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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Harlem to Staten Island (via I-278 West and FDR Drive South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 121 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to Harlem

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 22 to 61 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Harlem (Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) to central Staten Island (Willow Road East) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	43	48	56	64	67	68	64	62	62	70	85	99	93	78	65	60	60
Tue	43	50	58	66	67	72	72	68	65	70	89	107	103	91	81	71	69
Wed	43	48	57	64	70	71	70	66	68	77	103	117	106	95	81	69	68
Thu	43	49	56	62	67	71	74	68	69	90	108	118	113	99	89	77	68
Fri	48	48	57	62	58	62	79	86	95	111	116	121	105	92	81	75	68
Sat	51	44	45	50	53	65	71	73	78	76	76	79	76	75	76	74	71
Sun	47	44	44	46	48	49	59	61	68	69	73	76	78	70	70	67	65

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 43 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 43 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Harlem to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	56	64	67	68	64	62	62	70	85	99	93	78	65	60	60
Tue	43	50	58	66	67	72	72	68	65	70	89	107	103	91	81	71	69
Wed	43	48	57	64	70	71	70	66	68	77	103	117	106	95	81	69	68
Thu	43	49	56	62	67	71	74	68	69	90	108	118	113	99	89	77	68
Fri	48	48	57	62	58	62	79	86	95	111	116	121	105	92	81	75	68
Sat	51	44	45	50	53	65	71	73	78	76	76	79	76	75	76	74	71
Sun	47	44	44	46	48	49	59	61	68	69	73	76	78	70	70	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	56	64	67	68	64	62	62	70	85	99	93	78	65	60	60
Tue	43	50	58	66	67	72	72	68	65	70	89	107	103	91	81	71	69
Wed	43	48	57	64	70	71	70	66	68	77	103	117	106	95	81	69	68
Thu	43	49	56	62	67	71	74	68	69	90	108	118	113	99	89	77	68
Fri	48	48	57	62	58	62	79	86	95	111	116	121	105	92	81	75	68
Sat	51	44	45	50	53	65	71	73	78	76	76	79	76	75	76	74	71
Sun	47	44	44	46	48	49	59	61	68	69	73	76	78	70	70	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	56	64	67	68	64	62	62	70	85	99	93	78	65	60	60
Tue	43	50	58	66	67	72	72	68	65	70	89	107	103	91	81	71	69
Wed	43	48	57	64	70	71	70	66	68	77	103	117	106	95	81	69	68
Thu	43	49	56	62	67	71	74	68	69	90	108	118	113	99	89	77	68
Fri	48	48	57	62	58	62	79	86	95	111	116	121	105	92	81	75	68
Sat	51	44	45	50	53	65	71	73	78	76	76	79	76	75	76	74	71
Sun	47	44	44	46	48	49	59	61	68	69	73	76	78	70	70	67	65