Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lake Ronkonkoma 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 121 | 161 | 178 | 152 | 160 | 203 | 209 | 202 | 175 | 182 | 165 | 169 | 173 | 176 | 167 | 126 | 140 |
| Tue | 131 | 180 | 173 | 175 | 179 | 215 | 221 | 226 | 190 | 194 | 164 | 165 | 180 | 200 | 166 | 130 | 127 |
| Wed | 134 | 192 | 205 | 194 | 192 | 217 | 225 | 231 | 202 | 193 | 179 | 181 | 188 | 196 | 195 | 134 | 129 |
| Thu | 138 | 173 | 173 | 155 | 183 | 222 | 226 | 211 | 196 | 192 | 177 | 178 | 198 | 211 | 199 | 139 | 127 |
| Fri | 123 | 175 | 173 | 151 | 154 | 189 | 184 | 219 | 211 | 212 | 203 | 201 | 202 | 205 | 196 | 176 | 138 |
| Sat | 110 | 110 | 111 | 119 | 141 | 153 | 157 | 147 | 148 | 147 | 152 | 169 | 176 | 185 | 167 | 163 | 143 |
| Sun | 130 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 116 | 135 | 145 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 160 | 160 | 170 | 175 | 178 | 174 | 151 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Lake Ronkonkoma to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 121 minutes and up to 235 minutes, when leaving around 11:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 205 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (185 minutes).
About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (36 to 128 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Ronkonkoma 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 Lake Ronkonkoma to Staten Island?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 121 minutes then, versus up to 235 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lake Ronkonkoma to Staten Island?
The 69-mile drive usually takes 121 to 235 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 205 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lake Ronkonkoma to Staten Island?
Leaving around 11:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 235 minutes.