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	60	75	101	95	83	74	74	75	72	73	87	91	93	88	78	68	65
Tue	56	71	113	96	81	91	83	67	85	78	109	108	113	112	83	69	68
Wed	61	76	115	109	80	76	81	68	68	79	108	107	102	106	108	95	90
Thu	81	80	127	93	75	70	72	70	71	87	88	86	85	85	88	70	62
Fri	57	69	90	90	82	97	103	116	111	114	124	110	114	106	118	110	96
Sat	55	55	57	63	76	75	84	93	99	108	84	87	93	86	86	90	84
Sun	58	62	60	70	70	76	87	92	96	101	99	97	91	95	83	77	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Staten Island to Elmont (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (108 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 58 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 56 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Elmont?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	75	101	95	83	74	74	75	72	73	87	91	93	88	78	68	65
Tue	56	71	113	96	81	91	83	67	85	78	109	108	113	112	83	69	68
Wed	61	76	115	109	80	76	81	68	68	79	108	107	102	106	108	95	90
Thu	81	80	127	93	75	70	72	70	71	87	88	86	85	85	88	70	62
Fri	57	69	90	90	82	97	103	116	111	114	124	110	114	106	118	110	96
Sat	55	55	57	63	76	75	84	93	99	108	84	87	93	86	86	90	84
Sun	58	62	60	70	70	76	87	92	96	101	99	97	91	95	83	77	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	75	101	95	83	74	74	75	72	73	87	91	93	88	78	68	65
Tue	56	71	113	96	81	91	83	67	85	78	109	108	113	112	83	69	68
Wed	61	76	115	109	80	76	81	68	68	79	108	107	102	106	108	95	90
Thu	81	80	127	93	75	70	72	70	71	87	88	86	85	85	88	70	62
Fri	57	69	90	90	82	97	103	116	111	114	124	110	114	106	118	110	96
Sat	55	55	57	63	76	75	84	93	99	108	84	87	93	86	86	90	84
Sun	58	62	60	70	70	76	87	92	96	101	99	97	91	95	83	77	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	75	101	95	83	74	74	75	72	73	87	91	93	88	78	68	65
Tue	56	71	113	96	81	91	83	67	85	78	109	108	113	112	83	69	68
Wed	61	76	115	109	80	76	81	68	68	79	108	107	102	106	108	95	90
Thu	81	80	127	93	75	70	72	70	71	87	88	86	85	85	88	70	62
Fri	57	69	90	90	82	97	103	116	111	114	124	110	114	106	118	110	96
Sat	55	55	57	63	76	75	84	93	99	108	84	87	93	86	86	90	84
Sun	58	62	60	70	70	76	87	92	96	101	99	97	91	95	83	77	73