Best Time to Drive from Norwalk 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 Norwalk 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	114	129	137	144	140	146	137	136	146	151	152	165	154	139	127	122	142
Tue	121	156	147	155	149	149	153	149	144	150	157	160	144	140	133	122	130
Wed	121	134	145	158	144	148	144	148	145	153	173	171	159	151	136	135	129
Thu	125	146	148	149	151	150	157	154	159	167	175	179	166	158	142	134	131
Fri	124	132	145	151	144	136	153	166	175	200	196	193	181	167	154	147	145
Sat	107	105	112	117	123	132	140	139	140	141	154	162	164	160	162	157	153
Sun	127	105	108	108	117	113	118	126	130	141	161	169	164	173	158	155	139

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Norwalk to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 114 minutes and up to 200 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 154 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (181 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (36 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 114 minutes then, versus up to 200 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 114 to 200 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 154 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Staten Island?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 200 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	114	129	137	144	140	146	137	136	146	151	152	165	154	139	127	122	142
Tue	121	156	147	155	149	149	153	149	144	150	157	160	144	140	133	122	130
Wed	121	134	145	158	144	148	144	148	145	153	173	171	159	151	136	135	129
Thu	125	146	148	149	151	150	157	154	159	167	175	179	166	158	142	134	131
Fri	124	132	145	151	144	136	153	166	175	200	196	193	181	167	154	147	145
Sat	107	105	112	117	123	132	140	139	140	141	154	162	164	160	162	157	153
Sun	127	105	108	108	117	113	118	126	130	141	161	169	164	173	158	155	139

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	114	129	137	144	140	146	137	136	146	151	152	165	154	139	127	122	142
Tue	121	156	147	155	149	149	153	149	144	150	157	160	144	140	133	122	130
Wed	121	134	145	158	144	148	144	148	145	153	173	171	159	151	136	135	129
Thu	125	146	148	149	151	150	157	154	159	167	175	179	166	158	142	134	131
Fri	124	132	145	151	144	136	153	166	175	200	196	193	181	167	154	147	145
Sat	107	105	112	117	123	132	140	139	140	141	154	162	164	160	162	157	153
Sun	127	105	108	108	117	113	118	126	130	141	161	169	164	173	158	155	139

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	114	129	137	144	140	146	137	136	146	151	152	165	154	139	127	122	142
Tue	121	156	147	155	149	149	153	149	144	150	157	160	144	140	133	122	130
Wed	121	134	145	158	144	148	144	148	145	153	173	171	159	151	136	135	129
Thu	125	146	148	149	151	150	157	154	159	167	175	179	166	158	142	134	131
Fri	124	132	145	151	144	136	153	166	175	200	196	193	181	167	154	147	145
Sat	107	105	112	117	123	132	140	139	140	141	154	162	164	160	162	157	153
Sun	127	105	108	108	117	113	118	126	130	141	161	169	164	173	158	155	139