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.

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 68 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 (51 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Staten Island

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 13 to 27 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Staten Island to central Brooklyn along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	35	47	55	52	41	40	45	39	37	39	43	43	40	33	30	29
Tue	27	38	55	63	64	54	47	41	36	36	38	40	43	39	34	30	29
Wed	27	40	51	59	60	52	44	43	40	43	43	41	45	42	35	31	29
Thu	27	39	50	58	59	53	42	46	41	42	42	44	47	52	40	34	29
Fri	27	35	47	50	43	38	39	39	39	46	49	55	54	51	42	34	31
Sat	25	26	27	29	31	39	43	43	49	48	49	43	41	42	36	33	32
Sun	25	26	26	26	27	29	34	37	39	47	45	42	37	36	34	35	34

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 68 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 68 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 68 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	35	47	55	52	41	40	45	39	37	39	43	43	40	33	30	29
Tue	27	38	55	63	64	54	47	41	36	36	38	40	43	39	34	30	29
Wed	27	40	51	59	60	52	44	43	40	43	43	41	45	42	35	31	29
Thu	27	39	50	58	59	53	42	46	41	42	42	44	47	52	40	34	29
Fri	27	35	47	50	43	38	39	39	39	46	49	55	54	51	42	34	31
Sat	25	26	27	29	31	39	43	43	49	48	49	43	41	42	36	33	32
Sun	25	26	26	26	27	29	34	37	39	47	45	42	37	36	34	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	35	47	55	52	41	40	45	39	37	39	43	43	40	33	30	29
Tue	27	38	55	63	64	54	47	41	36	36	38	40	43	39	34	30	29
Wed	27	40	51	59	60	52	44	43	40	43	43	41	45	42	35	31	29
Thu	27	39	50	58	59	53	42	46	41	42	42	44	47	52	40	34	29
Fri	27	35	47	50	43	38	39	39	39	46	49	55	54	51	42	34	31
Sat	25	26	27	29	31	39	43	43	49	48	49	43	41	42	36	33	32
Sun	25	26	26	26	27	29	34	37	39	47	45	42	37	36	34	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	35	47	55	52	41	40	45	39	37	39	43	43	40	33	30	29
Tue	27	38	55	63	64	54	47	41	36	36	38	40	43	39	34	30	29
Wed	27	40	51	59	60	52	44	43	40	43	43	41	45	42	35	31	29
Thu	27	39	50	58	59	53	42	46	41	42	42	44	47	52	40	34	29
Fri	27	35	47	50	43	38	39	39	39	46	49	55	54	51	42	34	31
Sat	25	26	27	29	31	39	43	43	49	48	49	43	41	42	36	33	32
Sun	25	26	26	26	27	29	34	37	39	47	45	42	37	36	34	35	34