Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Corona

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 Corona 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	52	92	106	116	116	108	99	102	103	106	108	115	112	106	93	66	61
Tue	51	93	113	120	125	119	112	107	103	105	110	116	119	109	102	91	83
Wed	55	96	109	119	119	115	105	108	105	111	115	117	115	115	101	88	91
Thu	53	96	110	121	124	117	112	111	112	114	116	120	124	116	109	99	91
Fri	51	92	106	111	111	107	107	106	108	116	119	125	122	114	110	99	96
Sat	41	43	57	86	93	101	106	108	112	115	118	113	115	114	107	101	98
Sun	40	41	44	55	72	89	95	100	104	114	116	111	108	105	100	96	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Staten Island to Corona (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (17 to 43 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 Corona 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 Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 51 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Corona?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	92	106	116	116	108	99	102	103	106	108	115	112	106	93	66	61
Tue	51	93	113	120	125	119	112	107	103	105	110	116	119	109	102	91	83
Wed	55	96	109	119	119	115	105	108	105	111	115	117	115	115	101	88	91
Thu	53	96	110	121	124	117	112	111	112	114	116	120	124	116	109	99	91
Fri	51	92	106	111	111	107	107	106	108	116	119	125	122	114	110	99	96
Sat	41	43	57	86	93	101	106	108	112	115	118	113	115	114	107	101	98
Sun	40	41	44	55	72	89	95	100	104	114	116	111	108	105	100	96	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	92	106	116	116	108	99	102	103	106	108	115	112	106	93	66	61
Tue	51	93	113	120	125	119	112	107	103	105	110	116	119	109	102	91	83
Wed	55	96	109	119	119	115	105	108	105	111	115	117	115	115	101	88	91
Thu	53	96	110	121	124	117	112	111	112	114	116	120	124	116	109	99	91
Fri	51	92	106	111	111	107	107	106	108	116	119	125	122	114	110	99	96
Sat	41	43	57	86	93	101	106	108	112	115	118	113	115	114	107	101	98
Sun	40	41	44	55	72	89	95	100	104	114	116	111	108	105	100	96	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	92	106	116	116	108	99	102	103	106	108	115	112	106	93	66	61
Tue	51	93	113	120	125	119	112	107	103	105	110	116	119	109	102	91	83
Wed	55	96	109	119	119	115	105	108	105	111	115	117	115	115	101	88	91
Thu	53	96	110	121	124	117	112	111	112	114	116	120	124	116	109	99	91
Fri	51	92	106	111	111	107	107	106	108	116	119	125	122	114	110	99	96
Sat	41	43	57	86	93	101	106	108	112	115	118	113	115	114	107	101	98
Sun	40	41	44	55	72	89	95	100	104	114	116	111	108	105	100	96	81