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	76	94	103	104	105	107	102	95	107	103	123	131	126	112	94	87	93
Tue	75	107	132	121	110	114	106	109	104	113	123	130	119	102	98	89	88
Wed	78	103	108	119	114	116	108	113	106	120	130	139	129	113	104	95	95
Thu	77	113	113	112	110	122	116	110	113	125	136	141	137	121	110	96	88
Fri	76	96	107	107	111	102	111	119	124	148	160	150	146	125	115	104	99
Sat	79	73	79	80	91	91	99	98	100	99	105	113	116	132	134	126	112
Sun	109	93	73	73	81	79	86	88	96	106	120	121	128	119	137	126	108

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 75 minutes and up to 160 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 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (138 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 75 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 75 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Scarsdale to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 160 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	94	103	104	105	107	102	95	107	103	123	131	126	112	94	87	93
Tue	75	107	132	121	110	114	106	109	104	113	123	130	119	102	98	89	88
Wed	78	103	108	119	114	116	108	113	106	120	130	139	129	113	104	95	95
Thu	77	113	113	112	110	122	116	110	113	125	136	141	137	121	110	96	88
Fri	76	96	107	107	111	102	111	119	124	148	160	150	146	125	115	104	99
Sat	79	73	79	80	91	91	99	98	100	99	105	113	116	132	134	126	112
Sun	109	93	73	73	81	79	86	88	96	106	120	121	128	119	137	126	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	94	103	104	105	107	102	95	107	103	123	131	126	112	94	87	93
Tue	75	107	132	121	110	114	106	109	104	113	123	130	119	102	98	89	88
Wed	78	103	108	119	114	116	108	113	106	120	130	139	129	113	104	95	95
Thu	77	113	113	112	110	122	116	110	113	125	136	141	137	121	110	96	88
Fri	76	96	107	107	111	102	111	119	124	148	160	150	146	125	115	104	99
Sat	79	73	79	80	91	91	99	98	100	99	105	113	116	132	134	126	112
Sun	109	93	73	73	81	79	86	88	96	106	120	121	128	119	137	126	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	94	103	104	105	107	102	95	107	103	123	131	126	112	94	87	93
Tue	75	107	132	121	110	114	106	109	104	113	123	130	119	102	98	89	88
Wed	78	103	108	119	114	116	108	113	106	120	130	139	129	113	104	95	95
Thu	77	113	113	112	110	122	116	110	113	125	136	141	137	121	110	96	88
Fri	76	96	107	107	111	102	111	119	124	148	160	150	146	125	115	104	99
Sat	79	73	79	80	91	91	99	98	100	99	105	113	116	132	134	126	112
Sun	109	93	73	73	81	79	86	88	96	106	120	121	128	119	137	126	108