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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Staten Island to LGA (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 41 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 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: LGA to Staten Island

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 8 to 20 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 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (Columns E-F) 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 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	42	82	94	100	103	95	86	88	89	92	90	96	94	93	81	55	51
Tue	42	83	101	105	113	105	98	92	89	91	92	95	96	93	87	79	71
Wed	46	85	96	101	105	101	92	94	91	93	96	96	97	95	87	75	78
Thu	43	84	96	103	107	101	96	95	96	96	96	100	104	98	93	83	78
Fri	41	82	92	97	97	93	92	91	92	99	98	106	105	98	94	86	82
Sat	34	35	45	75	78	86	91	92	97	100	102	97	100	96	94	88	84
Sun	33	34	36	45	62	77	82	89	89	95	100	96	93	92	86	83	69

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 41 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 41 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 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	42	82	94	100	103	95	86	88	89	92	90	96	94	93	81	55	51
Tue	42	83	101	105	113	105	98	92	89	91	92	95	96	93	87	79	71
Wed	46	85	96	101	105	101	92	94	91	93	96	96	97	95	87	75	78
Thu	43	84	96	103	107	101	96	95	96	96	96	100	104	98	93	83	78
Fri	41	82	92	97	97	93	92	91	92	99	98	106	105	98	94	86	82
Sat	34	35	45	75	78	86	91	92	97	100	102	97	100	96	94	88	84
Sun	33	34	36	45	62	77	82	89	89	95	100	96	93	92	86	83	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	82	94	100	103	95	86	88	89	92	90	96	94	93	81	55	51
Tue	42	83	101	105	113	105	98	92	89	91	92	95	96	93	87	79	71
Wed	46	85	96	101	105	101	92	94	91	93	96	96	97	95	87	75	78
Thu	43	84	96	103	107	101	96	95	96	96	96	100	104	98	93	83	78
Fri	41	82	92	97	97	93	92	91	92	99	98	106	105	98	94	86	82
Sat	34	35	45	75	78	86	91	92	97	100	102	97	100	96	94	88	84
Sun	33	34	36	45	62	77	82	89	89	95	100	96	93	92	86	83	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	82	94	100	103	95	86	88	89	92	90	96	94	93	81	55	51
Tue	42	83	101	105	113	105	98	92	89	91	92	95	96	93	87	79	71
Wed	46	85	96	101	105	101	92	94	91	93	96	96	97	95	87	75	78
Thu	43	84	96	103	107	101	96	95	96	96	96	100	104	98	93	83	78
Fri	41	82	92	97	97	93	92	91	92	99	98	106	105	98	94	86	82
Sat	34	35	45	75	78	86	91	92	97	100	102	97	100	96	94	88	84
Sun	33	34	36	45	62	77	82	89	89	95	100	96	93	92	86	83	69