Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Queens

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.

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Staten Island to Queens (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 26 to 58 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Staten Island to central Queens along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Staten Island to Queens 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	40	51	60	61	56	54	57	57	52	50	50	54	54	55	49	45	42
Tue	40	57	71	80	71	58	55	54	47	47	46	48	47	50	45	46	42
Wed	41	55	64	69	62	54	56	48	44	44	48	48	46	46	45	45	43
Thu	42	52	63	63	57	54	55	53	51	48	47	47	47	51	48	47	44
Fri	41	50	56	55	47	45	49	49	46	46	48	53	51	51	47	46	44
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	47	49	49	47	50	44	43	44	48	47	45	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	42	47	47	46	50	46	47	45	45	45	48	49

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 Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 40 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Queens?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	51	60	61	56	54	57	57	52	50	50	54	54	55	49	45	42
Tue	40	57	71	80	71	58	55	54	47	47	46	48	47	50	45	46	42
Wed	41	55	64	69	62	54	56	48	44	44	48	48	46	46	45	45	43
Thu	42	52	63	63	57	54	55	53	51	48	47	47	47	51	48	47	44
Fri	41	50	56	55	47	45	49	49	46	46	48	53	51	51	47	46	44
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	47	49	49	47	50	44	43	44	48	47	45	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	42	47	47	46	50	46	47	45	45	45	48	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	51	60	61	56	54	57	57	52	50	50	54	54	55	49	45	42
Tue	40	57	71	80	71	58	55	54	47	47	46	48	47	50	45	46	42
Wed	41	55	64	69	62	54	56	48	44	44	48	48	46	46	45	45	43
Thu	42	52	63	63	57	54	55	53	51	48	47	47	47	51	48	47	44
Fri	41	50	56	55	47	45	49	49	46	46	48	53	51	51	47	46	44
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	47	49	49	47	50	44	43	44	48	47	45	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	42	47	47	46	50	46	47	45	45	45	48	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	51	60	61	56	54	57	57	52	50	50	54	54	55	49	45	42
Tue	40	57	71	80	71	58	55	54	47	47	46	48	47	50	45	46	42
Wed	41	55	64	69	62	54	56	48	44	44	48	48	46	46	45	45	43
Thu	42	52	63	63	57	54	55	53	51	48	47	47	47	51	48	47	44
Fri	41	50	56	55	47	45	49	49	46	46	48	53	51	51	47	46	44
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	47	49	49	47	50	44	43	44	48	47	45	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	42	47	47	46	50	46	47	45	45	45	48	49