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	27	31	37	44	46	48	44	42	43	44	51	62	65	55	42	38	37
Tue	27	33	39	45	46	49	48	45	44	46	56	63	65	61	49	43	46
Wed	27	29	39	43	46	47	46	44	45	48	60	71	73	62	50	42	48
Thu	28	31	38	46	49	48	51	46	48	56	68	74	77	66	54	46	48
Fri	32	31	39	42	44	46	47	50	52	65	76	80	77	58	49	43	40
Sat	31	27	28	31	33	44	43	45	44	44	44	45	47	47	49	44	44
Sun	30	27	28	28	30	31	36	40	40	42	42	45	47	47	45	44	42

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 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 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 (9 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 81 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 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Midtown Manhattan to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	37	44	46	48	44	42	43	44	51	62	65	55	42	38	37
Tue	27	33	39	45	46	49	48	45	44	46	56	63	65	61	49	43	46
Wed	27	29	39	43	46	47	46	44	45	48	60	71	73	62	50	42	48
Thu	28	31	38	46	49	48	51	46	48	56	68	74	77	66	54	46	48
Fri	32	31	39	42	44	46	47	50	52	65	76	80	77	58	49	43	40
Sat	31	27	28	31	33	44	43	45	44	44	44	45	47	47	49	44	44
Sun	30	27	28	28	30	31	36	40	40	42	42	45	47	47	45	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	37	44	46	48	44	42	43	44	51	62	65	55	42	38	37
Tue	27	33	39	45	46	49	48	45	44	46	56	63	65	61	49	43	46
Wed	27	29	39	43	46	47	46	44	45	48	60	71	73	62	50	42	48
Thu	28	31	38	46	49	48	51	46	48	56	68	74	77	66	54	46	48
Fri	32	31	39	42	44	46	47	50	52	65	76	80	77	58	49	43	40
Sat	31	27	28	31	33	44	43	45	44	44	44	45	47	47	49	44	44
Sun	30	27	28	28	30	31	36	40	40	42	42	45	47	47	45	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	37	44	46	48	44	42	43	44	51	62	65	55	42	38	37
Tue	27	33	39	45	46	49	48	45	44	46	56	63	65	61	49	43	46
Wed	27	29	39	43	46	47	46	44	45	48	60	71	73	62	50	42	48
Thu	28	31	38	46	49	48	51	46	48	56	68	74	77	66	54	46	48
Fri	32	31	39	42	44	46	47	50	52	65	76	80	77	58	49	43	40
Sat	31	27	28	31	33	44	43	45	44	44	44	45	47	47	49	44	44
Sun	30	27	28	28	30	31	36	40	40	42	42	45	47	47	45	44	42