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.

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	53	69	66	58	54	56	51	48	46	47	50	50	50	46	42	40
Tue	38	55	71	77	70	58	51	49	44	45	44	46	45	48	44	43	40
Wed	39	55	72	72	68	55	53	45	42	42	46	46	44	44	44	42	40
Thu	40	53	73	72	62	55	56	54	50	46	45	46	46	49	46	45	42
Fri	39	51	62	59	46	43	47	46	43	44	48	54	51	49	45	44	41
Sat	38	37	37	38	41	44	45	46	46	47	42	41	42	45	45	44	43
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	40	44	46	48	47	45	45	45	45	45	46	47

About this drive

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 81 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 1 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (24 to 55 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 New York 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 New York?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 81 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 81 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 81 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	53	69	66	58	54	56	51	48	46	47	50	50	50	46	42	40
Tue	38	55	71	77	70	58	51	49	44	45	44	46	45	48	44	43	40
Wed	39	55	72	72	68	55	53	45	42	42	46	46	44	44	44	42	40
Thu	40	53	73	72	62	55	56	54	50	46	45	46	46	49	46	45	42
Fri	39	51	62	59	46	43	47	46	43	44	48	54	51	49	45	44	41
Sat	38	37	37	38	41	44	45	46	46	47	42	41	42	45	45	44	43
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	40	44	46	48	47	45	45	45	45	45	46	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	53	69	66	58	54	56	51	48	46	47	50	50	50	46	42	40
Tue	38	55	71	77	70	58	51	49	44	45	44	46	45	48	44	43	40
Wed	39	55	72	72	68	55	53	45	42	42	46	46	44	44	44	42	40
Thu	40	53	73	72	62	55	56	54	50	46	45	46	46	49	46	45	42
Fri	39	51	62	59	46	43	47	46	43	44	48	54	51	49	45	44	41
Sat	38	37	37	38	41	44	45	46	46	47	42	41	42	45	45	44	43
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	40	44	46	48	47	45	45	45	45	45	46	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	53	69	66	58	54	56	51	48	46	47	50	50	50	46	42	40
Tue	38	55	71	77	70	58	51	49	44	45	44	46	45	48	44	43	40
Wed	39	55	72	72	68	55	53	45	42	42	46	46	44	44	44	42	40
Thu	40	53	73	72	62	55	56	54	50	46	45	46	46	49	46	45	42
Fri	39	51	62	59	46	43	47	46	43	44	48	54	51	49	45	44	41
Sat	38	37	37	38	41	44	45	46	46	47	42	41	42	45	45	44	43
Sun	36	36	36	37	38	40	44	46	48	47	45	45	45	45	45	46	47