Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Greenpoint

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 Greenpoint 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	35	62	76	82	81	75	66	69	70	71	70	79	77	73	61	45	41
Tue	35	62	81	87	91	84	79	72	69	71	73	77	79	76	68	58	54
Wed	39	65	79	87	88	82	74	74	72	75	78	79	81	81	69	56	58
Thu	35	64	80	90	88	83	77	79	76	78	78	83	86	81	75	65	58
Fri	35	61	73	80	78	74	73	73	73	82	82	90	88	81	76	66	61
Sat	30	31	38	56	61	68	73	74	81	82	83	77	79	80	73	68	65
Sun	29	30	31	36	46	58	63	68	72	80	81	75	73	72	64	62	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Staten Island to Greenpoint (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 94 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 28 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 Greenpoint 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 Greenpoint?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 35 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Greenpoint?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	62	76	82	81	75	66	69	70	71	70	79	77	73	61	45	41
Tue	35	62	81	87	91	84	79	72	69	71	73	77	79	76	68	58	54
Wed	39	65	79	87	88	82	74	74	72	75	78	79	81	81	69	56	58
Thu	35	64	80	90	88	83	77	79	76	78	78	83	86	81	75	65	58
Fri	35	61	73	80	78	74	73	73	73	82	82	90	88	81	76	66	61
Sat	30	31	38	56	61	68	73	74	81	82	83	77	79	80	73	68	65
Sun	29	30	31	36	46	58	63	68	72	80	81	75	73	72	64	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	62	76	82	81	75	66	69	70	71	70	79	77	73	61	45	41
Tue	35	62	81	87	91	84	79	72	69	71	73	77	79	76	68	58	54
Wed	39	65	79	87	88	82	74	74	72	75	78	79	81	81	69	56	58
Thu	35	64	80	90	88	83	77	79	76	78	78	83	86	81	75	65	58
Fri	35	61	73	80	78	74	73	73	73	82	82	90	88	81	76	66	61
Sat	30	31	38	56	61	68	73	74	81	82	83	77	79	80	73	68	65
Sun	29	30	31	36	46	58	63	68	72	80	81	75	73	72	64	62	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	62	76	82	81	75	66	69	70	71	70	79	77	73	61	45	41
Tue	35	62	81	87	91	84	79	72	69	71	73	77	79	76	68	58	54
Wed	39	65	79	87	88	82	74	74	72	75	78	79	81	81	69	56	58
Thu	35	64	80	90	88	83	77	79	76	78	78	83	86	81	75	65	58
Fri	35	61	73	80	78	74	73	73	73	82	82	90	88	81	76	66	61
Sat	30	31	38	56	61	68	73	74	81	82	83	77	79	80	73	68	65
Sun	29	30	31	36	46	58	63	68	72	80	81	75	73	72	64	62	55