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.

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	19	34	47	53	54	45	36	37	38	40	37	43	41	42	32	24	22
Tue	19	35	52	58	61	54	47	40	37	39	40	41	42	41	36	28	25
Wed	20	36	51	58	57	53	44	43	40	43	42	42	44	47	37	26	27
Thu	20	35	49	56	58	49	45	43	44	44	42	46	49	45	43	31	26
Fri	20	33	44	48	47	43	40	40	40	47	44	51	53	48	44	33	29
Sat	18	18	21	27	30	35	40	42	44	44	49	44	46	48	41	36	33
Sun	18	18	18	20	23	28	33	39	41	48	49	42	42	41	35	32	28

About this drive

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 19 minutes and up to 62 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Staten Island (Willow Road East) to central Downtown Brooklyn (Joralemon Street) 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 Downtown Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 19 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Downtown Brooklyn?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	34	47	53	54	45	36	37	38	40	37	43	41	42	32	24	22
Tue	19	35	52	58	61	54	47	40	37	39	40	41	42	41	36	28	25
Wed	20	36	51	58	57	53	44	43	40	43	42	42	44	47	37	26	27
Thu	20	35	49	56	58	49	45	43	44	44	42	46	49	45	43	31	26
Fri	20	33	44	48	47	43	40	40	40	47	44	51	53	48	44	33	29
Sat	18	18	21	27	30	35	40	42	44	44	49	44	46	48	41	36	33
Sun	18	18	18	20	23	28	33	39	41	48	49	42	42	41	35	32	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	34	47	53	54	45	36	37	38	40	37	43	41	42	32	24	22
Tue	19	35	52	58	61	54	47	40	37	39	40	41	42	41	36	28	25
Wed	20	36	51	58	57	53	44	43	40	43	42	42	44	47	37	26	27
Thu	20	35	49	56	58	49	45	43	44	44	42	46	49	45	43	31	26
Fri	20	33	44	48	47	43	40	40	40	47	44	51	53	48	44	33	29
Sat	18	18	21	27	30	35	40	42	44	44	49	44	46	48	41	36	33
Sun	18	18	18	20	23	28	33	39	41	48	49	42	42	41	35	32	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	34	47	53	54	45	36	37	38	40	37	43	41	42	32	24	22
Tue	19	35	52	58	61	54	47	40	37	39	40	41	42	41	36	28	25
Wed	20	36	51	58	57	53	44	43	40	43	42	42	44	47	37	26	27
Thu	20	35	49	56	58	49	45	43	44	44	42	46	49	45	43	31	26
Fri	20	33	44	48	47	43	40	40	40	47	44	51	53	48	44	33	29
Sat	18	18	21	27	30	35	40	42	44	44	49	44	46	48	41	36	33
Sun	18	18	18	20	23	28	33	39	41	48	49	42	42	41	35	32	28