Best Time to Drive from Fordham 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 Fordham 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	54	68	78	92	95	103	95	94	96	96	102	119	123	116	98	90	87
Tue	54	68	81	98	96	103	101	100	103	103	111	123	128	125	109	95	93
Wed	54	67	80	90	95	103	100	102	102	107	115	126	130	122	108	99	95
Thu	55	78	81	94	102	104	110	110	112	120	125	137	136	128	120	107	102
Fri	56	66	77	87	93	100	99	104	116	124	133	139	129	117	107	98	96
Sat	60	56	63	75	76	90	93	90	93	97	99	104	109	105	109	102	102
Sun	60	54	56	62	81	75	79	86	91	94	95	106	106	104	99	101	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Fordham to Staten Island (via I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (33 to 103 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fordham 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 Fordham to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 54 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fordham to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	68	78	92	95	103	95	94	96	96	102	119	123	116	98	90	87
Tue	54	68	81	98	96	103	101	100	103	103	111	123	128	125	109	95	93
Wed	54	67	80	90	95	103	100	102	102	107	115	126	130	122	108	99	95
Thu	55	78	81	94	102	104	110	110	112	120	125	137	136	128	120	107	102
Fri	56	66	77	87	93	100	99	104	116	124	133	139	129	117	107	98	96
Sat	60	56	63	75	76	90	93	90	93	97	99	104	109	105	109	102	102
Sun	60	54	56	62	81	75	79	86	91	94	95	106	106	104	99	101	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	68	78	92	95	103	95	94	96	96	102	119	123	116	98	90	87
Tue	54	68	81	98	96	103	101	100	103	103	111	123	128	125	109	95	93
Wed	54	67	80	90	95	103	100	102	102	107	115	126	130	122	108	99	95
Thu	55	78	81	94	102	104	110	110	112	120	125	137	136	128	120	107	102
Fri	56	66	77	87	93	100	99	104	116	124	133	139	129	117	107	98	96
Sat	60	56	63	75	76	90	93	90	93	97	99	104	109	105	109	102	102
Sun	60	54	56	62	81	75	79	86	91	94	95	106	106	104	99	101	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	68	78	92	95	103	95	94	96	96	102	119	123	116	98	90	87
Tue	54	68	81	98	96	103	101	100	103	103	111	123	128	125	109	95	93
Wed	54	67	80	90	95	103	100	102	102	107	115	126	130	122	108	99	95
Thu	55	78	81	94	102	104	110	110	112	120	125	137	136	128	120	107	102
Fri	56	66	77	87	93	100	99	104	116	124	133	139	129	117	107	98	96
Sat	60	56	63	75	76	90	93	90	93	97	99	104	109	105	109	102	102
Sun	60	54	56	62	81	75	79	86	91	94	95	106	106	104	99	101	95