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.

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 102 minutes and up to 193 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 142 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (167 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 88 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 102 minutes then, versus up to 193 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 102 to 193 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 142 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stamford to Staten Island?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 193 minutes.

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