Best Time to Drive from LGA 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.

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from LGA to Staten Island (via I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to LGA

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 16 to 48 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (Columns E-F) to central Staten Island (Willow Road East) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from LGA 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	36	42	47	54	54	58	61	57	59	58	63	71	75	69	56	53	51
Tue	35	42	49	57	57	57	63	61	61	61	68	70	77	71	63	59	56
Wed	35	44	49	52	56	58	60	59	59	62	70	78	80	70	63	57	55
Thu	36	43	48	54	58	59	65	63	64	75	80	84	85	76	67	61	61
Fri	37	41	48	51	52	57	61	63	66	80	87	90	87	70	61	57	56
Sat	39	36	38	48	48	52	58	57	58	58	57	57	61	59	61	61	59
Sun	38	35	36	39	46	47	48	51	54	53	55	58	59	59	57	59	57

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 LGA to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 35 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGA to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	47	54	54	58	61	57	59	58	63	71	75	69	56	53	51
Tue	35	42	49	57	57	57	63	61	61	61	68	70	77	71	63	59	56
Wed	35	44	49	52	56	58	60	59	59	62	70	78	80	70	63	57	55
Thu	36	43	48	54	58	59	65	63	64	75	80	84	85	76	67	61	61
Fri	37	41	48	51	52	57	61	63	66	80	87	90	87	70	61	57	56
Sat	39	36	38	48	48	52	58	57	58	58	57	57	61	59	61	61	59
Sun	38	35	36	39	46	47	48	51	54	53	55	58	59	59	57	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	47	54	54	58	61	57	59	58	63	71	75	69	56	53	51
Tue	35	42	49	57	57	57	63	61	61	61	68	70	77	71	63	59	56
Wed	35	44	49	52	56	58	60	59	59	62	70	78	80	70	63	57	55
Thu	36	43	48	54	58	59	65	63	64	75	80	84	85	76	67	61	61
Fri	37	41	48	51	52	57	61	63	66	80	87	90	87	70	61	57	56
Sat	39	36	38	48	48	52	58	57	58	58	57	57	61	59	61	61	59
Sun	38	35	36	39	46	47	48	51	54	53	55	58	59	59	57	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	47	54	54	58	61	57	59	58	63	71	75	69	56	53	51
Tue	35	42	49	57	57	57	63	61	61	61	68	70	77	71	63	59	56
Wed	35	44	49	52	56	58	60	59	59	62	70	78	80	70	63	57	55
Thu	36	43	48	54	58	59	65	63	64	75	80	84	85	76	67	61	61
Fri	37	41	48	51	52	57	61	63	66	80	87	90	87	70	61	57	56
Sat	39	36	38	48	48	52	58	57	58	58	57	57	61	59	61	61	59
Sun	38	35	36	39	46	47	48	51	54	53	55	58	59	59	57	59	57