Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Port Chester

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 Port Chester 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	77	110	133	131	129	122	110	109	116	121	118	123	123	115	101	85	81
Tue	76	108	139	140	134	127	121	111	109	123	133	128	123	118	108	95	89
Wed	77	111	134	134	131	124	120	115	118	134	139	132	128	126	111	92	90
Thu	76	113	139	146	137	130	124	118	123	136	146	141	140	123	119	102	91
Fri	75	106	124	133	130	126	124	127	134	166	171	166	155	140	125	110	99
Sat	71	73	81	99	103	128	126	127	126	135	131	123	127	133	119	113	105
Sun	69	74	73	78	86	99	110	116	123	132	133	125	121	119	107	103	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Staten Island to Port Chester (via I-278 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 175 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (135 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (21 to 50 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 Port Chester 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 Port Chester?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 175 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Port Chester?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 75 to 175 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Port Chester?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 175 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	110	133	131	129	122	110	109	116	121	118	123	123	115	101	85	81
Tue	76	108	139	140	134	127	121	111	109	123	133	128	123	118	108	95	89
Wed	77	111	134	134	131	124	120	115	118	134	139	132	128	126	111	92	90
Thu	76	113	139	146	137	130	124	118	123	136	146	141	140	123	119	102	91
Fri	75	106	124	133	130	126	124	127	134	166	171	166	155	140	125	110	99
Sat	71	73	81	99	103	128	126	127	126	135	131	123	127	133	119	113	105
Sun	69	74	73	78	86	99	110	116	123	132	133	125	121	119	107	103	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	110	133	131	129	122	110	109	116	121	118	123	123	115	101	85	81
Tue	76	108	139	140	134	127	121	111	109	123	133	128	123	118	108	95	89
Wed	77	111	134	134	131	124	120	115	118	134	139	132	128	126	111	92	90
Thu	76	113	139	146	137	130	124	118	123	136	146	141	140	123	119	102	91
Fri	75	106	124	133	130	126	124	127	134	166	171	166	155	140	125	110	99
Sat	71	73	81	99	103	128	126	127	126	135	131	123	127	133	119	113	105
Sun	69	74	73	78	86	99	110	116	123	132	133	125	121	119	107	103	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	110	133	131	129	122	110	109	116	121	118	123	123	115	101	85	81
Tue	76	108	139	140	134	127	121	111	109	123	133	128	123	118	108	95	89
Wed	77	111	134	134	131	124	120	115	118	134	139	132	128	126	111	92	90
Thu	76	113	139	146	137	130	124	118	123	136	146	141	140	123	119	102	91
Fri	75	106	124	133	130	126	124	127	134	166	171	166	155	140	125	110	99
Sat	71	73	81	99	103	128	126	127	126	135	131	123	127	133	119	113	105
Sun	69	74	73	78	86	99	110	116	123	132	133	125	121	119	107	103	95