Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Flushing

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.

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Staten Island to Flushing (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 42 to 81 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Staten Island (Willow Road East) to central Flushing (41st Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Staten Island to Flushing 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	83	100	110	107	97	91	90	93	96	111	106	112	102	81	70	70
Tue	66	89	114	122	110	101	95	93	88	96	112	113	107	101	92	79	75
Wed	62	92	105	113	107	100	101	95	93	100	117	120	111	105	94	78	76
Thu	62	89	105	110	110	103	100	100	101	103	119	119	115	102	100	84	73
Fri	61	86	96	106	97	98	99	102	105	123	121	124	127	111	101	95	81
Sat	63	62	61	73	79	91	100	97	112	110	111	100	103	110	97	93	88
Sun	63	62	61	62	65	73	83	97	97	109	111	106	101	99	91	89	79

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 Flushing?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 60 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Flushing?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 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	83	100	110	107	97	91	90	93	96	111	106	112	102	81	70	70
Tue	66	89	114	122	110	101	95	93	88	96	112	113	107	101	92	79	75
Wed	62	92	105	113	107	100	101	95	93	100	117	120	111	105	94	78	76
Thu	62	89	105	110	110	103	100	100	101	103	119	119	115	102	100	84	73
Fri	61	86	96	106	97	98	99	102	105	123	121	124	127	111	101	95	81
Sat	63	62	61	73	79	91	100	97	112	110	111	100	103	110	97	93	88
Sun	63	62	61	62	65	73	83	97	97	109	111	106	101	99	91	89	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	100	110	107	97	91	90	93	96	111	106	112	102	81	70	70
Tue	66	89	114	122	110	101	95	93	88	96	112	113	107	101	92	79	75
Wed	62	92	105	113	107	100	101	95	93	100	117	120	111	105	94	78	76
Thu	62	89	105	110	110	103	100	100	101	103	119	119	115	102	100	84	73
Fri	61	86	96	106	97	98	99	102	105	123	121	124	127	111	101	95	81
Sat	63	62	61	73	79	91	100	97	112	110	111	100	103	110	97	93	88
Sun	63	62	61	62	65	73	83	97	97	109	111	106	101	99	91	89	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	100	110	107	97	91	90	93	96	111	106	112	102	81	70	70
Tue	66	89	114	122	110	101	95	93	88	96	112	113	107	101	92	79	75
Wed	62	92	105	113	107	100	101	95	93	100	117	120	111	105	94	78	76
Thu	62	89	105	110	110	103	100	100	101	103	119	119	115	102	100	84	73
Fri	61	86	96	106	97	98	99	102	105	123	121	124	127	111	101	95	81
Sat	63	62	61	73	79	91	100	97	112	110	111	100	103	110	97	93	88
Sun	63	62	61	62	65	73	83	97	97	109	111	106	101	99	91	89	79