Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Melrose

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 Melrose 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	44	59	86	94	90	86	79	77	72	79	88	90	89	80	67	63	56
Tue	43	65	95	103	108	103	92	84	80	84	94	103	105	88	74	67	80
Wed	44	68	100	108	103	103	91	93	88	92	100	109	114	98	81	68	84
Thu	45	64	96	111	110	111	94	100	98	105	109	113	115	107	90	78	76
Fri	44	64	84	86	85	82	79	84	83	102	111	115	102	90	79	67	70
Sat	50	44	46	52	56	72	76	75	77	81	81	78	82	86	77	74	74
Sun	46	43	45	46	47	52	66	69	71	79	79	77	75	76	74	68	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Staten Island to Melrose (via FDR Drive North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (15 to 35 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 Melrose 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 Melrose?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 43 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Melrose?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	59	86	94	90	86	79	77	72	79	88	90	89	80	67	63	56
Tue	43	65	95	103	108	103	92	84	80	84	94	103	105	88	74	67	80
Wed	44	68	100	108	103	103	91	93	88	92	100	109	114	98	81	68	84
Thu	45	64	96	111	110	111	94	100	98	105	109	113	115	107	90	78	76
Fri	44	64	84	86	85	82	79	84	83	102	111	115	102	90	79	67	70
Sat	50	44	46	52	56	72	76	75	77	81	81	78	82	86	77	74	74
Sun	46	43	45	46	47	52	66	69	71	79	79	77	75	76	74	68	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	59	86	94	90	86	79	77	72	79	88	90	89	80	67	63	56
Tue	43	65	95	103	108	103	92	84	80	84	94	103	105	88	74	67	80
Wed	44	68	100	108	103	103	91	93	88	92	100	109	114	98	81	68	84
Thu	45	64	96	111	110	111	94	100	98	105	109	113	115	107	90	78	76
Fri	44	64	84	86	85	82	79	84	83	102	111	115	102	90	79	67	70
Sat	50	44	46	52	56	72	76	75	77	81	81	78	82	86	77	74	74
Sun	46	43	45	46	47	52	66	69	71	79	79	77	75	76	74	68	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	59	86	94	90	86	79	77	72	79	88	90	89	80	67	63	56
Tue	43	65	95	103	108	103	92	84	80	84	94	103	105	88	74	67	80
Wed	44	68	100	108	103	103	91	93	88	92	100	109	114	98	81	68	84
Thu	45	64	96	111	110	111	94	100	98	105	109	113	115	107	90	78	76
Fri	44	64	84	86	85	82	79	84	83	102	111	115	102	90	79	67	70
Sat	50	44	46	52	56	72	76	75	77	81	81	78	82	86	77	74	74
Sun	46	43	45	46	47	52	66	69	71	79	79	77	75	76	74	68	67