Best Time to Drive from Harrison 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 Harrison 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	80	98	105	107	106	109	105	98	109	107	123	134	125	114	97	91	108
Tue	81	110	135	124	112	115	107	113	105	116	124	132	122	105	104	91	91
Wed	83	106	111	123	118	128	112	117	109	123	136	142	130	115	109	98	98
Thu	84	117	117	116	114	128	120	115	117	129	145	143	140	124	113	99	92
Fri	80	102	110	111	115	108	114	123	131	154	163	156	151	129	123	109	103
Sat	81	77	82	84	96	96	103	103	105	104	108	114	118	134	135	123	116
Sun	112	96	77	77	85	83	88	91	98	108	122	123	131	120	137	128	111

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Harrison to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (138 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (27 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Harrison 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 Harrison to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 80 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Harrison to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	98	105	107	106	109	105	98	109	107	123	134	125	114	97	91	108
Tue	81	110	135	124	112	115	107	113	105	116	124	132	122	105	104	91	91
Wed	83	106	111	123	118	128	112	117	109	123	136	142	130	115	109	98	98
Thu	84	117	117	116	114	128	120	115	117	129	145	143	140	124	113	99	92
Fri	80	102	110	111	115	108	114	123	131	154	163	156	151	129	123	109	103
Sat	81	77	82	84	96	96	103	103	105	104	108	114	118	134	135	123	116
Sun	112	96	77	77	85	83	88	91	98	108	122	123	131	120	137	128	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	98	105	107	106	109	105	98	109	107	123	134	125	114	97	91	108
Tue	81	110	135	124	112	115	107	113	105	116	124	132	122	105	104	91	91
Wed	83	106	111	123	118	128	112	117	109	123	136	142	130	115	109	98	98
Thu	84	117	117	116	114	128	120	115	117	129	145	143	140	124	113	99	92
Fri	80	102	110	111	115	108	114	123	131	154	163	156	151	129	123	109	103
Sat	81	77	82	84	96	96	103	103	105	104	108	114	118	134	135	123	116
Sun	112	96	77	77	85	83	88	91	98	108	122	123	131	120	137	128	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	98	105	107	106	109	105	98	109	107	123	134	125	114	97	91	108
Tue	81	110	135	124	112	115	107	113	105	116	124	132	122	105	104	91	91
Wed	83	106	111	123	118	128	112	117	109	123	136	142	130	115	109	98	98
Thu	84	117	117	116	114	128	120	115	117	129	145	143	140	124	113	99	92
Fri	80	102	110	111	115	108	114	123	131	154	163	156	151	129	123	109	103
Sat	81	77	82	84	96	96	103	103	105	104	108	114	118	134	135	123	116
Sun	112	96	77	77	85	83	88	91	98	108	122	123	131	120	137	128	111