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	53	94	111	120	116	109	99	100	101	105	108	114	112	105	95	69	62
Tue	52	95	118	124	129	119	113	105	102	105	111	116	114	109	101	91	86
Wed	57	98	116	124	121	119	108	110	104	110	115	116	116	115	102	89	91
Thu	55	97	118	124	127	123	114	111	112	114	116	116	124	119	110	100	92
Fri	51	93	110	112	112	108	106	106	108	116	118	124	123	115	111	98	93
Sat	43	44	60	85	92	98	105	105	109	109	113	110	114	113	107	102	98
Sun	41	41	44	57	77	89	96	102	105	115	117	111	108	107	101	96	88

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 130 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 Sundays (117 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (18 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 130 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 130 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 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	53	94	111	120	116	109	99	100	101	105	108	114	112	105	95	69	62
Tue	52	95	118	124	129	119	113	105	102	105	111	116	114	109	101	91	86
Wed	57	98	116	124	121	119	108	110	104	110	115	116	116	115	102	89	91
Thu	55	97	118	124	127	123	114	111	112	114	116	116	124	119	110	100	92
Fri	51	93	110	112	112	108	106	106	108	116	118	124	123	115	111	98	93
Sat	43	44	60	85	92	98	105	105	109	109	113	110	114	113	107	102	98
Sun	41	41	44	57	77	89	96	102	105	115	117	111	108	107	101	96	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	94	111	120	116	109	99	100	101	105	108	114	112	105	95	69	62
Tue	52	95	118	124	129	119	113	105	102	105	111	116	114	109	101	91	86
Wed	57	98	116	124	121	119	108	110	104	110	115	116	116	115	102	89	91
Thu	55	97	118	124	127	123	114	111	112	114	116	116	124	119	110	100	92
Fri	51	93	110	112	112	108	106	106	108	116	118	124	123	115	111	98	93
Sat	43	44	60	85	92	98	105	105	109	109	113	110	114	113	107	102	98
Sun	41	41	44	57	77	89	96	102	105	115	117	111	108	107	101	96	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	94	111	120	116	109	99	100	101	105	108	114	112	105	95	69	62
Tue	52	95	118	124	129	119	113	105	102	105	111	116	114	109	101	91	86
Wed	57	98	116	124	121	119	108	110	104	110	115	116	116	115	102	89	91
Thu	55	97	118	124	127	123	114	111	112	114	116	116	124	119	110	100	92
Fri	51	93	110	112	112	108	106	106	108	116	118	124	123	115	111	98	93
Sat	43	44	60	85	92	98	105	105	109	109	113	110	114	113	107	102	98
Sun	41	41	44	57	77	89	96	102	105	115	117	111	108	107	101	96	88