Best Time to Drive from Gravesend 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 Gravesend 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	28	34	41	41	38	35	38	36	33	38	44	54	55	46	34	32	30
Tue	28	33	44	46	45	38	35	35	33	36	63	65	63	56	37	32	30
Wed	28	33	45	44	42	39	36	34	31	36	60	72	68	54	37	32	30
Thu	28	34	42	43	41	38	38	36	37	45	77	75	75	67	48	36	32
Fri	28	32	40	38	34	33	35	41	49	79	83	82	79	67	45	36	31
Sat	27	28	28	29	31	36	37	39	39	38	36	34	32	34	34	33	32
Sun	27	27	27	27	29	30	34	37	38	38	36	34	34	34	35	34	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Gravesend to Staten Island (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 84 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (18 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gravesend 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 Gravesend to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 28 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gravesend to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	41	41	38	35	38	36	33	38	44	54	55	46	34	32	30
Tue	28	33	44	46	45	38	35	35	33	36	63	65	63	56	37	32	30
Wed	28	33	45	44	42	39	36	34	31	36	60	72	68	54	37	32	30
Thu	28	34	42	43	41	38	38	36	37	45	77	75	75	67	48	36	32
Fri	28	32	40	38	34	33	35	41	49	79	83	82	79	67	45	36	31
Sat	27	28	28	29	31	36	37	39	39	38	36	34	32	34	34	33	32
Sun	27	27	27	27	29	30	34	37	38	38	36	34	34	34	35	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	41	41	38	35	38	36	33	38	44	54	55	46	34	32	30
Tue	28	33	44	46	45	38	35	35	33	36	63	65	63	56	37	32	30
Wed	28	33	45	44	42	39	36	34	31	36	60	72	68	54	37	32	30
Thu	28	34	42	43	41	38	38	36	37	45	77	75	75	67	48	36	32
Fri	28	32	40	38	34	33	35	41	49	79	83	82	79	67	45	36	31
Sat	27	28	28	29	31	36	37	39	39	38	36	34	32	34	34	33	32
Sun	27	27	27	27	29	30	34	37	38	38	36	34	34	34	35	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	41	41	38	35	38	36	33	38	44	54	55	46	34	32	30
Tue	28	33	44	46	45	38	35	35	33	36	63	65	63	56	37	32	30
Wed	28	33	45	44	42	39	36	34	31	36	60	72	68	54	37	32	30
Thu	28	34	42	43	41	38	38	36	37	45	77	75	75	67	48	36	32
Fri	28	32	40	38	34	33	35	41	49	79	83	82	79	67	45	36	31
Sat	27	28	28	29	31	36	37	39	39	38	36	34	32	34	34	33	32
Sun	27	27	27	27	29	30	34	37	38	38	36	34	34	34	35	34	35