Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Downtown Brooklyn

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.

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Staten Island to Downtown Brooklyn (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 55 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Downtown Brooklyn to Staten Island

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 11 to 24 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Staten Island (Willow Road East) to central Downtown Brooklyn (Joralemon Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Staten Island to Downtown Brooklyn 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	25	33	40	45	44	41	40	40	40	37	38	40	41	40	34	31	29
Tue	25	34	46	52	53	45	43	40	38	36	38	40	41	40	37	34	32
Wed	25	34	43	47	49	45	42	40	38	38	40	40	42	41	37	34	32
Thu	25	35	42	47	48	46	43	41	40	40	40	42	43	45	41	36	33
Fri	24	32	38	42	38	38	39	39	39	42	42	47	46	44	40	37	34
Sat	24	24	26	29	32	36	39	39	41	42	42	40	41	41	39	37	35
Sun	23	24	24	26	29	30	35	38	39	41	42	41	40	39	38	37	36

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 Downtown Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Downtown Brooklyn?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 24 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Downtown Brooklyn?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	40	45	44	41	40	40	40	37	38	40	41	40	34	31	29
Tue	25	34	46	52	53	45	43	40	38	36	38	40	41	40	37	34	32
Wed	25	34	43	47	49	45	42	40	38	38	40	40	42	41	37	34	32
Thu	25	35	42	47	48	46	43	41	40	40	40	42	43	45	41	36	33
Fri	24	32	38	42	38	38	39	39	39	42	42	47	46	44	40	37	34
Sat	24	24	26	29	32	36	39	39	41	42	42	40	41	41	39	37	35
Sun	23	24	24	26	29	30	35	38	39	41	42	41	40	39	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	40	45	44	41	40	40	40	37	38	40	41	40	34	31	29
Tue	25	34	46	52	53	45	43	40	38	36	38	40	41	40	37	34	32
Wed	25	34	43	47	49	45	42	40	38	38	40	40	42	41	37	34	32
Thu	25	35	42	47	48	46	43	41	40	40	40	42	43	45	41	36	33
Fri	24	32	38	42	38	38	39	39	39	42	42	47	46	44	40	37	34
Sat	24	24	26	29	32	36	39	39	41	42	42	40	41	41	39	37	35
Sun	23	24	24	26	29	30	35	38	39	41	42	41	40	39	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	40	45	44	41	40	40	40	37	38	40	41	40	34	31	29
Tue	25	34	46	52	53	45	43	40	38	36	38	40	41	40	37	34	32
Wed	25	34	43	47	49	45	42	40	38	38	40	40	42	41	37	34	32
Thu	25	35	42	47	48	46	43	41	40	40	40	42	43	45	41	36	33
Fri	24	32	38	42	38	38	39	39	39	42	42	47	46	44	40	37	34
Sat	24	24	26	29	32	36	39	39	41	42	42	40	41	41	39	37	35
Sun	23	24	24	26	29	30	35	38	39	41	42	41	40	39	38	37	36