Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Bayside

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 Bayside 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	52	85	105	111	114	114	95	89	94	97	97	107	106	100	81	66	64
Tue	53	87	115	118	134	116	106	96	91	97	103	109	105	103	93	73	72
Wed	56	88	113	118	118	115	105	103	97	103	109	109	109	109	91	74	76
Thu	55	87	111	119	132	126	115	102	104	107	109	109	119	108	103	86	74
Fri	54	83	105	105	109	102	100	99	99	113	113	120	119	109	103	84	77
Sat	53	52	59	70	73	86	95	95	97	97	101	98	106	105	98	90	84
Sun	51	51	50	55	61	68	75	80	83	86	99	98	97	95	87	78	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Staten Island to Bayside (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (108 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (15 to 40 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 Bayside 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 Bayside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 52 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Bayside?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	85	105	111	114	114	95	89	94	97	97	107	106	100	81	66	64
Tue	53	87	115	118	134	116	106	96	91	97	103	109	105	103	93	73	72
Wed	56	88	113	118	118	115	105	103	97	103	109	109	109	109	91	74	76
Thu	55	87	111	119	132	126	115	102	104	107	109	109	119	108	103	86	74
Fri	54	83	105	105	109	102	100	99	99	113	113	120	119	109	103	84	77
Sat	53	52	59	70	73	86	95	95	97	97	101	98	106	105	98	90	84
Sun	51	51	50	55	61	68	75	80	83	86	99	98	97	95	87	78	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	85	105	111	114	114	95	89	94	97	97	107	106	100	81	66	64
Tue	53	87	115	118	134	116	106	96	91	97	103	109	105	103	93	73	72
Wed	56	88	113	118	118	115	105	103	97	103	109	109	109	109	91	74	76
Thu	55	87	111	119	132	126	115	102	104	107	109	109	119	108	103	86	74
Fri	54	83	105	105	109	102	100	99	99	113	113	120	119	109	103	84	77
Sat	53	52	59	70	73	86	95	95	97	97	101	98	106	105	98	90	84
Sun	51	51	50	55	61	68	75	80	83	86	99	98	97	95	87	78	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	85	105	111	114	114	95	89	94	97	97	107	106	100	81	66	64
Tue	53	87	115	118	134	116	106	96	91	97	103	109	105	103	93	73	72
Wed	56	88	113	118	118	115	105	103	97	103	109	109	109	109	91	74	76
Thu	55	87	111	119	132	126	115	102	104	107	109	109	119	108	103	86	74
Fri	54	83	105	105	109	102	100	99	99	113	113	120	119	109	103	84	77
Sat	53	52	59	70	73	86	95	95	97	97	101	98	106	105	98	90	84
Sun	51	51	50	55	61	68	75	80	83	86	99	98	97	95	87	78	71