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	82	95	101	104	95	87	89	91	92	93	100	98	94	81	57	53
Tue	44	83	102	108	112	107	99	94	90	92	95	101	104	95	89	78	71
Wed	47	86	97	108	106	103	94	95	93	98	100	101	101	100	89	76	79
Thu	46	85	99	109	111	104	98	97	99	100	101	105	108	101	96	85	78
Fri	44	82	95	100	99	95	94	93	95	103	104	111	110	101	97	87	83
Sat	38	38	50	75	81	88	93	95	99	103	105	99	102	101	95	90	86
Sun	37	36	38	47	62	77	83	87	92	101	102	97	95	92	87	84	71

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 44 minutes and up to 115 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 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (13 to 33 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 44 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 44 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Elmhurst?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 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	82	95	101	104	95	87	89	91	92	93	100	98	94	81	57	53
Tue	44	83	102	108	112	107	99	94	90	92	95	101	104	95	89	78	71
Wed	47	86	97	108	106	103	94	95	93	98	100	101	101	100	89	76	79
Thu	46	85	99	109	111	104	98	97	99	100	101	105	108	101	96	85	78
Fri	44	82	95	100	99	95	94	93	95	103	104	111	110	101	97	87	83
Sat	38	38	50	75	81	88	93	95	99	103	105	99	102	101	95	90	86
Sun	37	36	38	47	62	77	83	87	92	101	102	97	95	92	87	84	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	82	95	101	104	95	87	89	91	92	93	100	98	94	81	57	53
Tue	44	83	102	108	112	107	99	94	90	92	95	101	104	95	89	78	71
Wed	47	86	97	108	106	103	94	95	93	98	100	101	101	100	89	76	79
Thu	46	85	99	109	111	104	98	97	99	100	101	105	108	101	96	85	78
Fri	44	82	95	100	99	95	94	93	95	103	104	111	110	101	97	87	83
Sat	38	38	50	75	81	88	93	95	99	103	105	99	102	101	95	90	86
Sun	37	36	38	47	62	77	83	87	92	101	102	97	95	92	87	84	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	82	95	101	104	95	87	89	91	92	93	100	98	94	81	57	53
Tue	44	83	102	108	112	107	99	94	90	92	95	101	104	95	89	78	71
Wed	47	86	97	108	106	103	94	95	93	98	100	101	101	100	89	76	79
Thu	46	85	99	109	111	104	98	97	99	100	101	105	108	101	96	85	78
Fri	44	82	95	100	99	95	94	93	95	103	104	111	110	101	97	87	83
Sat	38	38	50	75	81	88	93	95	99	103	105	99	102	101	95	90	86
Sun	37	36	38	47	62	77	83	87	92	101	102	97	95	92	87	84	71