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	104	144	167	162	161	151	138	138	144	149	148	153	150	142	127	111	107
Tue	102	142	166	168	165	154	148	138	140	151	162	156	150	144	135	121	116
Wed	103	146	161	161	158	153	147	142	151	168	167	159	156	153	138	119	116
Thu	103	146	165	174	167	160	151	149	158	170	177	170	169	152	146	128	118
Fri	101	139	154	161	160	160	154	164	181	213	209	199	185	167	154	133	124
Sat	97	98	107	126	131	161	152	154	154	153	159	148	153	160	146	139	131
Sun	94	97	97	103	114	127	138	150	151	162	159	150	147	148	136	130	121

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 219 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 153 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (162 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 219 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 219 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 153 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Darien?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 219 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	144	167	162	161	151	138	138	144	149	148	153	150	142	127	111	107
Tue	102	142	166	168	165	154	148	138	140	151	162	156	150	144	135	121	116
Wed	103	146	161	161	158	153	147	142	151	168	167	159	156	153	138	119	116
Thu	103	146	165	174	167	160	151	149	158	170	177	170	169	152	146	128	118
Fri	101	139	154	161	160	160	154	164	181	213	209	199	185	167	154	133	124
Sat	97	98	107	126	131	161	152	154	154	153	159	148	153	160	146	139	131
Sun	94	97	97	103	114	127	138	150	151	162	159	150	147	148	136	130	121

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	144	167	162	161	151	138	138	144	149	148	153	150	142	127	111	107
Tue	102	142	166	168	165	154	148	138	140	151	162	156	150	144	135	121	116
Wed	103	146	161	161	158	153	147	142	151	168	167	159	156	153	138	119	116
Thu	103	146	165	174	167	160	151	149	158	170	177	170	169	152	146	128	118
Fri	101	139	154	161	160	160	154	164	181	213	209	199	185	167	154	133	124
Sat	97	98	107	126	131	161	152	154	154	153	159	148	153	160	146	139	131
Sun	94	97	97	103	114	127	138	150	151	162	159	150	147	148	136	130	121

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	144	167	162	161	151	138	138	144	149	148	153	150	142	127	111	107
Tue	102	142	166	168	165	154	148	138	140	151	162	156	150	144	135	121	116
Wed	103	146	161	161	158	153	147	142	151	168	167	159	156	153	138	119	116
Thu	103	146	165	174	167	160	151	149	158	170	177	170	169	152	146	128	118
Fri	101	139	154	161	160	160	154	164	181	213	209	199	185	167	154	133	124
Sat	97	98	107	126	131	161	152	154	154	153	159	148	153	160	146	139	131
Sun	94	97	97	103	114	127	138	150	151	162	159	150	147	148	136	130	121