Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Harlem

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 Harlem (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Harlem to Staten Island

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 35 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 Harlem (Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) 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 Harlem 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	59	75	96	110	110	103	95	100	90	97	104	103	104	90	78	79	86
Tue	57	71	108	117	118	106	102	98	99	97	101	115	116	102	93	91	88
Wed	57	71	95	114	118	106	102	98	97	103	114	120	121	112	98	83	97
Thu	60	75	101	115	117	110	105	112	111	114	118	125	124	123	108	102	116
Fri	56	75	88	100	98	110	96	109	101	109	118	124	120	110	96	89	86
Sat	57	57	60	66	92	82	88	89	94	91	94	97	103	105	94	90	85
Sun	58	57	58	61	64	67	73	85	81	87	92	97	95	89	82	86	81

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 Harlem?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 56 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Harlem?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	96	110	110	103	95	100	90	97	104	103	104	90	78	79	86
Tue	57	71	108	117	118	106	102	98	99	97	101	115	116	102	93	91	88
Wed	57	71	95	114	118	106	102	98	97	103	114	120	121	112	98	83	97
Thu	60	75	101	115	117	110	105	112	111	114	118	125	124	123	108	102	116
Fri	56	75	88	100	98	110	96	109	101	109	118	124	120	110	96	89	86
Sat	57	57	60	66	92	82	88	89	94	91	94	97	103	105	94	90	85
Sun	58	57	58	61	64	67	73	85	81	87	92	97	95	89	82	86	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	96	110	110	103	95	100	90	97	104	103	104	90	78	79	86
Tue	57	71	108	117	118	106	102	98	99	97	101	115	116	102	93	91	88
Wed	57	71	95	114	118	106	102	98	97	103	114	120	121	112	98	83	97
Thu	60	75	101	115	117	110	105	112	111	114	118	125	124	123	108	102	116
Fri	56	75	88	100	98	110	96	109	101	109	118	124	120	110	96	89	86
Sat	57	57	60	66	92	82	88	89	94	91	94	97	103	105	94	90	85
Sun	58	57	58	61	64	67	73	85	81	87	92	97	95	89	82	86	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	75	96	110	110	103	95	100	90	97	104	103	104	90	78	79	86
Tue	57	71	108	117	118	106	102	98	99	97	101	115	116	102	93	91	88
Wed	57	71	95	114	118	106	102	98	97	103	114	120	121	112	98	83	97
Thu	60	75	101	115	117	110	105	112	111	114	118	125	124	123	108	102	116
Fri	56	75	88	100	98	110	96	109	101	109	118	124	120	110	96	89	86
Sat	57	57	60	66	92	82	88	89	94	91	94	97	103	105	94	90	85
Sun	58	57	58	61	64	67	73	85	81	87	92	97	95	89	82	86	81