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	81	98	102	97	95	93	93	101	106	112	119	118	111	104	97	91	86
Tue	66	93	97	100	101	96	88	99	99	123	122	120	117	108	105	102	93
Wed	67	84	91	98	97	88	87	87	95	114	124	123	120	108	103	92	88
Thu	66	92	91	96	96	101	104	109	112	134	133	135	132	121	107	100	98
Fri	70	89	93	95	96	91	107	112	134	147	145	141	133	120	112	101	96
Sat	67	66	65	73	83	87	94	100	100	103	103	97	98	98	96	101	97
Sun	71	68	72	74	78	82	89	95	107	101	105	107	107	104	101	103	102

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 66 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (110 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (29 to 67 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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 66 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Staten Island?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	98	102	97	95	93	93	101	106	112	119	118	111	104	97	91	86
Tue	66	93	97	100	101	96	88	99	99	123	122	120	117	108	105	102	93
Wed	67	84	91	98	97	88	87	87	95	114	124	123	120	108	103	92	88
Thu	66	92	91	96	96	101	104	109	112	134	133	135	132	121	107	100	98
Fri	70	89	93	95	96	91	107	112	134	147	145	141	133	120	112	101	96
Sat	67	66	65	73	83	87	94	100	100	103	103	97	98	98	96	101	97
Sun	71	68	72	74	78	82	89	95	107	101	105	107	107	104	101	103	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	98	102	97	95	93	93	101	106	112	119	118	111	104	97	91	86
Tue	66	93	97	100	101	96	88	99	99	123	122	120	117	108	105	102	93
Wed	67	84	91	98	97	88	87	87	95	114	124	123	120	108	103	92	88
Thu	66	92	91	96	96	101	104	109	112	134	133	135	132	121	107	100	98
Fri	70	89	93	95	96	91	107	112	134	147	145	141	133	120	112	101	96
Sat	67	66	65	73	83	87	94	100	100	103	103	97	98	98	96	101	97
Sun	71	68	72	74	78	82	89	95	107	101	105	107	107	104	101	103	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	98	102	97	95	93	93	101	106	112	119	118	111	104	97	91	86
Tue	66	93	97	100	101	96	88	99	99	123	122	120	117	108	105	102	93
Wed	67	84	91	98	97	88	87	87	95	114	124	123	120	108	103	92	88
Thu	66	92	91	96	96	101	104	109	112	134	133	135	132	121	107	100	98
Fri	70	89	93	95	96	91	107	112	134	147	145	141	133	120	112	101	96
Sat	67	66	65	73	83	87	94	100	100	103	103	97	98	98	96	101	97
Sun	71	68	72	74	78	82	89	95	107	101	105	107	107	104	101	103	102