Best Time to Drive from Melrose 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 Melrose 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	60	71	78	88	89	99	95	94	94	95	101	113	116	107	91	85	83
Tue	59	72	82	93	93	100	96	95	100	104	107	115	120	113	104	93	92
Wed	59	72	82	86	93	97	96	100	101	105	110	121	121	112	102	92	92
Thu	58	75	81	90	98	103	103	103	109	116	121	128	126	119	110	98	96
Fri	62	70	79	83	88	99	97	102	112	122	126	134	124	109	99	92	91
Sat	62	59	64	77	79	91	94	93	94	95	94	97	102	100	102	99	96
Sun	61	57	60	64	75	78	82	89	92	91	91	98	98	97	95	96	93

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Melrose to Staten Island (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 134 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 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (31 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Melrose 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 Melrose to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 58 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Melrose to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

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Staten Island to Melrose (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	71	78	88	89	99	95	94	94	95	101	113	116	107	91	85	83
Tue	59	72	82	93	93	100	96	95	100	104	107	115	120	113	104	93	92
Wed	59	72	82	86	93	97	96	100	101	105	110	121	121	112	102	92	92
Thu	58	75	81	90	98	103	103	103	109	116	121	128	126	119	110	98	96
Fri	62	70	79	83	88	99	97	102	112	122	126	134	124	109	99	92	91
Sat	62	59	64	77	79	91	94	93	94	95	94	97	102	100	102	99	96
Sun	61	57	60	64	75	78	82	89	92	91	91	98	98	97	95	96	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	71	78	88	89	99	95	94	94	95	101	113	116	107	91	85	83
Tue	59	72	82	93	93	100	96	95	100	104	107	115	120	113	104	93	92
Wed	59	72	82	86	93	97	96	100	101	105	110	121	121	112	102	92	92
Thu	58	75	81	90	98	103	103	103	109	116	121	128	126	119	110	98	96
Fri	62	70	79	83	88	99	97	102	112	122	126	134	124	109	99	92	91
Sat	62	59	64	77	79	91	94	93	94	95	94	97	102	100	102	99	96
Sun	61	57	60	64	75	78	82	89	92	91	91	98	98	97	95	96	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	71	78	88	89	99	95	94	94	95	101	113	116	107	91	85	83
Tue	59	72	82	93	93	100	96	95	100	104	107	115	120	113	104	93	92
Wed	59	72	82	86	93	97	96	100	101	105	110	121	121	112	102	92	92
Thu	58	75	81	90	98	103	103	103	109	116	121	128	126	119	110	98	96
Fri	62	70	79	83	88	99	97	102	112	122	126	134	124	109	99	92	91
Sat	62	59	64	77	79	91	94	93	94	95	94	97	102	100	102	99	96
Sun	61	57	60	64	75	78	82	89	92	91	91	98	98	97	95	96	93