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.

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	51	56	56	52	54	50	49	52	62	71	71	61	50	48	43
Tue	36	48	61	66	63	55	56	46	53	56	69	72	73	61	51	59	43
Wed	39	50	60	66	67	56	69	56	59	57	71	79	73	63	49	52	45
Thu	36	52	59	63	61	56	63	55	53	63	69	76	72	60	51	48	44
Fri	35	46	56	57	57	54	56	55	60	78	90	89	79	65	57	48	47
Sat	44	39	37	37	43	46	46	48	51	53	51	53	58	54	59	59	50
Sun	80	60	38	36	36	38	41	44	45	49	47	55	58	55	51	52	53

About this drive

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 94 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (80 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Flushing (41st Avenue) to central Staten Island (Willow Road East) 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 Flushing to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 94 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 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Flushing to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 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	51	56	56	52	54	50	49	52	62	71	71	61	50	48	43
Tue	36	48	61	66	63	55	56	46	53	56	69	72	73	61	51	59	43
Wed	39	50	60	66	67	56	69	56	59	57	71	79	73	63	49	52	45
Thu	36	52	59	63	61	56	63	55	53	63	69	76	72	60	51	48	44
Fri	35	46	56	57	57	54	56	55	60	78	90	89	79	65	57	48	47
Sat	44	39	37	37	43	46	46	48	51	53	51	53	58	54	59	59	50
Sun	80	60	38	36	36	38	41	44	45	49	47	55	58	55	51	52	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	51	56	56	52	54	50	49	52	62	71	71	61	50	48	43
Tue	36	48	61	66	63	55	56	46	53	56	69	72	73	61	51	59	43
Wed	39	50	60	66	67	56	69	56	59	57	71	79	73	63	49	52	45
Thu	36	52	59	63	61	56	63	55	53	63	69	76	72	60	51	48	44
Fri	35	46	56	57	57	54	56	55	60	78	90	89	79	65	57	48	47
Sat	44	39	37	37	43	46	46	48	51	53	51	53	58	54	59	59	50
Sun	80	60	38	36	36	38	41	44	45	49	47	55	58	55	51	52	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	51	56	56	52	54	50	49	52	62	71	71	61	50	48	43
Tue	36	48	61	66	63	55	56	46	53	56	69	72	73	61	51	59	43
Wed	39	50	60	66	67	56	69	56	59	57	71	79	73	63	49	52	45
Thu	36	52	59	63	61	56	63	55	53	63	69	76	72	60	51	48	44
Fri	35	46	56	57	57	54	56	55	60	78	90	89	79	65	57	48	47
Sat	44	39	37	37	43	46	46	48	51	53	51	53	58	54	59	59	50
Sun	80	60	38	36	36	38	41	44	45	49	47	55	58	55	51	52	53