Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Elmont

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 Elmont 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	68	79	100	92	83	78	86	93	91	87	89	93	94	93	79	71	69
Tue	62	82	106	96	86	80	85	82	82	87	90	94	97	93	94	76	73
Wed	60	77	103	99	84	79	77	74	78	85	92	92	92	92	86	74	70
Thu	62	74	100	96	84	81	83	81	86	97	97	99	99	97	97	90	77
Fri	64	77	95	84	78	79	85	91	89	95	100	97	98	97	91	81	77
Sat	58	58	58	63	71	83	86	88	86	87	87	82	81	78	79	80	77
Sun	59	61	60	62	66	71	79	86	88	94	95	93	88	89	84	82	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Staten Island to Elmont (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (27 to 54 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 Elmont 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 Elmont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 60 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Elmont?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	79	100	92	83	78	86	93	91	87	89	93	94	93	79	71	69
Tue	62	82	106	96	86	80	85	82	82	87	90	94	97	93	94	76	73
Wed	60	77	103	99	84	79	77	74	78	85	92	92	92	92	86	74	70
Thu	62	74	100	96	84	81	83	81	86	97	97	99	99	97	97	90	77
Fri	64	77	95	84	78	79	85	91	89	95	100	97	98	97	91	81	77
Sat	58	58	58	63	71	83	86	88	86	87	87	82	81	78	79	80	77
Sun	59	61	60	62	66	71	79	86	88	94	95	93	88	89	84	82	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	79	100	92	83	78	86	93	91	87	89	93	94	93	79	71	69
Tue	62	82	106	96	86	80	85	82	82	87	90	94	97	93	94	76	73
Wed	60	77	103	99	84	79	77	74	78	85	92	92	92	92	86	74	70
Thu	62	74	100	96	84	81	83	81	86	97	97	99	99	97	97	90	77
Fri	64	77	95	84	78	79	85	91	89	95	100	97	98	97	91	81	77
Sat	58	58	58	63	71	83	86	88	86	87	87	82	81	78	79	80	77
Sun	59	61	60	62	66	71	79	86	88	94	95	93	88	89	84	82	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	79	100	92	83	78	86	93	91	87	89	93	94	93	79	71	69
Tue	62	82	106	96	86	80	85	82	82	87	90	94	97	93	94	76	73
Wed	60	77	103	99	84	79	77	74	78	85	92	92	92	92	86	74	70
Thu	62	74	100	96	84	81	83	81	86	97	97	99	99	97	97	90	77
Fri	64	77	95	84	78	79	85	91	89	95	100	97	98	97	91	81	77
Sat	58	58	58	63	71	83	86	88	86	87	87	82	81	78	79	80	77
Sun	59	61	60	62	66	71	79	86	88	94	95	93	88	89	84	82	82