Best Time to Drive from Stamford 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 Stamford 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	101	126	126	136	132	128	123	117	122	135	138	151	139	125	118	110	128
Tue	105	127	134	147	138	136	133	132	124	136	147	149	138	129	125	108	111
Wed	105	120	133	144	131	134	128	129	126	142	157	159	145	136	123	116	117
Thu	110	132	132	141	133	137	138	130	140	157	166	170	158	148	137	125	116
Fri	104	118	123	136	131	129	136	145	156	180	190	190	174	162	143	133	127
Sat	96	96	100	101	111	116	120	120	122	122	124	144	145	141	142	131	132
Sun	115	94	95	96	109	106	107	111	119	130	141	155	149	148	147	139	133

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Stamford to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 101 minutes and up to 190 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 136 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (158 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (34 to 89 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stamford 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 Stamford to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 101 minutes then, versus up to 190 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 101 to 190 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 136 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stamford to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 190 minutes.

More drives

Staten Island to Stamford (return trip) · Stamford to Borough Park · Stamford to Flatbush · Stamford to Canarsie · Stamford to Union City · Stamford to Financial District

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	126	126	136	132	128	123	117	122	135	138	151	139	125	118	110	128
Tue	105	127	134	147	138	136	133	132	124	136	147	149	138	129	125	108	111
Wed	105	120	133	144	131	134	128	129	126	142	157	159	145	136	123	116	117
Thu	110	132	132	141	133	137	138	130	140	157	166	170	158	148	137	125	116
Fri	104	118	123	136	131	129	136	145	156	180	190	190	174	162	143	133	127
Sat	96	96	100	101	111	116	120	120	122	122	124	144	145	141	142	131	132
Sun	115	94	95	96	109	106	107	111	119	130	141	155	149	148	147	139	133

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	126	126	136	132	128	123	117	122	135	138	151	139	125	118	110	128
Tue	105	127	134	147	138	136	133	132	124	136	147	149	138	129	125	108	111
Wed	105	120	133	144	131	134	128	129	126	142	157	159	145	136	123	116	117
Thu	110	132	132	141	133	137	138	130	140	157	166	170	158	148	137	125	116
Fri	104	118	123	136	131	129	136	145	156	180	190	190	174	162	143	133	127
Sat	96	96	100	101	111	116	120	120	122	122	124	144	145	141	142	131	132
Sun	115	94	95	96	109	106	107	111	119	130	141	155	149	148	147	139	133

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	126	126	136	132	128	123	117	122	135	138	151	139	125	118	110	128
Tue	105	127	134	147	138	136	133	132	124	136	147	149	138	129	125	108	111
Wed	105	120	133	144	131	134	128	129	126	142	157	159	145	136	123	116	117
Thu	110	132	132	141	133	137	138	130	140	157	166	170	158	148	137	125	116
Fri	104	118	123	136	131	129	136	145	156	180	190	190	174	162	143	133	127
Sat	96	96	100	101	111	116	120	120	122	122	124	144	145	141	142	131	132
Sun	115	94	95	96	109	106	107	111	119	130	141	155	149	148	147	139	133