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	36	64	81	87	85	77	68	65	68	71	70	78	77	74	63	45	42
Tue	36	63	84	89	93	84	79	71	68	71	74	78	78	76	68	57	55
Wed	39	65	83	92	88	82	75	77	71	75	77	79	81	81	69	56	58
Thu	36	65	83	91	90	87	79	79	76	77	78	79	86	84	75	64	59
Fri	35	62	79	81	79	74	72	73	72	81	81	88	89	83	77	65	59
Sat	31	31	40	55	58	65	72	73	75	76	77	75	78	79	73	68	65
Sun	30	30	31	36	46	55	59	64	66	69	76	74	73	72	66	61	54

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 (82 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	36	64	81	87	85	77	68	65	68	71	70	78	77	74	63	45	42
Tue	36	63	84	89	93	84	79	71	68	71	74	78	78	76	68	57	55
Wed	39	65	83	92	88	82	75	77	71	75	77	79	81	81	69	56	58
Thu	36	65	83	91	90	87	79	79	76	77	78	79	86	84	75	64	59
Fri	35	62	79	81	79	74	72	73	72	81	81	88	89	83	77	65	59
Sat	31	31	40	55	58	65	72	73	75	76	77	75	78	79	73	68	65
Sun	30	30	31	36	46	55	59	64	66	69	76	74	73	72	66	61	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	64	81	87	85	77	68	65	68	71	70	78	77	74	63	45	42
Tue	36	63	84	89	93	84	79	71	68	71	74	78	78	76	68	57	55
Wed	39	65	83	92	88	82	75	77	71	75	77	79	81	81	69	56	58
Thu	36	65	83	91	90	87	79	79	76	77	78	79	86	84	75	64	59
Fri	35	62	79	81	79	74	72	73	72	81	81	88	89	83	77	65	59
Sat	31	31	40	55	58	65	72	73	75	76	77	75	78	79	73	68	65
Sun	30	30	31	36	46	55	59	64	66	69	76	74	73	72	66	61	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	64	81	87	85	77	68	65	68	71	70	78	77	74	63	45	42
Tue	36	63	84	89	93	84	79	71	68	71	74	78	78	76	68	57	55
Wed	39	65	83	92	88	82	75	77	71	75	77	79	81	81	69	56	58
Thu	36	65	83	91	90	87	79	79	76	77	78	79	86	84	75	64	59
Fri	35	62	79	81	79	74	72	73	72	81	81	88	89	83	77	65	59
Sat	31	31	40	55	58	65	72	73	75	76	77	75	78	79	73	68	65
Sun	30	30	31	36	46	55	59	64	66	69	76	74	73	72	66	61	54