Best Time to Drive from Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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	73	98	97	102	98	87	85	82	89	91	112	123	116	108	110	99	85
Tue	63	92	94	109	104	82	101	96	96	129	129	129	127	115	111	89	86
Wed	66	95	96	103	108	85	84	81	81	104	119	132	127	115	111	104	103
Thu	89	97	102	106	87	84	84	84	92	122	137	129	124	113	100	84	79
Fri	65	86	87	85	95	108	114	123	145	157	154	152	138	128	117	110	106
Sat	72	63	63	75	80	102	79	96	112	113	103	98	112	113	107	113	108
Sun	71	66	68	87	100	89	102	110	110	110	111	113	115	112	113	89	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Hempstead to Staten Island (via Belt Pkwy West and Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (116 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (28 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead 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 Hempstead to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 63 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Staten Island?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	98	97	102	98	87	85	82	89	91	112	123	116	108	110	99	85
Tue	63	92	94	109	104	82	101	96	96	129	129	129	127	115	111	89	86
Wed	66	95	96	103	108	85	84	81	81	104	119	132	127	115	111	104	103
Thu	89	97	102	106	87	84	84	84	92	122	137	129	124	113	100	84	79
Fri	65	86	87	85	95	108	114	123	145	157	154	152	138	128	117	110	106
Sat	72	63	63	75	80	102	79	96	112	113	103	98	112	113	107	113	108
Sun	71	66	68	87	100	89	102	110	110	110	111	113	115	112	113	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	98	97	102	98	87	85	82	89	91	112	123	116	108	110	99	85
Tue	63	92	94	109	104	82	101	96	96	129	129	129	127	115	111	89	86
Wed	66	95	96	103	108	85	84	81	81	104	119	132	127	115	111	104	103
Thu	89	97	102	106	87	84	84	84	92	122	137	129	124	113	100	84	79
Fri	65	86	87	85	95	108	114	123	145	157	154	152	138	128	117	110	106
Sat	72	63	63	75	80	102	79	96	112	113	103	98	112	113	107	113	108
Sun	71	66	68	87	100	89	102	110	110	110	111	113	115	112	113	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	98	97	102	98	87	85	82	89	91	112	123	116	108	110	99	85
Tue	63	92	94	109	104	82	101	96	96	129	129	129	127	115	111	89	86
Wed	66	95	96	103	108	85	84	81	81	104	119	132	127	115	111	104	103
Thu	89	97	102	106	87	84	84	84	92	122	137	129	124	113	100	84	79
Fri	65	86	87	85	95	108	114	123	145	157	154	152	138	128	117	110	106
Sat	72	63	63	75	80	102	79	96	112	113	103	98	112	113	107	113	108
Sun	71	66	68	87	100	89	102	110	110	110	111	113	115	112	113	89	87