Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to East Meadow

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 East Meadow 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	113	120	136	134	118	116	126	139	138	134	130	134	134	137	119	108	112
Tue	89	115	146	136	121	115	126	122	132	131	137	140	140	140	143	117	121
Wed	86	110	138	135	113	109	111	110	118	124	128	127	133	133	121	108	104
Thu	91	105	123	127	125	125	127	132	137	141	139	145	143	140	137	131	126
Fri	98	108	129	120	111	115	113	131	129	137	142	140	139	141	129	123	118
Sat	78	77	76	84	94	106	109	119	117	120	120	115	121	113	120	118	115
Sun	81	83	83	89	95	98	114	123	126	137	141	147	131	137	131	123	129

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Staten Island to East Meadow (via I-278 East and Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (147 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (43 to 73 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 East Meadow 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 East Meadow?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to East Meadow?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 86 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to East Meadow?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	113	120	136	134	118	116	126	139	138	134	130	134	134	137	119	108	112
Tue	89	115	146	136	121	115	126	122	132	131	137	140	140	140	143	117	121
Wed	86	110	138	135	113	109	111	110	118	124	128	127	133	133	121	108	104
Thu	91	105	123	127	125	125	127	132	137	141	139	145	143	140	137	131	126
Fri	98	108	129	120	111	115	113	131	129	137	142	140	139	141	129	123	118
Sat	78	77	76	84	94	106	109	119	117	120	120	115	121	113	120	118	115
Sun	81	83	83	89	95	98	114	123	126	137	141	147	131	137	131	123	129

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	113	120	136	134	118	116	126	139	138	134	130	134	134	137	119	108	112
Tue	89	115	146	136	121	115	126	122	132	131	137	140	140	140	143	117	121
Wed	86	110	138	135	113	109	111	110	118	124	128	127	133	133	121	108	104
Thu	91	105	123	127	125	125	127	132	137	141	139	145	143	140	137	131	126
Fri	98	108	129	120	111	115	113	131	129	137	142	140	139	141	129	123	118
Sat	78	77	76	84	94	106	109	119	117	120	120	115	121	113	120	118	115
Sun	81	83	83	89	95	98	114	123	126	137	141	147	131	137	131	123	129

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	113	120	136	134	118	116	126	139	138	134	130	134	134	137	119	108	112
Tue	89	115	146	136	121	115	126	122	132	131	137	140	140	140	143	117	121
Wed	86	110	138	135	113	109	111	110	118	124	128	127	133	133	121	108	104
Thu	91	105	123	127	125	125	127	132	137	141	139	145	143	140	137	131	126
Fri	98	108	129	120	111	115	113	131	129	137	142	140	139	141	129	123	118
Sat	78	77	76	84	94	106	109	119	117	120	120	115	121	113	120	118	115
Sun	81	83	83	89	95	98	114	123	126	137	141	147	131	137	131	123	129