Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Norwalk

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 Norwalk 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	110	149	171	162	166	156	142	144	151	154	151	155	154	147	132	116	113
Tue	107	147	170	174	171	162	153	144	148	154	165	159	160	149	141	126	122
Wed	109	149	166	167	161	157	150	148	155	167	173	165	159	159	144	125	121
Thu	109	154	170	180	176	165	156	155	162	173	183	178	173	157	153	134	124
Fri	106	144	157	165	168	164	160	171	190	221	216	209	191	173	160	142	131
Sat	102	103	111	132	138	167	158	161	163	165	165	154	160	167	152	145	137
Sun	99	103	104	109	119	132	144	149	156	163	166	159	154	154	140	136	129

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Staten Island to Norwalk (via I-278 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 106 minutes and up to 221 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 159 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (168 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (36 to 85 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 106 minutes then, versus up to 221 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Norwalk?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 106 to 221 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 159 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Norwalk?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 221 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	149	171	162	166	156	142	144	151	154	151	155	154	147	132	116	113
Tue	107	147	170	174	171	162	153	144	148	154	165	159	160	149	141	126	122
Wed	109	149	166	167	161	157	150	148	155	167	173	165	159	159	144	125	121
Thu	109	154	170	180	176	165	156	155	162	173	183	178	173	157	153	134	124
Fri	106	144	157	165	168	164	160	171	190	221	216	209	191	173	160	142	131
Sat	102	103	111	132	138	167	158	161	163	165	165	154	160	167	152	145	137
Sun	99	103	104	109	119	132	144	149	156	163	166	159	154	154	140	136	129

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	149	171	162	166	156	142	144	151	154	151	155	154	147	132	116	113
Tue	107	147	170	174	171	162	153	144	148	154	165	159	160	149	141	126	122
Wed	109	149	166	167	161	157	150	148	155	167	173	165	159	159	144	125	121
Thu	109	154	170	180	176	165	156	155	162	173	183	178	173	157	153	134	124
Fri	106	144	157	165	168	164	160	171	190	221	216	209	191	173	160	142	131
Sat	102	103	111	132	138	167	158	161	163	165	165	154	160	167	152	145	137
Sun	99	103	104	109	119	132	144	149	156	163	166	159	154	154	140	136	129

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	149	171	162	166	156	142	144	151	154	151	155	154	147	132	116	113
Tue	107	147	170	174	171	162	153	144	148	154	165	159	160	149	141	126	122
Wed	109	149	166	167	161	157	150	148	155	167	173	165	159	159	144	125	121
Thu	109	154	170	180	176	165	156	155	162	173	183	178	173	157	153	134	124
Fri	106	144	157	165	168	164	160	171	190	221	216	209	191	173	160	142	131
Sat	102	103	111	132	138	167	158	161	163	165	165	154	160	167	152	145	137
Sun	99	103	104	109	119	132	144	149	156	163	166	159	154	154	140	136	129