Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Lower Manhattan
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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 19 | 26 | 39 | 46 | 42 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
| Tue | 19 | 25 | 42 | 50 | 52 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 21 | 21 |
| Wed | 19 | 27 | 42 | 54 | 51 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
| Thu | 19 | 27 | 41 | 51 | 52 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 42 | 31 | 23 | 22 |
| Fri | 19 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 46 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 22 |
| Sat | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
| Sun | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Staten Island to Lower Manhattan (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).
About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 central Lower Manhattan (Wall Street) 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 Lower Manhattan?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Lower Manhattan?
The 15-mile drive usually takes 19 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Lower Manhattan?
Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.
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