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	53	83	101	106	113	114	96	92	98	97	95	106	105	98	80	64	63
Tue	52	86	111	114	132	116	107	97	93	97	101	108	112	103	92	74	70
Wed	55	87	106	113	117	112	103	99	97	102	108	110	107	107	90	73	76
Thu	54	85	105	116	127	116	109	100	103	106	108	115	119	107	100	83	74
Fri	53	82	99	104	108	102	102	99	100	112	113	121	120	113	102	87	81
Sat	51	50	57	71	78	89	96	97	100	107	108	102	108	107	98	92	85
Sun	50	50	50	55	62	73	81	89	93	105	107	99	97	95	83	81	73

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 132 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 2:30 pm on Saturdays (110 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 41 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 132 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 132 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 132 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	83	101	106	113	114	96	92	98	97	95	106	105	98	80	64	63
Tue	52	86	111	114	132	116	107	97	93	97	101	108	112	103	92	74	70
Wed	55	87	106	113	117	112	103	99	97	102	108	110	107	107	90	73	76
Thu	54	85	105	116	127	116	109	100	103	106	108	115	119	107	100	83	74
Fri	53	82	99	104	108	102	102	99	100	112	113	121	120	113	102	87	81
Sat	51	50	57	71	78	89	96	97	100	107	108	102	108	107	98	92	85
Sun	50	50	50	55	62	73	81	89	93	105	107	99	97	95	83	81	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	83	101	106	113	114	96	92	98	97	95	106	105	98	80	64	63
Tue	52	86	111	114	132	116	107	97	93	97	101	108	112	103	92	74	70
Wed	55	87	106	113	117	112	103	99	97	102	108	110	107	107	90	73	76
Thu	54	85	105	116	127	116	109	100	103	106	108	115	119	107	100	83	74
Fri	53	82	99	104	108	102	102	99	100	112	113	121	120	113	102	87	81
Sat	51	50	57	71	78	89	96	97	100	107	108	102	108	107	98	92	85
Sun	50	50	50	55	62	73	81	89	93	105	107	99	97	95	83	81	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	83	101	106	113	114	96	92	98	97	95	106	105	98	80	64	63
Tue	52	86	111	114	132	116	107	97	93	97	101	108	112	103	92	74	70
Wed	55	87	106	113	117	112	103	99	97	102	108	110	107	107	90	73	76
Thu	54	85	105	116	127	116	109	100	103	106	108	115	119	107	100	83	74
Fri	53	82	99	104	108	102	102	99	100	112	113	121	120	113	102	87	81
Sat	51	50	57	71	78	89	96	97	100	107	108	102	108	107	98	92	85
Sun	50	50	50	55	62	73	81	89	93	105	107	99	97	95	83	81	73