Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Hempstead

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 Hempstead 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	77	94	126	132	104	97	85	91	91	96	123	130	140	133	114	92	93
Tue	62	102	154	132	95	115	111	80	126	114	149	157	156	152	116	91	100
Wed	79	97	146	139	102	96	107	78	82	98	142	152	149	151	149	140	139
Thu	87	112	149	112	85	81	85	86	86	109	107	99	100	101	106	80	74
Fri	69	84	107	131	116	135	146	154	161	163	172	164	151	158	161	151	141
Sat	65	63	68	79	109	89	98	127	135	130	107	125	134	129	130	132	130
Sun	71	79	76	112	98	111	130	134	137	142	143	144	135	139	108	93	92

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Staten Island to Hempstead (via I-278 East and Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 172 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (145 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (27 to 73 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 172 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 62 to 172 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Hempstead?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 172 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	94	126	132	104	97	85	91	91	96	123	130	140	133	114	92	93
Tue	62	102	154	132	95	115	111	80	126	114	149	157	156	152	116	91	100
Wed	79	97	146	139	102	96	107	78	82	98	142	152	149	151	149	140	139
Thu	87	112	149	112	85	81	85	86	86	109	107	99	100	101	106	80	74
Fri	69	84	107	131	116	135	146	154	161	163	172	164	151	158	161	151	141
Sat	65	63	68	79	109	89	98	127	135	130	107	125	134	129	130	132	130
Sun	71	79	76	112	98	111	130	134	137	142	143	144	135	139	108	93	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	94	126	132	104	97	85	91	91	96	123	130	140	133	114	92	93
Tue	62	102	154	132	95	115	111	80	126	114	149	157	156	152	116	91	100
Wed	79	97	146	139	102	96	107	78	82	98	142	152	149	151	149	140	139
Thu	87	112	149	112	85	81	85	86	86	109	107	99	100	101	106	80	74
Fri	69	84	107	131	116	135	146	154	161	163	172	164	151	158	161	151	141
Sat	65	63	68	79	109	89	98	127	135	130	107	125	134	129	130	132	130
Sun	71	79	76	112	98	111	130	134	137	142	143	144	135	139	108	93	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	94	126	132	104	97	85	91	91	96	123	130	140	133	114	92	93
Tue	62	102	154	132	95	115	111	80	126	114	149	157	156	152	116	91	100
Wed	79	97	146	139	102	96	107	78	82	98	142	152	149	151	149	140	139
Thu	87	112	149	112	85	81	85	86	86	109	107	99	100	101	106	80	74
Fri	69	84	107	131	116	135	146	154	161	163	172	164	151	158	161	151	141
Sat	65	63	68	79	109	89	98	127	135	130	107	125	134	129	130	132	130
Sun	71	79	76	112	98	111	130	134	137	142	143	144	135	139	108	93	92