Best Time to Drive from Flushing 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 25-mile drive from Flushing to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (79 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to Flushing

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 7 to 19 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 Flushing (41st Avenue) to central Staten Island (Willow Road East) 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 Flushing 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	35	42	50	57	55	50	57	54	53	58	64	77	77	67	52	47	43
Tue	35	52	73	68	67	57	61	51	56	59	70	72	71	60	49	59	43
Wed	39	50	60	65	67	55	66	55	57	56	69	77	71	62	49	52	45
Thu	36	51	58	62	61	56	63	54	55	66	72	77	73	62	51	50	45
Fri	35	47	57	58	60	57	59	57	63	77	90	91	79	65	56	48	47
Sat	44	38	37	38	43	44	45	46	49	53	51	57	59	52	64	77	68
Sun	79	56	37	36	36	37	40	43	45	48	49	62	62	60	55	66	65

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 Flushing to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 35 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Flushing to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	50	57	55	50	57	54	53	58	64	77	77	67	52	47	43
Tue	35	52	73	68	67	57	61	51	56	59	70	72	71	60	49	59	43
Wed	39	50	60	65	67	55	66	55	57	56	69	77	71	62	49	52	45
Thu	36	51	58	62	61	56	63	54	55	66	72	77	73	62	51	50	45
Fri	35	47	57	58	60	57	59	57	63	77	90	91	79	65	56	48	47
Sat	44	38	37	38	43	44	45	46	49	53	51	57	59	52	64	77	68
Sun	79	56	37	36	36	37	40	43	45	48	49	62	62	60	55	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	50	57	55	50	57	54	53	58	64	77	77	67	52	47	43
Tue	35	52	73	68	67	57	61	51	56	59	70	72	71	60	49	59	43
Wed	39	50	60	65	67	55	66	55	57	56	69	77	71	62	49	52	45
Thu	36	51	58	62	61	56	63	54	55	66	72	77	73	62	51	50	45
Fri	35	47	57	58	60	57	59	57	63	77	90	91	79	65	56	48	47
Sat	44	38	37	38	43	44	45	46	49	53	51	57	59	52	64	77	68
Sun	79	56	37	36	36	37	40	43	45	48	49	62	62	60	55	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	50	57	55	50	57	54	53	58	64	77	77	67	52	47	43
Tue	35	52	73	68	67	57	61	51	56	59	70	72	71	60	49	59	43
Wed	39	50	60	65	67	55	66	55	57	56	69	77	71	62	49	52	45
Thu	36	51	58	62	61	56	63	54	55	66	72	77	73	62	51	50	45
Fri	35	47	57	58	60	57	59	57	63	77	90	91	79	65	56	48	47
Sat	44	38	37	38	43	44	45	46	49	53	51	57	59	52	64	77	68
Sun	79	56	37	36	36	37	40	43	45	48	49	62	62	60	55	66	65