Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Terrace Heights

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 Terrace Heights 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	65	116	132	141	137	133	123	123	124	129	134	139	132	127	112	84	79
Tue	64	119	139	147	151	141	134	127	125	131	139	140	136	130	122	112	100
Wed	72	120	138	145	144	142	132	130	127	135	144	140	138	135	121	104	112
Thu	72	119	140	148	149	144	135	132	134	138	140	144	146	136	130	119	112
Fri	67	115	128	135	132	132	129	129	131	143	144	148	144	137	131	118	116
Sat	56	56	75	107	112	121	127	131	133	134	141	135	137	137	130	122	119
Sun	54	55	56	70	90	109	114	122	126	136	139	132	130	128	123	116	105

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Staten Island to Terrace Heights (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 130 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (141 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (23 to 56 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 Terrace Heights 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 Terrace Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Terrace Heights?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 64 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 130 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Terrace Heights?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	116	132	141	137	133	123	123	124	129	134	139	132	127	112	84	79
Tue	64	119	139	147	151	141	134	127	125	131	139	140	136	130	122	112	100
Wed	72	120	138	145	144	142	132	130	127	135	144	140	138	135	121	104	112
Thu	72	119	140	148	149	144	135	132	134	138	140	144	146	136	130	119	112
Fri	67	115	128	135	132	132	129	129	131	143	144	148	144	137	131	118	116
Sat	56	56	75	107	112	121	127	131	133	134	141	135	137	137	130	122	119
Sun	54	55	56	70	90	109	114	122	126	136	139	132	130	128	123	116	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	116	132	141	137	133	123	123	124	129	134	139	132	127	112	84	79
Tue	64	119	139	147	151	141	134	127	125	131	139	140	136	130	122	112	100
Wed	72	120	138	145	144	142	132	130	127	135	144	140	138	135	121	104	112
Thu	72	119	140	148	149	144	135	132	134	138	140	144	146	136	130	119	112
Fri	67	115	128	135	132	132	129	129	131	143	144	148	144	137	131	118	116
Sat	56	56	75	107	112	121	127	131	133	134	141	135	137	137	130	122	119
Sun	54	55	56	70	90	109	114	122	126	136	139	132	130	128	123	116	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	116	132	141	137	133	123	123	124	129	134	139	132	127	112	84	79
Tue	64	119	139	147	151	141	134	127	125	131	139	140	136	130	122	112	100
Wed	72	120	138	145	144	142	132	130	127	135	144	140	138	135	121	104	112
Thu	72	119	140	148	149	144	135	132	134	138	140	144	146	136	130	119	112
Fri	67	115	128	135	132	132	129	129	131	143	144	148	144	137	131	118	116
Sat	56	56	75	107	112	121	127	131	133	134	141	135	137	137	130	122	119
Sun	54	55	56	70	90	109	114	122	126	136	139	132	130	128	123	116	105