Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to LGA

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 LGA 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	43	84	99	106	106	97	87	86	88	92	90	96	94	92	82	57	52
Tue	42	84	102	109	113	105	98	92	89	91	93	96	95	93	87	79	71
Wed	47	87	101	109	108	105	94	94	91	96	96	96	98	98	87	72	78
Thu	44	85	101	109	112	107	99	97	97	98	97	101	105	98	94	84	78
Fri	43	83	95	99	98	94	92	91	92	99	98	104	106	102	95	84	80
Sat	34	35	50	75	80	84	91	92	95	95	102	96	99	99	93	88	84
Sun	33	34	36	46	67	78	83	89	91	99	101	96	94	93	87	82	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Staten Island to LGA (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (8 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Staten Island (Willow Road East) to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (Columns E-F) 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 LGA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 42 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to LGA?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	84	99	106	106	97	87	86	88	92	90	96	94	92	82	57	52
Tue	42	84	102	109	113	105	98	92	89	91	93	96	95	93	87	79	71
Wed	47	87	101	109	108	105	94	94	91	96	96	96	98	98	87	72	78
Thu	44	85	101	109	112	107	99	97	97	98	97	101	105	98	94	84	78
Fri	43	83	95	99	98	94	92	91	92	99	98	104	106	102	95	84	80
Sat	34	35	50	75	80	84	91	92	95	95	102	96	99	99	93	88	84
Sun	33	34	36	46	67	78	83	89	91	99	101	96	94	93	87	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	84	99	106	106	97	87	86	88	92	90	96	94	92	82	57	52
Tue	42	84	102	109	113	105	98	92	89	91	93	96	95	93	87	79	71
Wed	47	87	101	109	108	105	94	94	91	96	96	96	98	98	87	72	78
Thu	44	85	101	109	112	107	99	97	97	98	97	101	105	98	94	84	78
Fri	43	83	95	99	98	94	92	91	92	99	98	104	106	102	95	84	80
Sat	34	35	50	75	80	84	91	92	95	95	102	96	99	99	93	88	84
Sun	33	34	36	46	67	78	83	89	91	99	101	96	94	93	87	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	84	99	106	106	97	87	86	88	92	90	96	94	92	82	57	52
Tue	42	84	102	109	113	105	98	92	89	91	93	96	95	93	87	79	71
Wed	47	87	101	109	108	105	94	94	91	96	96	96	98	98	87	72	78
Thu	44	85	101	109	112	107	99	97	97	98	97	101	105	98	94	84	78
Fri	43	83	95	99	98	94	92	91	92	99	98	104	106	102	95	84	80
Sat	34	35	50	75	80	84	91	92	95	95	102	96	99	99	93	88	84
Sun	33	34	36	46	67	78	83	89	91	99	101	96	94	93	87	82	76