Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Darien

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 Darien 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	103	149	168	167	161	150	137	133	140	149	151	158	152	141	127	110	106
Tue	101	144	175	170	166	154	146	135	138	150	162	156	150	143	130	116	113
Wed	102	150	164	168	159	153	145	144	140	164	170	160	156	152	139	116	114
Thu	102	149	171	174	169	159	146	148	153	165	173	166	164	151	141	124	116
Fri	101	141	158	164	159	152	145	162	183	214	210	200	183	164	152	133	120
Sat	96	96	105	120	125	146	148	150	150	154	152	145	154	158	143	136	129
Sun	93	95	97	102	111	120	128	133	138	141	150	149	146	145	134	126	118

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Staten Island to Darien (via I-278 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 101 minutes and up to 220 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 151 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (158 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (35 to 83 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 Darien 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 Darien?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 101 minutes then, versus up to 220 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 101 to 220 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 151 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Darien?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 220 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	149	168	167	161	150	137	133	140	149	151	158	152	141	127	110	106
Tue	101	144	175	170	166	154	146	135	138	150	162	156	150	143	130	116	113
Wed	102	150	164	168	159	153	145	144	140	164	170	160	156	152	139	116	114
Thu	102	149	171	174	169	159	146	148	153	165	173	166	164	151	141	124	116
Fri	101	141	158	164	159	152	145	162	183	214	210	200	183	164	152	133	120
Sat	96	96	105	120	125	146	148	150	150	154	152	145	154	158	143	136	129
Sun	93	95	97	102	111	120	128	133	138	141	150	149	146	145	134	126	118

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	149	168	167	161	150	137	133	140	149	151	158	152	141	127	110	106
Tue	101	144	175	170	166	154	146	135	138	150	162	156	150	143	130	116	113
Wed	102	150	164	168	159	153	145	144	140	164	170	160	156	152	139	116	114
Thu	102	149	171	174	169	159	146	148	153	165	173	166	164	151	141	124	116
Fri	101	141	158	164	159	152	145	162	183	214	210	200	183	164	152	133	120
Sat	96	96	105	120	125	146	148	150	150	154	152	145	154	158	143	136	129
Sun	93	95	97	102	111	120	128	133	138	141	150	149	146	145	134	126	118

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	149	168	167	161	150	137	133	140	149	151	158	152	141	127	110	106
Tue	101	144	175	170	166	154	146	135	138	150	162	156	150	143	130	116	113
Wed	102	150	164	168	159	153	145	144	140	164	170	160	156	152	139	116	114
Thu	102	149	171	174	169	159	146	148	153	165	173	166	164	151	141	124	116
Fri	101	141	158	164	159	152	145	162	183	214	210	200	183	164	152	133	120
Sat	96	96	105	120	125	146	148	150	150	154	152	145	154	158	143	136	129
Sun	93	95	97	102	111	120	128	133	138	141	150	149	146	145	134	126	118