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	54	76	87	85	80	76	82	73	80	84	86	89	78	67	63	55
Tue	43	62	93	102	102	104	94	84	83	83	94	104	109	91	74	68	79
Wed	44	66	91	102	101	102	91	92	89	95	100	104	111	95	81	68	86
Thu	44	62	88	101	106	105	89	96	93	102	108	110	108	100	85	77	73
Fri	44	62	79	86	84	83	79	83	81	99	112	114	100	88	78	64	69
Sat	46	43	46	50	60	67	76	78	81	82	84	81	85	85	78	73	73
Sun	45	43	43	46	48	53	66	70	73	80	82	77	76	72	70	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 118 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 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (88 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 118 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 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Melrose?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 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	54	76	87	85	80	76	82	73	80	84	86	89	78	67	63	55
Tue	43	62	93	102	102	104	94	84	83	83	94	104	109	91	74	68	79
Wed	44	66	91	102	101	102	91	92	89	95	100	104	111	95	81	68	86
Thu	44	62	88	101	106	105	89	96	93	102	108	110	108	100	85	77	73
Fri	44	62	79	86	84	83	79	83	81	99	112	114	100	88	78	64	69
Sat	46	43	46	50	60	67	76	78	81	82	84	81	85	85	78	73	73
Sun	45	43	43	46	48	53	66	70	73	80	82	77	76	72	70	68	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	54	76	87	85	80	76	82	73	80	84	86	89	78	67	63	55
Tue	43	62	93	102	102	104	94	84	83	83	94	104	109	91	74	68	79
Wed	44	66	91	102	101	102	91	92	89	95	100	104	111	95	81	68	86
Thu	44	62	88	101	106	105	89	96	93	102	108	110	108	100	85	77	73
Fri	44	62	79	86	84	83	79	83	81	99	112	114	100	88	78	64	69
Sat	46	43	46	50	60	67	76	78	81	82	84	81	85	85	78	73	73
Sun	45	43	43	46	48	53	66	70	73	80	82	77	76	72	70	68	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	54	76	87	85	80	76	82	73	80	84	86	89	78	67	63	55
Tue	43	62	93	102	102	104	94	84	83	83	94	104	109	91	74	68	79
Wed	44	66	91	102	101	102	91	92	89	95	100	104	111	95	81	68	86
Thu	44	62	88	101	106	105	89	96	93	102	108	110	108	100	85	77	73
Fri	44	62	79	86	84	83	79	83	81	99	112	114	100	88	78	64	69
Sat	46	43	46	50	60	67	76	78	81	82	84	81	85	85	78	73	73
Sun	45	43	43	46	48	53	66	70	73	80	82	77	76	72	70	68	67