Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to New Rochelle

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 New Rochelle 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	60	92	116	122	115	104	92	88	94	104	103	108	107	98	84	68	64
Tue	59	91	128	129	122	109	103	92	91	105	117	114	106	100	90	74	72
Wed	61	92	118	123	115	109	100	100	96	112	121	113	111	108	92	74	73
Thu	60	94	122	129	122	113	106	104	103	115	126	116	120	109	102	83	74
Fri	59	88	111	118	108	104	103	104	110	132	147	143	134	120	107	88	78
Sat	55	56	64	77	79	94	103	103	102	113	105	101	108	111	97	91	85
Sun	54	55	56	60	67	73	82	87	91	93	104	104	100	100	89	82	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Staten Island to New Rochelle (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 147 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 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (14 to 32 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 New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to New Rochelle?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 59 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to New Rochelle?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	92	116	122	115	104	92	88	94	104	103	108	107	98	84	68	64
Tue	59	91	128	129	122	109	103	92	91	105	117	114	106	100	90	74	72
Wed	61	92	118	123	115	109	100	100	96	112	121	113	111	108	92	74	73
Thu	60	94	122	129	122	113	106	104	103	115	126	116	120	109	102	83	74
Fri	59	88	111	118	108	104	103	104	110	132	147	143	134	120	107	88	78
Sat	55	56	64	77	79	94	103	103	102	113	105	101	108	111	97	91	85
Sun	54	55	56	60	67	73	82	87	91	93	104	104	100	100	89	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	92	116	122	115	104	92	88	94	104	103	108	107	98	84	68	64
Tue	59	91	128	129	122	109	103	92	91	105	117	114	106	100	90	74	72
Wed	61	92	118	123	115	109	100	100	96	112	121	113	111	108	92	74	73
Thu	60	94	122	129	122	113	106	104	103	115	126	116	120	109	102	83	74
Fri	59	88	111	118	108	104	103	104	110	132	147	143	134	120	107	88	78
Sat	55	56	64	77	79	94	103	103	102	113	105	101	108	111	97	91	85
Sun	54	55	56	60	67	73	82	87	91	93	104	104	100	100	89	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	92	116	122	115	104	92	88	94	104	103	108	107	98	84	68	64
Tue	59	91	128	129	122	109	103	92	91	105	117	114	106	100	90	74	72
Wed	61	92	118	123	115	109	100	100	96	112	121	113	111	108	92	74	73
Thu	60	94	122	129	122	113	106	104	103	115	126	116	120	109	102	83	74
Fri	59	88	111	118	108	104	103	104	110	132	147	143	134	120	107	88	78
Sat	55	56	64	77	79	94	103	103	102	113	105	101	108	111	97	91	85
Sun	54	55	56	60	67	73	82	87	91	93	104	104	100	100	89	82	76