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	89	110	142	144	117	109	91	103	103	112	144	151	155	155	128	107	108
Tue	70	107	176	149	106	131	128	92	147	134	170	179	177	174	129	105	117
Wed	89	110	168	152	114	108	119	88	95	113	163	173	171	173	169	161	160
Thu	107	131	165	121	96	92	97	98	100	126	122	112	114	116	116	90	84
Fri	79	95	121	151	136	156	168	176	183	185	194	187	174	180	183	172	161
Sat	72	70	76	89	126	97	112	147	155	145	123	147	154	149	152	151	150
Sun	79	89	87	132	112	128	150	154	157	163	164	166	156	161	121	106	104

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 70 minutes and up to 194 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (166 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (35 to 96 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 70 minutes then, versus up to 194 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 70 to 194 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to East Meadow?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 194 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	110	142	144	117	109	91	103	103	112	144	151	155	155	128	107	108
Tue	70	107	176	149	106	131	128	92	147	134	170	179	177	174	129	105	117
Wed	89	110	168	152	114	108	119	88	95	113	163	173	171	173	169	161	160
Thu	107	131	165	121	96	92	97	98	100	126	122	112	114	116	116	90	84
Fri	79	95	121	151	136	156	168	176	183	185	194	187	174	180	183	172	161
Sat	72	70	76	89	126	97	112	147	155	145	123	147	154	149	152	151	150
Sun	79	89	87	132	112	128	150	154	157	163	164	166	156	161	121	106	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	110	142	144	117	109	91	103	103	112	144	151	155	155	128	107	108
Tue	70	107	176	149	106	131	128	92	147	134	170	179	177	174	129	105	117
Wed	89	110	168	152	114	108	119	88	95	113	163	173	171	173	169	161	160
Thu	107	131	165	121	96	92	97	98	100	126	122	112	114	116	116	90	84
Fri	79	95	121	151	136	156	168	176	183	185	194	187	174	180	183	172	161
Sat	72	70	76	89	126	97	112	147	155	145	123	147	154	149	152	151	150
Sun	79	89	87	132	112	128	150	154	157	163	164	166	156	161	121	106	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	110	142	144	117	109	91	103	103	112	144	151	155	155	128	107	108
Tue	70	107	176	149	106	131	128	92	147	134	170	179	177	174	129	105	117
Wed	89	110	168	152	114	108	119	88	95	113	163	173	171	173	169	161	160
Thu	107	131	165	121	96	92	97	98	100	126	122	112	114	116	116	90	84
Fri	79	95	121	151	136	156	168	176	183	185	194	187	174	180	183	172	161
Sat	72	70	76	89	126	97	112	147	155	145	123	147	154	149	152	151	150
Sun	79	89	87	132	112	128	150	154	157	163	164	166	156	161	121	106	104