Best Time to Drive from Midtown 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Midtown 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	28	30	37	44	45	47	44	43	42	45	51	61	63	55	42	38	37
Tue	27	33	39	46	46	49	49	45	45	46	58	63	66	61	50	43	47
Wed	27	30	38	43	46	47	47	45	45	49	60	70	72	61	51	42	48
Thu	27	30	38	45	48	48	51	47	49	57	69	74	77	64	54	46	48
Fri	35	30	38	41	44	47	47	51	53	65	76	80	77	59	48	42	41
Sat	30	28	28	31	34	42	45	47	46	46	44	45	48	48	49	45	44
Sun	31	27	27	28	30	31	36	40	41	42	43	45	46	47	45	44	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Midtown Manhattan to Staten Island (via I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 80 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (10 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) to central Staten Island (Willow Road East) 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 Midtown Manhattan to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 27 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Midtown Manhattan to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

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Staten Island to Midtown Manhattan (return trip) · Midtown Manhattan to Bay Ridge · Midtown Manhattan to Co-op City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	37	44	45	47	44	43	42	45	51	61	63	55	42	38	37
Tue	27	33	39	46	46	49	49	45	45	46	58	63	66	61	50	43	47
Wed	27	30	38	43	46	47	47	45	45	49	60	70	72	61	51	42	48
Thu	27	30	38	45	48	48	51	47	49	57	69	74	77	64	54	46	48
Fri	35	30	38	41	44	47	47	51	53	65	76	80	77	59	48	42	41
Sat	30	28	28	31	34	42	45	47	46	46	44	45	48	48	49	45	44
Sun	31	27	27	28	30	31	36	40	41	42	43	45	46	47	45	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	37	44	45	47	44	43	42	45	51	61	63	55	42	38	37
Tue	27	33	39	46	46	49	49	45	45	46	58	63	66	61	50	43	47
Wed	27	30	38	43	46	47	47	45	45	49	60	70	72	61	51	42	48
Thu	27	30	38	45	48	48	51	47	49	57	69	74	77	64	54	46	48
Fri	35	30	38	41	44	47	47	51	53	65	76	80	77	59	48	42	41
Sat	30	28	28	31	34	42	45	47	46	46	44	45	48	48	49	45	44
Sun	31	27	27	28	30	31	36	40	41	42	43	45	46	47	45	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	37	44	45	47	44	43	42	45	51	61	63	55	42	38	37
Tue	27	33	39	46	46	49	49	45	45	46	58	63	66	61	50	43	47
Wed	27	30	38	43	46	47	47	45	45	49	60	70	72	61	51	42	48
Thu	27	30	38	45	48	48	51	47	49	57	69	74	77	64	54	46	48
Fri	35	30	38	41	44	47	47	51	53	65	76	80	77	59	48	42	41
Sat	30	28	28	31	34	42	45	47	46	46	44	45	48	48	49	45	44
Sun	31	27	27	28	30	31	36	40	41	42	43	45	46	47	45	44	43