Best Time to Drive from Hicksville 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 Hicksville 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	74	107	119	109	106	145	141	147	129	118	120	135	139	127	111	89	89
Tue	76	154	138	134	125	155	151	141	128	137	118	127	132	133	123	92	86
Wed	81	141	147	138	124	158	155	140	126	131	124	134	146	147	135	95	89
Thu	81	120	124	118	115	152	148	126	132	131	121	130	150	150	134	96	85
Fri	75	126	121	113	111	131	123	150	158	164	152	154	157	160	145	116	96
Sat	78	74	79	84	102	109	111	106	109	106	107	128	119	145	131	124	129
Sun	110	91	70	70	73	89	103	107	105	107	118	119	129	124	139	138	123

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Hicksville to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 164 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 139 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (151 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (21 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hicksville 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 Hicksville to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 74 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 139 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hicksville to Staten Island?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	107	119	109	106	145	141	147	129	118	120	135	139	127	111	89	89
Tue	76	154	138	134	125	155	151	141	128	137	118	127	132	133	123	92	86
Wed	81	141	147	138	124	158	155	140	126	131	124	134	146	147	135	95	89
Thu	81	120	124	118	115	152	148	126	132	131	121	130	150	150	134	96	85
Fri	75	126	121	113	111	131	123	150	158	164	152	154	157	160	145	116	96
Sat	78	74	79	84	102	109	111	106	109	106	107	128	119	145	131	124	129
Sun	110	91	70	70	73	89	103	107	105	107	118	119	129	124	139	138	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	107	119	109	106	145	141	147	129	118	120	135	139	127	111	89	89
Tue	76	154	138	134	125	155	151	141	128	137	118	127	132	133	123	92	86
Wed	81	141	147	138	124	158	155	140	126	131	124	134	146	147	135	95	89
Thu	81	120	124	118	115	152	148	126	132	131	121	130	150	150	134	96	85
Fri	75	126	121	113	111	131	123	150	158	164	152	154	157	160	145	116	96
Sat	78	74	79	84	102	109	111	106	109	106	107	128	119	145	131	124	129
Sun	110	91	70	70	73	89	103	107	105	107	118	119	129	124	139	138	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	107	119	109	106	145	141	147	129	118	120	135	139	127	111	89	89
Tue	76	154	138	134	125	155	151	141	128	137	118	127	132	133	123	92	86
Wed	81	141	147	138	124	158	155	140	126	131	124	134	146	147	135	95	89
Thu	81	120	124	118	115	152	148	126	132	131	121	130	150	150	134	96	85
Fri	75	126	121	113	111	131	123	150	158	164	152	154	157	160	145	116	96
Sat	78	74	79	84	102	109	111	106	109	106	107	128	119	145	131	124	129
Sun	110	91	70	70	73	89	103	107	105	107	118	119	129	124	139	138	123