Best Time to Drive from Manhattan 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 26-mile drive from Manhattan to Staten Island (via I-278 South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to Manhattan

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 21 to 57 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 central Manhattan to central Staten Island 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 Manhattan 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	43	45	57	67	67	71	72	70	69	71	76	90	96	86	68	62	54
Tue	41	54	61	72	70	71	74	71	72	74	84	93	100	92	81	68	77
Wed	41	47	59	65	71	74	72	70	73	78	86	99	103	92	78	68	74
Thu	42	47	57	68	74	73	78	78	81	90	96	106	108	97	81	70	75
Fri	52	51	54	61	65	66	78	83	86	97	105	112	104	86	73	68	67
Sat	49	43	43	53	52	61	71	76	74	73	70	71	76	77	79	74	71
Sun	48	42	42	44	47	49	57	64	67	66	70	75	77	73	71	74	69

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 Manhattan to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 41 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	57	67	67	71	72	70	69	71	76	90	96	86	68	62	54
Tue	41	54	61	72	70	71	74	71	72	74	84	93	100	92	81	68	77
Wed	41	47	59	65	71	74	72	70	73	78	86	99	103	92	78	68	74
Thu	42	47	57	68	74	73	78	78	81	90	96	106	108	97	81	70	75
Fri	52	51	54	61	65	66	78	83	86	97	105	112	104	86	73	68	67
Sat	49	43	43	53	52	61	71	76	74	73	70	71	76	77	79	74	71
Sun	48	42	42	44	47	49	57	64	67	66	70	75	77	73	71	74	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	57	67	67	71	72	70	69	71	76	90	96	86	68	62	54
Tue	41	54	61	72	70	71	74	71	72	74	84	93	100	92	81	68	77
Wed	41	47	59	65	71	74	72	70	73	78	86	99	103	92	78	68	74
Thu	42	47	57	68	74	73	78	78	81	90	96	106	108	97	81	70	75
Fri	52	51	54	61	65	66	78	83	86	97	105	112	104	86	73	68	67
Sat	49	43	43	53	52	61	71	76	74	73	70	71	76	77	79	74	71
Sun	48	42	42	44	47	49	57	64	67	66	70	75	77	73	71	74	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	57	67	67	71	72	70	69	71	76	90	96	86	68	62	54
Tue	41	54	61	72	70	71	74	71	72	74	84	93	100	92	81	68	77
Wed	41	47	59	65	71	74	72	70	73	78	86	99	103	92	78	68	74
Thu	42	47	57	68	74	73	78	78	81	90	96	106	108	97	81	70	75
Fri	52	51	54	61	65	66	78	83	86	97	105	112	104	86	73	68	67
Sat	49	43	43	53	52	61	71	76	74	73	70	71	76	77	79	74	71
Sun	48	42	42	44	47	49	57	64	67	66	70	75	77	73	71	74	69