Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Co-op City

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 Co-op City 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	50	78	103	106	103	97	81	81	83	91	91	96	97	88	74	58	54
Tue	50	78	109	115	110	103	94	83	81	93	106	101	96	89	78	66	64
Wed	52	79	108	113	107	102	95	87	86	100	111	107	102	100	84	64	64
Thu	53	82	107	118	111	103	97	90	93	105	113	112	113	96	92	73	64
Fri	50	74	94	104	98	96	95	93	95	120	129	130	120	111	99	79	69
Sat	47	48	53	67	74	86	91	93	93	95	104	96	101	105	92	84	77
Sun	46	46	47	51	58	69	76	88	92	103	106	99	93	92	83	75	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Staten Island to Co-op City (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (106 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (12 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Staten Island (Willow Road East) to central Co-op City (De Kruif Place) 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 Co-op City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Co-op City?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 50 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Co-op City?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	78	103	106	103	97	81	81	83	91	91	96	97	88	74	58	54
Tue	50	78	109	115	110	103	94	83	81	93	106	101	96	89	78	66	64
Wed	52	79	108	113	107	102	95	87	86	100	111	107	102	100	84	64	64
Thu	53	82	107	118	111	103	97	90	93	105	113	112	113	96	92	73	64
Fri	50	74	94	104	98	96	95	93	95	120	129	130	120	111	99	79	69
Sat	47	48	53	67	74	86	91	93	93	95	104	96	101	105	92	84	77
Sun	46	46	47	51	58	69	76	88	92	103	106	99	93	92	83	75	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	78	103	106	103	97	81	81	83	91	91	96	97	88	74	58	54
Tue	50	78	109	115	110	103	94	83	81	93	106	101	96	89	78	66	64
Wed	52	79	108	113	107	102	95	87	86	100	111	107	102	100	84	64	64
Thu	53	82	107	118	111	103	97	90	93	105	113	112	113	96	92	73	64
Fri	50	74	94	104	98	96	95	93	95	120	129	130	120	111	99	79	69
Sat	47	48	53	67	74	86	91	93	93	95	104	96	101	105	92	84	77
Sun	46	46	47	51	58	69	76	88	92	103	106	99	93	92	83	75	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	78	103	106	103	97	81	81	83	91	91	96	97	88	74	58	54
Tue	50	78	109	115	110	103	94	83	81	93	106	101	96	89	78	66	64
Wed	52	79	108	113	107	102	95	87	86	100	111	107	102	100	84	64	64
Thu	53	82	107	118	111	103	97	90	93	105	113	112	113	96	92	73	64
Fri	50	74	94	104	98	96	95	93	95	120	129	130	120	111	99	79	69
Sat	47	48	53	67	74	86	91	93	93	95	104	96	101	105	92	84	77
Sun	46	46	47	51	58	69	76	88	92	103	106	99	93	92	83	75	69