Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Elmhurst

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 Elmhurst 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	45	84	100	107	104	96	87	87	88	92	94	100	98	94	83	60	54
Tue	45	84	105	112	116	107	100	92	88	93	97	101	99	97	90	78	75
Wed	50	86	103	112	109	107	96	97	92	97	100	101	101	102	90	76	78
Thu	48	86	103	112	114	109	101	98	99	101	101	100	108	104	97	86	79
Fri	45	83	100	100	100	95	93	94	94	103	103	110	109	102	98	85	81
Sat	40	39	52	74	79	85	92	93	96	96	99	97	101	102	95	90	86
Sun	39	37	39	49	66	77	83	91	93	101	104	98	95	94	88	84	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Staten Island to Elmhurst (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 117 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (104 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (14 to 32 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 Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Elmhurst?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 45 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Elmhurst?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	84	100	107	104	96	87	87	88	92	94	100	98	94	83	60	54
Tue	45	84	105	112	116	107	100	92	88	93	97	101	99	97	90	78	75
Wed	50	86	103	112	109	107	96	97	92	97	100	101	101	102	90	76	78
Thu	48	86	103	112	114	109	101	98	99	101	101	100	108	104	97	86	79
Fri	45	83	100	100	100	95	93	94	94	103	103	110	109	102	98	85	81
Sat	40	39	52	74	79	85	92	93	96	96	99	97	101	102	95	90	86
Sun	39	37	39	49	66	77	83	91	93	101	104	98	95	94	88	84	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	84	100	107	104	96	87	87	88	92	94	100	98	94	83	60	54
Tue	45	84	105	112	116	107	100	92	88	93	97	101	99	97	90	78	75
Wed	50	86	103	112	109	107	96	97	92	97	100	101	101	102	90	76	78
Thu	48	86	103	112	114	109	101	98	99	101	101	100	108	104	97	86	79
Fri	45	83	100	100	100	95	93	94	94	103	103	110	109	102	98	85	81
Sat	40	39	52	74	79	85	92	93	96	96	99	97	101	102	95	90	86
Sun	39	37	39	49	66	77	83	91	93	101	104	98	95	94	88	84	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	84	100	107	104	96	87	87	88	92	94	100	98	94	83	60	54
Tue	45	84	105	112	116	107	100	92	88	93	97	101	99	97	90	78	75
Wed	50	86	103	112	109	107	96	97	92	97	100	101	101	102	90	76	78
Thu	48	86	103	112	114	109	101	98	99	101	101	100	108	104	97	86	79
Fri	45	83	100	100	100	95	93	94	94	103	103	110	109	102	98	85	81
Sat	40	39	52	74	79	85	92	93	96	96	99	97	101	102	95	90	86
Sun	39	37	39	49	66	77	83	91	93	101	104	98	95	94	88	84	76