	80	72	72	71	71	81	94	98	96	87	75	67	66
Tue	56	76	82	84	82	74	77	71	70	87	105	103	102	95	80	73	70
Wed	55	81	93	85	79	74	69	69	70	87	104	110	106	94	81	71	69
Thu	65	81	90	84	76	75	73	72	80	100	114	116	113	108	87	72	68
Fri	57	76	78	75	76	80	84	90	106	128	131	129	124	108	94	79	77
Sat	60	56	56	65	71	81	79	85	90	88	82	77	81	83	80	82	77
Sun	59	57	57	64	68	71	79	86	85	86	85	84	88	84	85	76	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	90	84	80	72	72	71	71	81	94	98	96	87	75	67	66
Tue	56	76	82	84	82	74	77	71	70	87	105	103	102	95	80	73	70
Wed	55	81	93	85	79	74	69	69	70	87	104	110	106	94	81	71	69
Thu	65	81	90	84	76	75	73	72	80	100	114	116	113	108	87	72	68
Fri	57	76	78	75	76	80	84	90	106	128	131	129	124	108	94	79	77
Sat	60	56	56	65	71	81	79	85	90	88	82	77	81	83	80	82	77
Sun	59	57	57	64	68	71	79	86	85	86	85	84	88	84	85	76	75