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.

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	56	73	70	61	57	59	54	50	48	49	53	52	53	48	44	42
Tue	40	58	74	81	74	62	53	51	47	47	46	49	47	50	46	45	42
Wed	41	58	76	76	72	58	56	47	44	45	48	48	46	46	46	44	42
Thu	42	56	77	76	66	58	59	57	53	48	47	48	49	51	48	47	44
Fri	41	53	65	62	48	45	49	48	45	46	50	56	54	51	48	46	43
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	46	47	48	48	49	44	43	44	48	47	46	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	42	46	48	50	49	47	47	47	47	47	48	49

About this drive

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 86 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (50 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (26 to 60 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 Queens 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 Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 86 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 86 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 86 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	56	73	70	61	57	59	54	50	48	49	53	52	53	48	44	42
Tue	40	58	74	81	74	62	53	51	47	47	46	49	47	50	46	45	42
Wed	41	58	76	76	72	58	56	47	44	45	48	48	46	46	46	44	42
Thu	42	56	77	76	66	58	59	57	53	48	47	48	49	51	48	47	44
Fri	41	53	65	62	48	45	49	48	45	46	50	56	54	51	48	46	43
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	46	47	48	48	49	44	43	44	48	47	46	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	42	46	48	50	49	47	47	47	47	47	48	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	56	73	70	61	57	59	54	50	48	49	53	52	53	48	44	42
Tue	40	58	74	81	74	62	53	51	47	47	46	49	47	50	46	45	42
Wed	41	58	76	76	72	58	56	47	44	45	48	48	46	46	46	44	42
Thu	42	56	77	76	66	58	59	57	53	48	47	48	49	51	48	47	44
Fri	41	53	65	62	48	45	49	48	45	46	50	56	54	51	48	46	43
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	46	47	48	48	49	44	43	44	48	47	46	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	42	46	48	50	49	47	47	47	47	47	48	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	56	73	70	61	57	59	54	50	48	49	53	52	53	48	44	42
Tue	40	58	74	81	74	62	53	51	47	47	46	49	47	50	46	45	42
Wed	41	58	76	76	72	58	56	47	44	45	48	48	46	46	46	44	42
Thu	42	56	77	76	66	58	59	57	53	48	47	48	49	51	48	47	44
Fri	41	53	65	62	48	45	49	48	45	46	50	56	54	51	48	46	43
Sat	39	39	38	40	42	46	47	48	48	49	44	43	44	48	47	46	45
Sun	38	38	38	38	40	42	46	48	50	49	47	47	47	47	47	48	49