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Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Midtown 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 19-mile drive from Staten Island to Midtown Manhattan (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Midtown Manhattan to Staten Island

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 32 to 71 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 central Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) 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 Midtown Manhattan by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon4553657979757069676570777674575557
Tue4554799089827569686669808278686364
Wed4554728385807470686876818583706262
Thu4556738386847976737479868589796667
Fri4653637569747476727680898681726760
Sat4746485156636669707370737776686564
Sun4645454851525862626870717168656463

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 Midtown Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 45 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Midtown Manhattan?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

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