Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Brooklyn

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 Brooklyn 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	27	38	55	61	55	44	41	39	37	36	39	43	42	40	34	30	28
Tue	27	39	59	65	67	56	48	40	36	36	39	40	41	39	35	30	29
Wed	27	43	60	66	64	56	47	43	40	42	42	41	45	43	36	31	29
Thu	27	42	59	65	63	56	46	48	44	44	43	43	48	51	40	33	29
Fri	27	37	54	55	47	40	38	39	39	45	47	53	54	52	43	34	30
Sat	26	26	27	29	32	38	41	43	46	47	48	41	42	42	36	33	32
Sun	25	26	26	26	28	30	35	39	42	47	46	41	39	39	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Staten Island to Brooklyn (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (13 to 29 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 Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 27 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	38	55	61	55	44	41	39	37	36	39	43	42	40	34	30	28
Tue	27	39	59	65	67	56	48	40	36	36	39	40	41	39	35	30	29
Wed	27	43	60	66	64	56	47	43	40	42	42	41	45	43	36	31	29
Thu	27	42	59	65	63	56	46	48	44	44	43	43	48	51	40	33	29
Fri	27	37	54	55	47	40	38	39	39	45	47	53	54	52	43	34	30
Sat	26	26	27	29	32	38	41	43	46	47	48	41	42	42	36	33	32
Sun	25	26	26	26	28	30	35	39	42	47	46	41	39	39	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	38	55	61	55	44	41	39	37	36	39	43	42	40	34	30	28
Tue	27	39	59	65	67	56	48	40	36	36	39	40	41	39	35	30	29
Wed	27	43	60	66	64	56	47	43	40	42	42	41	45	43	36	31	29
Thu	27	42	59	65	63	56	46	48	44	44	43	43	48	51	40	33	29
Fri	27	37	54	55	47	40	38	39	39	45	47	53	54	52	43	34	30
Sat	26	26	27	29	32	38	41	43	46	47	48	41	42	42	36	33	32
Sun	25	26	26	26	28	30	35	39	42	47	46	41	39	39	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	38	55	61	55	44	41	39	37	36	39	43	42	40	34	30	28
Tue	27	39	59	65	67	56	48	40	36	36	39	40	41	39	35	30	29
Wed	27	43	60	66	64	56	47	43	40	42	42	41	45	43	36	31	29
Thu	27	42	59	65	63	56	46	48	44	44	43	43	48	51	40	33	29
Fri	27	37	54	55	47	40	38	39	39	45	47	53	54	52	43	34	30
Sat	26	26	27	29	32	38	41	43	46	47	48	41	42	42	36	33	32
Sun	25	26	26	26	28	30	35	39	42	47	46	41	39	39	36	36	35