Best Time to Drive from Harlem 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 Harlem 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	39	42	50	63	64	64	65	57	55	59	74	85	80	62	51	48	47
Tue	39	43	51	63	65	66	67	61	62	69	81	91	91	74	62	56	57
Wed	38	43	50	65	66	68	68	62	66	74	90	107	96	83	65	58	60
Thu	38	42	52	63	67	72	70	64	69	84	94	106	101	86	71	64	59
Fri	40	45	51	61	61	60	67	68	70	91	101	105	96	76	65	61	54
Sat	43	38	39	44	46	51	55	58	56	56	58	61	64	64	64	59	56
Sun	40	38	39	41	43	43	50	50	52	53	57	61	65	60	58	52	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Harlem to Staten Island (via I-278 South and FDR Drive South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (14 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Harlem (Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) 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 Harlem to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 38 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Harlem to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

More drives

Staten Island to Harlem (return trip) · Harlem to Bay Ridge · Harlem to Co-op City · Harlem to Brooklyn

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	50	63	64	64	65	57	55	59	74	85	80	62	51	48	47
Tue	39	43	51	63	65	66	67	61	62	69	81	91	91	74	62	56	57
Wed	38	43	50	65	66	68	68	62	66	74	90	107	96	83	65	58	60
Thu	38	42	52	63	67	72	70	64	69	84	94	106	101	86	71	64	59
Fri	40	45	51	61	61	60	67	68	70	91	101	105	96	76	65	61	54
Sat	43	38	39	44	46	51	55	58	56	56	58	61	64	64	64	59	56
Sun	40	38	39	41	43	43	50	50	52	53	57	61	65	60	58	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	50	63	64	64	65	57	55	59	74	85	80	62	51	48	47
Tue	39	43	51	63	65	66	67	61	62	69	81	91	91	74	62	56	57
Wed	38	43	50	65	66	68	68	62	66	74	90	107	96	83	65	58	60
Thu	38	42	52	63	67	72	70	64	69	84	94	106	101	86	71	64	59
Fri	40	45	51	61	61	60	67	68	70	91	101	105	96	76	65	61	54
Sat	43	38	39	44	46	51	55	58	56	56	58	61	64	64	64	59	56
Sun	40	38	39	41	43	43	50	50	52	53	57	61	65	60	58	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	50	63	64	64	65	57	55	59	74	85	80	62	51	48	47
Tue	39	43	51	63	65	66	67	61	62	69	81	91	91	74	62	56	57
Wed	38	43	50	65	66	68	68	62	66	74	90	107	96	83	65	58	60
Thu	38	42	52	63	67	72	70	64	69	84	94	106	101	86	71	64	59
Fri	40	45	51	61	61	60	67	68	70	91	101	105	96	76	65	61	54
Sat	43	38	39	44	46	51	55	58	56	56	58	61	64	64	64	59	56
Sun	40	38	39	41	43	43	50	50	52	53	57	61	65	60	58	52	51