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Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Hempstead

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Staten Island to Hempstead by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon991071251231071051151251241221171211221241069697
Tue78105133125108103113110118119124126128127126103106
Wed74911141181009698951021091131141191201099792
Thu7992113116111112115119123127126131129127125120113
Fri8798119109101103104117115123128126124126117110104
Sat717069768595100107105108108104107102106105102
Sun737576818589103110115124128131121122115109114

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 74 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (131 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (33 to 57 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 74 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 74 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Hempstead?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

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