Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to The Bronx

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 The Bronx 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	66	120	139	145	141	137	126	127	130	132	136	144	137	127	113	86	77
Tue	65	122	144	148	155	145	138	133	131	132	139	145	141	132	122	113	101
Wed	71	124	143	148	146	144	136	134	132	141	147	146	143	137	122	105	111
Thu	67	122	144	151	153	149	141	145	144	146	149	151	153	145	131	120	111
Fri	65	118	135	140	136	138	134	135	138	151	151	156	153	142	134	119	114
Sat	53	55	74	106	114	124	131	136	138	138	147	142	143	141	133	123	120
Sun	51	52	56	70	95	114	118	127	132	142	143	137	134	131	124	117	109

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Staten Island to The Bronx (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 136 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (147 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (27 to 67 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 The Bronx 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 The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to The Bronx?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 65 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 136 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to The Bronx?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 156 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	120	139	145	141	137	126	127	130	132	136	144	137	127	113	86	77
Tue	65	122	144	148	155	145	138	133	131	132	139	145	141	132	122	113	101
Wed	71	124	143	148	146	144	136	134	132	141	147	146	143	137	122	105	111
Thu	67	122	144	151	153	149	141	145	144	146	149	151	153	145	131	120	111
Fri	65	118	135	140	136	138	134	135	138	151	151	156	153	142	134	119	114
Sat	53	55	74	106	114	124	131	136	138	138	147	142	143	141	133	123	120
Sun	51	52	56	70	95	114	118	127	132	142	143	137	134	131	124	117	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	120	139	145	141	137	126	127	130	132	136	144	137	127	113	86	77
Tue	65	122	144	148	155	145	138	133	131	132	139	145	141	132	122	113	101
Wed	71	124	143	148	146	144	136	134	132	141	147	146	143	137	122	105	111
Thu	67	122	144	151	153	149	141	145	144	146	149	151	153	145	131	120	111
Fri	65	118	135	140	136	138	134	135	138	151	151	156	153	142	134	119	114
Sat	53	55	74	106	114	124	131	136	138	138	147	142	143	141	133	123	120
Sun	51	52	56	70	95	114	118	127	132	142	143	137	134	131	124	117	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	120	139	145	141	137	126	127	130	132	136	144	137	127	113	86	77
Tue	65	122	144	148	155	145	138	133	131	132	139	145	141	132	122	113	101
Wed	71	124	143	148	146	144	136	134	132	141	147	146	143	137	122	105	111
Thu	67	122	144	151	153	149	141	145	144	146	149	151	153	145	131	120	111
Fri	65	118	135	140	136	138	134	135	138	151	151	156	153	142	134	119	114
Sat	53	55	74	106	114	124	131	136	138	138	147	142	143	141	133	123	120
Sun	51	52	56	70	95	114	118	127	132	142	143	137	134	131	124	117	109