Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to East New York

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 25-mile drive from Staten Island to East New York (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 24 to 54 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 to central East New York 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 East New York 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	38	48	57	57	53	51	54	55	50	48	47	52	51	52	47	42	40
Tue	38	54	68	75	67	55	53	51	45	45	44	46	45	48	43	44	40
Wed	39	52	61	65	59	51	53	46	42	42	46	46	44	44	43	42	41
Thu	40	49	60	60	54	51	52	51	49	46	45	45	45	49	46	45	42
Fri	39	47	53	52	45	43	46	47	44	44	46	51	49	49	45	44	42
Sat	37	37	36	38	40	45	47	46	45	47	42	41	42	46	45	43	43
Sun	36	37	36	37	38	40	45	45	44	48	44	45	43	43	43	46	47

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 New York?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 38 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to East New York?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	57	57	53	51	54	55	50	48	47	52	51	52	47	42	40
Tue	38	54	68	75	67	55	53	51	45	45	44	46	45	48	43	44	40
Wed	39	52	61	65	59	51	53	46	42	42	46	46	44	44	43	42	41
Thu	40	49	60	60	54	51	52	51	49	46	45	45	45	49	46	45	42
Fri	39	47	53	52	45	43	46	47	44	44	46	51	49	49	45	44	42
Sat	37	37	36	38	40	45	47	46	45	47	42	41	42	46	45	43	43
Sun	36	37	36	37	38	40	45	45	44	48	44	45	43	43	43	46	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	57	57	53	51	54	55	50	48	47	52	51	52	47	42	40
Tue	38	54	68	75	67	55	53	51	45	45	44	46	45	48	43	44	40
Wed	39	52	61	65	59	51	53	46	42	42	46	46	44	44	43	42	41
Thu	40	49	60	60	54	51	52	51	49	46	45	45	45	49	46	45	42
Fri	39	47	53	52	45	43	46	47	44	44	46	51	49	49	45	44	42
Sat	37	37	36	38	40	45	47	46	45	47	42	41	42	46	45	43	43
Sun	36	37	36	37	38	40	45	45	44	48	44	45	43	43	43	46	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	57	57	53	51	54	55	50	48	47	52	51	52	47	42	40
Tue	38	54	68	75	67	55	53	51	45	45	44	46	45	48	43	44	40
Wed	39	52	61	65	59	51	53	46	42	42	46	46	44	44	43	42	41
Thu	40	49	60	60	54	51	52	51	49	46	45	45	45	49	46	45	42
Fri	39	47	53	52	45	43	46	47	44	44	46	51	49	49	45	44	42
Sat	37	37	36	38	40	45	47	46	45	47	42	41	42	46	45	43	43
Sun	36	37	36	37	38	40	45	45	44	48	44	45	43	43	43	46	47