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	101	104	102	94	79	81	84	91	90	95	96	88	72	57	54
Tue	50	77	107	112	107	103	94	83	81	92	105	100	95	89	78	66	64
Wed	52	79	107	108	106	99	95	87	87	100	111	106	103	99	84	66	63
Thu	53	82	105	117	112	102	96	90	93	105	112	113	113	97	92	73	65
Fri	50	74	93	103	97	96	95	93	97	121	131	131	124	113	99	83	71
Sat	47	48	52	67	73	87	92	94	94	103	105	96	102	105	91	84	77
Sun	46	46	48	51	57	68	76	82	91	102	106	100	93	92	81	74	68

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 131 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 3:30 pm on Sundays (109 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 131 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 131 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 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 131 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	101	104	102	94	79	81	84	91	90	95	96	88	72	57	54
Tue	50	77	107	112	107	103	94	83	81	92	105	100	95	89	78	66	64
Wed	52	79	107	108	106	99	95	87	87	100	111	106	103	99	84	66	63
Thu	53	82	105	117	112	102	96	90	93	105	112	113	113	97	92	73	65
Fri	50	74	93	103	97	96	95	93	97	121	131	131	124	113	99	83	71
Sat	47	48	52	67	73	87	92	94	94	103	105	96	102	105	91	84	77
Sun	46	46	48	51	57	68	76	82	91	102	106	100	93	92	81	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	78	101	104	102	94	79	81	84	91	90	95	96	88	72	57	54
Tue	50	77	107	112	107	103	94	83	81	92	105	100	95	89	78	66	64
Wed	52	79	107	108	106	99	95	87	87	100	111	106	103	99	84	66	63
Thu	53	82	105	117	112	102	96	90	93	105	112	113	113	97	92	73	65
Fri	50	74	93	103	97	96	95	93	97	121	131	131	124	113	99	83	71
Sat	47	48	52	67	73	87	92	94	94	103	105	96	102	105	91	84	77
Sun	46	46	48	51	57	68	76	82	91	102	106	100	93	92	81	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	78	101	104	102	94	79	81	84	91	90	95	96	88	72	57	54
Tue	50	77	107	112	107	103	94	83	81	92	105	100	95	89	78	66	64
Wed	52	79	107	108	106	99	95	87	87	100	111	106	103	99	84	66	63
Thu	53	82	105	117	112	102	96	90	93	105	112	113	113	97	92	73	65
Fri	50	74	93	103	97	96	95	93	97	121	131	131	124	113	99	83	71
Sat	47	48	52	67	73	87	92	94	94	103	105	96	102	105	91	84	77
Sun	46	46	48	51	57	68	76	82	91	102	106	100	93	92	81	74	68