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	66	56	56	58	72	82	77	62	51	48	46
Tue	39	43	50	62	64	68	66	63	61	67	78	88	89	73	60	56	54
Wed	38	41	49	62	64	67	68	61	65	73	89	106	94	81	66	55	60
Thu	38	42	52	64	67	74	71	64	69	84	93	105	99	85	70	62	58
Fri	41	44	52	61	61	59	67	69	71	90	101	105	95	76	65	63	54
Sat	42	38	39	43	46	49	55	59	56	57	57	61	64	64	64	58	55
Sun	40	38	40	40	43	44	50	50	52	52	57	60	64	57	56	51	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 106 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (65 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 106 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 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Harlem to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 106 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	66	56	56	58	72	82	77	62	51	48	46
Tue	39	43	50	62	64	68	66	63	61	67	78	88	89	73	60	56	54
Wed	38	41	49	62	64	67	68	61	65	73	89	106	94	81	66	55	60
Thu	38	42	52	64	67	74	71	64	69	84	93	105	99	85	70	62	58
Fri	41	44	52	61	61	59	67	69	71	90	101	105	95	76	65	63	54
Sat	42	38	39	43	46	49	55	59	56	57	57	61	64	64	64	58	55
Sun	40	38	40	40	43	44	50	50	52	52	57	60	64	57	56	51	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	66	56	56	58	72	82	77	62	51	48	46
Tue	39	43	50	62	64	68	66	63	61	67	78	88	89	73	60	56	54
Wed	38	41	49	62	64	67	68	61	65	73	89	106	94	81	66	55	60
Thu	38	42	52	64	67	74	71	64	69	84	93	105	99	85	70	62	58
Fri	41	44	52	61	61	59	67	69	71	90	101	105	95	76	65	63	54
Sat	42	38	39	43	46	49	55	59	56	57	57	61	64	64	64	58	55
Sun	40	38	40	40	43	44	50	50	52	52	57	60	64	57	56	51	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	66	56	56	58	72	82	77	62	51	48	46
Tue	39	43	50	62	64	68	66	63	61	67	78	88	89	73	60	56	54
Wed	38	41	49	62	64	67	68	61	65	73	89	106	94	81	66	55	60
Thu	38	42	52	64	67	74	71	64	69	84	93	105	99	85	70	62	58
Fri	41	44	52	61	61	59	67	69	71	90	101	105	95	76	65	63	54
Sat	42	38	39	43	46	49	55	59	56	57	57	61	64	64	64	58	55
Sun	40	38	40	40	43	44	50	50	52	52	57	60	64	57	56	51	51