Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Mount Vernon

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 Mount Vernon 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	72	99	101	98	93	91	92	84	85	83	89	90	97	96	81	75	74
Tue	70	94	104	105	96	95	96	87	81	85	88	94	101	101	84	80	76
Wed	71	91	105	102	99	95	89	84	83	87	96	101	102	100	87	86	79
Thu	71	90	99	102	96	95	89	83	85	83	91	99	107	101	88	81	78
Fri	69	85	96	87	87	87	84	81	80	85	107	114	111	101	95	86	78
Sat	68	67	70	75	82	88	93	91	88	91	95	97	101	104	94	92	89
Sun	69	69	68	69	71	79	85	104	102	120	112	111	112	113	103	100	99

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Staten Island to Mount Vernon (via NY-440 North and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 116 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (120 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (33 to 58 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 Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Mount Vernon?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 69 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Mount Vernon?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	99	101	98	93	91	92	84	85	83	89	90	97	96	81	75	74
Tue	70	94	104	105	96	95	96	87	81	85	88	94	101	101	84	80	76
Wed	71	91	105	102	99	95	89	84	83	87	96	101	102	100	87	86	79
Thu	71	90	99	102	96	95	89	83	85	83	91	99	107	101	88	81	78
Fri	69	85	96	87	87	87	84	81	80	85	107	114	111	101	95	86	78
Sat	68	67	70	75	82	88	93	91	88	91	95	97	101	104	94	92	89
Sun	69	69	68	69	71	79	85	104	102	120	112	111	112	113	103	100	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	99	101	98	93	91	92	84	85	83	89	90	97	96	81	75	74
Tue	70	94	104	105	96	95	96	87	81	85	88	94	101	101	84	80	76
Wed	71	91	105	102	99	95	89	84	83	87	96	101	102	100	87	86	79
Thu	71	90	99	102	96	95	89	83	85	83	91	99	107	101	88	81	78
Fri	69	85	96	87	87	87	84	81	80	85	107	114	111	101	95	86	78
Sat	68	67	70	75	82	88	93	91	88	91	95	97	101	104	94	92	89
Sun	69	69	68	69	71	79	85	104	102	120	112	111	112	113	103	100	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	99	101	98	93	91	92	84	85	83	89	90	97	96	81	75	74
Tue	70	94	104	105	96	95	96	87	81	85	88	94	101	101	84	80	76
Wed	71	91	105	102	99	95	89	84	83	87	96	101	102	100	87	86	79
Thu	71	90	99	102	96	95	89	83	85	83	91	99	107	101	88	81	78
Fri	69	85	96	87	87	87	84	81	80	85	107	114	111	101	95	86	78
Sat	68	67	70	75	82	88	93	91	88	91	95	97	101	104	94	92	89
Sun	69	69	68	69	71	79	85	104	102	120	112	111	112	113	103	100	99