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	99	142	164	162	157	145	131	130	137	145	145	149	146	137	123	107	102
Tue	97	141	175	170	164	150	143	131	134	147	160	154	146	140	129	113	110
Wed	98	144	157	162	155	148	141	140	138	160	163	155	151	148	132	113	111
Thu	98	143	164	171	164	157	146	147	153	163	173	165	163	150	141	123	113
Fri	96	136	155	158	154	151	147	158	179	210	205	195	179	161	148	129	117
Sat	91	92	102	117	120	144	145	146	146	149	146	141	150	157	140	133	125
Sun	89	92	93	98	109	123	132	145	146	156	154	146	141	142	131	123	116

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 96 minutes and up to 216 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 148 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (157 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 82 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 96 minutes then, versus up to 216 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 96 to 216 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 148 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Stamford?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 216 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	142	164	162	157	145	131	130	137	145	145	149	146	137	123	107	102
Tue	97	141	175	170	164	150	143	131	134	147	160	154	146	140	129	113	110
Wed	98	144	157	162	155	148	141	140	138	160	163	155	151	148	132	113	111
Thu	98	143	164	171	164	157	146	147	153	163	173	165	163	150	141	123	113
Fri	96	136	155	158	154	151	147	158	179	210	205	195	179	161	148	129	117
Sat	91	92	102	117	120	144	145	146	146	149	146	141	150	157	140	133	125
Sun	89	92	93	98	109	123	132	145	146	156	154	146	141	142	131	123	116

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	142	164	162	157	145	131	130	137	145	145	149	146	137	123	107	102
Tue	97	141	175	170	164	150	143	131	134	147	160	154	146	140	129	113	110
Wed	98	144	157	162	155	148	141	140	138	160	163	155	151	148	132	113	111
Thu	98	143	164	171	164	157	146	147	153	163	173	165	163	150	141	123	113
Fri	96	136	155	158	154	151	147	158	179	210	205	195	179	161	148	129	117
Sat	91	92	102	117	120	144	145	146	146	149	146	141	150	157	140	133	125
Sun	89	92	93	98	109	123	132	145	146	156	154	146	141	142	131	123	116

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	142	164	162	157	145	131	130	137	145	145	149	146	137	123	107	102
Tue	97	141	175	170	164	150	143	131	134	147	160	154	146	140	129	113	110
Wed	98	144	157	162	155	148	141	140	138	160	163	155	151	148	132	113	111
Thu	98	143	164	171	164	157	146	147	153	163	173	165	163	150	141	123	113
Fri	96	136	155	158	154	151	147	158	179	210	205	195	179	161	148	129	117
Sat	91	92	102	117	120	144	145	146	146	149	146	141	150	157	140	133	125
Sun	89	92	93	98	109	123	132	145	146	156	154	146	141	142	131	123	116