Best Time to Drive from Port Washington 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 Port Washington 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	58	86	104	93	90	110	113	107	102	113	107	120	124	117	93	74	69
Tue	62	119	140	120	103	130	120	116	106	117	108	111	114	113	99	79	73
Wed	60	124	125	124	109	140	126	120	108	110	107	115	126	119	111	82	72
Thu	62	112	110	104	95	135	120	107	106	115	106	112	126	125	111	83	71
Fri	60	106	112	102	99	110	97	116	124	134	134	138	136	131	118	95	76
Sat	69	63	60	66	83	91	96	93	91	92	90	108	105	123	128	125	106
Sun	78	61	60	58	60	75	84	88	90	89	92	104	115	109	127	130	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Port Washington to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (130 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (19 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Port Washington 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 Port Washington to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Port Washington to Staten Island?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 58 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Washington to Staten Island?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	86	104	93	90	110	113	107	102	113	107	120	124	117	93	74	69
Tue	62	119	140	120	103	130	120	116	106	117	108	111	114	113	99	79	73
Wed	60	124	125	124	109	140	126	120	108	110	107	115	126	119	111	82	72
Thu	62	112	110	104	95	135	120	107	106	115	106	112	126	125	111	83	71
Fri	60	106	112	102	99	110	97	116	124	134	134	138	136	131	118	95	76
Sat	69	63	60	66	83	91	96	93	91	92	90	108	105	123	128	125	106
Sun	78	61	60	58	60	75	84	88	90	89	92	104	115	109	127	130	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	86	104	93	90	110	113	107	102	113	107	120	124	117	93	74	69
Tue	62	119	140	120	103	130	120	116	106	117	108	111	114	113	99	79	73
Wed	60	124	125	124	109	140	126	120	108	110	107	115	126	119	111	82	72
Thu	62	112	110	104	95	135	120	107	106	115	106	112	126	125	111	83	71
Fri	60	106	112	102	99	110	97	116	124	134	134	138	136	131	118	95	76
Sat	69	63	60	66	83	91	96	93	91	92	90	108	105	123	128	125	106
Sun	78	61	60	58	60	75	84	88	90	89	92	104	115	109	127	130	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	86	104	93	90	110	113	107	102	113	107	120	124	117	93	74	69
Tue	62	119	140	120	103	130	120	116	106	117	108	111	114	113	99	79	73
Wed	60	124	125	124	109	140	126	120	108	110	107	115	126	119	111	82	72
Thu	62	112	110	104	95	135	120	107	106	115	106	112	126	125	111	83	71
Fri	60	106	112	102	99	110	97	116	124	134	134	138	136	131	118	95	76
Sat	69	63	60	66	83	91	96	93	91	92	90	108	105	123	128	125	106
Sun	78	61	60	58	60	75	84	88	90	89	92	104	115	109	127	130	98