Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Stamford

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 Stamford 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	100	138	162	154	153	145	133	134	141	144	141	146	145	137	123	107	103
Tue	97	137	161	164	161	149	144	133	135	144	155	151	152	139	131	116	112
Wed	98	139	157	158	151	146	142	139	147	163	164	157	152	148	133	115	112
Thu	99	141	160	171	164	157	146	145	153	163	173	168	162	149	143	125	114
Fri	97	134	148	156	155	154	150	161	179	213	206	197	182	163	150	133	122
Sat	93	94	104	123	128	160	149	152	159	156	156	145	150	157	142	136	128
Sun	90	94	94	99	109	121	134	142	147	157	155	149	143	144	133	127	117

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Staten Island to Stamford (via I-278 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 215 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 149 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (160 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (35 to 83 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 Stamford 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 Stamford?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 215 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 97 to 215 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 149 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Stamford?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 215 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	138	162	154	153	145	133	134	141	144	141	146	145	137	123	107	103
Tue	97	137	161	164	161	149	144	133	135	144	155	151	152	139	131	116	112
Wed	98	139	157	158	151	146	142	139	147	163	164	157	152	148	133	115	112
Thu	99	141	160	171	164	157	146	145	153	163	173	168	162	149	143	125	114
Fri	97	134	148	156	155	154	150	161	179	213	206	197	182	163	150	133	122
Sat	93	94	104	123	128	160	149	152	159	156	156	145	150	157	142	136	128
Sun	90	94	94	99	109	121	134	142	147	157	155	149	143	144	133	127	117

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	138	162	154	153	145	133	134	141	144	141	146	145	137	123	107	103
Tue	97	137	161	164	161	149	144	133	135	144	155	151	152	139	131	116	112
Wed	98	139	157	158	151	146	142	139	147	163	164	157	152	148	133	115	112
Thu	99	141	160	171	164	157	146	145	153	163	173	168	162	149	143	125	114
Fri	97	134	148	156	155	154	150	161	179	213	206	197	182	163	150	133	122
Sat	93	94	104	123	128	160	149	152	159	156	156	145	150	157	142	136	128
Sun	90	94	94	99	109	121	134	142	147	157	155	149	143	144	133	127	117

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	138	162	154	153	145	133	134	141	144	141	146	145	137	123	107	103
Tue	97	137	161	164	161	149	144	133	135	144	155	151	152	139	131	116	112
Wed	98	139	157	158	151	146	142	139	147	163	164	157	152	148	133	115	112
Thu	99	141	160	171	164	157	146	145	153	163	173	168	162	149	143	125	114
Fri	97	134	148	156	155	154	150	161	179	213	206	197	182	163	150	133	122
Sat	93	94	104	123	128	160	149	152	159	156	156	145	150	157	142	136	128
Sun	90	94	94	99	109	121	134	142	147	157	155	149	143	144	133	127	117