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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Staten Island to Midtown 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	30	39	54	68	63	54	49	48	45	45	53	55	51	49	38	35	35
Tue	30	39	64	76	76	66	57	50	46	49	54	59	62	56	45	37	37
Wed	30	41	59	77	75	67	58	53	50	55	59	60	64	62	46	38	38
Thu	31	41	58	74	76	68	55	58	53	58	60	65	68	67	53	42	38
Fri	30	36	53	59	55	53	49	50	51	61	69	75	73	65	51	43	37
Sat	29	29	31	34	38	42	48	50	52	51	53	50	51	52	45	43	40
Sun	29	29	30	31	32	34	38	46	46	52	51	50	48	46	43	40	40

About this drive

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 30 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (13 to 39 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 Midtown Manhattan (6th Avenue) 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 Midtown Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 30 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Midtown Manhattan?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	39	54	68	63	54	49	48	45	45	53	55	51	49	38	35	35
Tue	30	39	64	76	76	66	57	50	46	49	54	59	62	56	45	37	37
Wed	30	41	59	77	75	67	58	53	50	55	59	60	64	62	46	38	38
Thu	31	41	58	74	76	68	55	58	53	58	60	65	68	67	53	42	38
Fri	30	36	53	59	55	53	49	50	51	61	69	75	73	65	51	43	37
Sat	29	29	31	34	38	42	48	50	52	51	53	50	51	52	45	43	40
Sun	29	29	30	31	32	34	38	46	46	52	51	50	48	46	43	40	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	39	54	68	63	54	49	48	45	45	53	55	51	49	38	35	35
Tue	30	39	64	76	76	66	57	50	46	49	54	59	62	56	45	37	37
Wed	30	41	59	77	75	67	58	53	50	55	59	60	64	62	46	38	38
Thu	31	41	58	74	76	68	55	58	53	58	60	65	68	67	53	42	38
Fri	30	36	53	59	55	53	49	50	51	61	69	75	73	65	51	43	37
Sat	29	29	31	34	38	42	48	50	52	51	53	50	51	52	45	43	40
Sun	29	29	30	31	32	34	38	46	46	52	51	50	48	46	43	40	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	39	54	68	63	54	49	48	45	45	53	55	51	49	38	35	35
Tue	30	39	64	76	76	66	57	50	46	49	54	59	62	56	45	37	37
Wed	30	41	59	77	75	67	58	53	50	55	59	60	64	62	46	38	38
Thu	31	41	58	74	76	68	55	58	53	58	60	65	68	67	53	42	38
Fri	30	36	53	59	55	53	49	50	51	61	69	75	73	65	51	43	37
Sat	29	29	31	34	38	42	48	50	52	51	53	50	51	52	45	43	40
Sun	29	29	30	31	32	34	38	46	46	52	51	50	48	46	43	40	40