Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Astoria

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 Staten Island to Astoria 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	47	77	95	101	100	94	84	87	88	90	93	102	100	92	79	59	55
Tue	46	77	102	106	111	103	99	92	89	90	97	103	109	97	87	76	71
Wed	49	80	95	107	105	100	95	94	92	97	102	105	106	103	88	74	77
Thu	48	79	98	109	110	105	97	99	98	100	103	111	113	105	96	85	76
Fri	46	77	92	99	96	93	93	92	94	104	107	115	110	102	96	84	79
Sat	39	40	50	71	77	87	91	92	100	101	103	98	100	100	92	88	86
Sun	38	39	41	50	60	73	80	86	90	99	101	95	93	90	84	80	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Staten Island to Astoria (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 115 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (21 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Staten Island to central Astoria 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 Staten Island to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 46 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Astoria?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	77	95	101	100	94	84	87	88	90	93	102	100	92	79	59	55
Tue	46	77	102	106	111	103	99	92	89	90	97	103	109	97	87	76	71
Wed	49	80	95	107	105	100	95	94	92	97	102	105	106	103	88	74	77
Thu	48	79	98	109	110	105	97	99	98	100	103	111	113	105	96	85	76
Fri	46	77	92	99	96	93	93	92	94	104	107	115	110	102	96	84	79
Sat	39	40	50	71	77	87	91	92	100	101	103	98	100	100	92	88	86
Sun	38	39	41	50	60	73	80	86	90	99	101	95	93	90	84	80	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	77	95	101	100	94	84	87	88	90	93	102	100	92	79	59	55
Tue	46	77	102	106	111	103	99	92	89	90	97	103	109	97	87	76	71
Wed	49	80	95	107	105	100	95	94	92	97	102	105	106	103	88	74	77
Thu	48	79	98	109	110	105	97	99	98	100	103	111	113	105	96	85	76
Fri	46	77	92	99	96	93	93	92	94	104	107	115	110	102	96	84	79
Sat	39	40	50	71	77	87	91	92	100	101	103	98	100	100	92	88	86
Sun	38	39	41	50	60	73	80	86	90	99	101	95	93	90	84	80	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	77	95	101	100	94	84	87	88	90	93	102	100	92	79	59	55
Tue	46	77	102	106	111	103	99	92	89	90	97	103	109	97	87	76	71
Wed	49	80	95	107	105	100	95	94	92	97	102	105	106	103	88	74	77
Thu	48	79	98	109	110	105	97	99	98	100	103	111	113	105	96	85	76
Fri	46	77	92	99	96	93	93	92	94	104	107	115	110	102	96	84	79
Sat	39	40	50	71	77	87	91	92	100	101	103	98	100	100	92	88	86
Sun	38	39	41	50	60	73	80	86	90	99	101	95	93	90	84	80	70