Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to 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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Staten Island to Manhattan (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (73 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Manhattan to Staten Island

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 21 to 64 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 to central Manhattan 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 Manhattan 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	40	47	60	73	68	60	57	66	66	59	64	79	79	72	50	45	45
Tue	39	49	70	82	80	69	64	63	62	57	64	88	91	77	55	47	47
Wed	39	50	63	80	78	74	61	63	60	61	71	91	90	78	56	48	47
Thu	39	50	61	85	81	71	66	71	64	65	75	91	98	89	62	52	49
Fri	39	47	60	66	59	61	64	73	70	83	105	104	100	90	66	52	47
Sat	37	39	41	44	49	60	71	71	72	70	67	62	64	65	59	54	51
Sun	38	38	40	41	43	46	56	61	59	73	69	65	64	55	52	51	49

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 Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 39 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Manhattan?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	60	73	68	60	57	66	66	59	64	79	79	72	50	45	45
Tue	39	49	70	82	80	69	64	63	62	57	64	88	91	77	55	47	47
Wed	39	50	63	80	78	74	61	63	60	61	71	91	90	78	56	48	47
Thu	39	50	61	85	81	71	66	71	64	65	75	91	98	89	62	52	49
Fri	39	47	60	66	59	61	64	73	70	83	105	104	100	90	66	52	47
Sat	37	39	41	44	49	60	71	71	72	70	67	62	64	65	59	54	51
Sun	38	38	40	41	43	46	56	61	59	73	69	65	64	55	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	60	73	68	60	57	66	66	59	64	79	79	72	50	45	45
Tue	39	49	70	82	80	69	64	63	62	57	64	88	91	77	55	47	47
Wed	39	50	63	80	78	74	61	63	60	61	71	91	90	78	56	48	47
Thu	39	50	61	85	81	71	66	71	64	65	75	91	98	89	62	52	49
Fri	39	47	60	66	59	61	64	73	70	83	105	104	100	90	66	52	47
Sat	37	39	41	44	49	60	71	71	72	70	67	62	64	65	59	54	51
Sun	38	38	40	41	43	46	56	61	59	73	69	65	64	55	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	60	73	68	60	57	66	66	59	64	79	79	72	50	45	45
Tue	39	49	70	82	80	69	64	63	62	57	64	88	91	77	55	47	47
Wed	39	50	63	80	78	74	61	63	60	61	71	91	90	78	56	48	47
Thu	39	50	61	85	81	71	66	71	64	65	75	91	98	89	62	52	49
Fri	39	47	60	66	59	61	64	73	70	83	105	104	100	90	66	52	47
Sat	37	39	41	44	49	60	71	71	72	70	67	62	64	65	59	54	51
Sun	38	38	40	41	43	46	56	61	59	73	69	65	64	55	52	51	49