Best Time to Drive from Scarsdale 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 Scarsdale 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	73	95	105	107	105	100	96	90	102	99	114	117	115	100	93	87	91
Tue	74	96	111	114	105	108	101	103	96	105	114	123	113	102	98	88	87
Wed	76	91	104	115	107	110	102	102	101	112	124	131	122	108	104	91	90
Thu	75	106	106	109	108	110	105	102	105	122	131	137	133	119	110	97	87
Fri	74	90	102	104	106	100	106	109	119	139	156	151	144	123	114	101	93
Sat	77	73	77	77	86	89	93	95	95	94	97	105	110	112	110	105	100
Sun	110	93	72	72	80	78	84	85	94	101	107	113	116	115	114	109	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Scarsdale to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (120 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (25 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Scarsdale 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 Scarsdale to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 73 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Scarsdale to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 156 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	95	105	107	105	100	96	90	102	99	114	117	115	100	93	87	91
Tue	74	96	111	114	105	108	101	103	96	105	114	123	113	102	98	88	87
Wed	76	91	104	115	107	110	102	102	101	112	124	131	122	108	104	91	90
Thu	75	106	106	109	108	110	105	102	105	122	131	137	133	119	110	97	87
Fri	74	90	102	104	106	100	106	109	119	139	156	151	144	123	114	101	93
Sat	77	73	77	77	86	89	93	95	95	94	97	105	110	112	110	105	100
Sun	110	93	72	72	80	78	84	85	94	101	107	113	116	115	114	109	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	95	105	107	105	100	96	90	102	99	114	117	115	100	93	87	91
Tue	74	96	111	114	105	108	101	103	96	105	114	123	113	102	98	88	87
Wed	76	91	104	115	107	110	102	102	101	112	124	131	122	108	104	91	90
Thu	75	106	106	109	108	110	105	102	105	122	131	137	133	119	110	97	87
Fri	74	90	102	104	106	100	106	109	119	139	156	151	144	123	114	101	93
Sat	77	73	77	77	86	89	93	95	95	94	97	105	110	112	110	105	100
Sun	110	93	72	72	80	78	84	85	94	101	107	113	116	115	114	109	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	95	105	107	105	100	96	90	102	99	114	117	115	100	93	87	91
Tue	74	96	111	114	105	108	101	103	96	105	114	123	113	102	98	88	87
Wed	76	91	104	115	107	110	102	102	101	112	124	131	122	108	104	91	90
Thu	75	106	106	109	108	110	105	102	105	122	131	137	133	119	110	97	87
Fri	74	90	102	104	106	100	106	109	119	139	156	151	144	123	114	101	93
Sat	77	73	77	77	86	89	93	95	95	94	97	105	110	112	110	105	100
Sun	110	93	72	72	80	78	84	85	94	101	107	113	116	115	114	109	98