Best Time to Drive from Greenpoint 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 Greenpoint 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	30	36	39	41	42	44	48	43	44	44	48	57	59	53	42	40	39
Tue	29	34	39	44	42	43	50	44	43	46	55	58	61	56	47	43	40
Wed	30	36	40	40	42	44	47	44	46	48	55	61	64	54	46	43	41
Thu	30	36	41	41	44	43	52	44	47	54	62	65	67	61	51	46	44
Fri	30	34	39	39	40	42	49	47	50	61	69	71	70	58	48	43	41
Sat	32	30	31	35	37	43	43	44	44	44	42	44	45	45	45	44	43
Sun	31	30	30	32	35	36	39	42	42	43	42	43	46	45	43	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Greenpoint to Staten Island (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Greenpoint 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 Greenpoint to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 29 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Greenpoint to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	39	41	42	44	48	43	44	44	48	57	59	53	42	40	39
Tue	29	34	39	44	42	43	50	44	43	46	55	58	61	56	47	43	40
Wed	30	36	40	40	42	44	47	44	46	48	55	61	64	54	46	43	41
Thu	30	36	41	41	44	43	52	44	47	54	62	65	67	61	51	46	44
Fri	30	34	39	39	40	42	49	47	50	61	69	71	70	58	48	43	41
Sat	32	30	31	35	37	43	43	44	44	44	42	44	45	45	45	44	43
Sun	31	30	30	32	35	36	39	42	42	43	42	43	46	45	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	39	41	42	44	48	43	44	44	48	57	59	53	42	40	39
Tue	29	34	39	44	42	43	50	44	43	46	55	58	61	56	47	43	40
Wed	30	36	40	40	42	44	47	44	46	48	55	61	64	54	46	43	41
Thu	30	36	41	41	44	43	52	44	47	54	62	65	67	61	51	46	44
Fri	30	34	39	39	40	42	49	47	50	61	69	71	70	58	48	43	41
Sat	32	30	31	35	37	43	43	44	44	44	42	44	45	45	45	44	43
Sun	31	30	30	32	35	36	39	42	42	43	42	43	46	45	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	39	41	42	44	48	43	44	44	48	57	59	53	42	40	39
Tue	29	34	39	44	42	43	50	44	43	46	55	58	61	56	47	43	40
Wed	30	36	40	40	42	44	47	44	46	48	55	61	64	54	46	43	41
Thu	30	36	41	41	44	43	52	44	47	54	62	65	67	61	51	46	44
Fri	30	34	39	39	40	42	49	47	50	61	69	71	70	58	48	43	41
Sat	32	30	31	35	37	43	43	44	44	44	42	44	45	45	45	44	43
Sun	31	30	30	32	35	36	39	42	42	43	42	43	46	45	43	44	42