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.

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 63 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 135 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (148 minutes).

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 27 to 67 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Staten Island to central The Bronx along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	65	118	134	140	139	136	125	129	132	132	136	143	133	127	111	82	75
Tue	64	121	141	144	151	143	138	134	133	131	138	144	144	131	123	113	101
Wed	69	122	138	139	143	142	130	134	131	138	147	145	142	132	122	108	112
Thu	66	121	138	143	147	145	139	141	142	143	147	151	151	141	130	120	112
Fri	63	115	127	135	134	135	134	134	138	150	151	157	153	143	134	121	116
Sat	53	54	68	105	113	125	131	138	143	143	148	143	143	138	133	123	120
Sun	51	52	57	69	88	109	117	125	127	138	142	136	132	128	123	117	102

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 63 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 63 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 135 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to The Bronx?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 158 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	118	134	140	139	136	125	129	132	132	136	143	133	127	111	82	75
Tue	64	121	141	144	151	143	138	134	133	131	138	144	144	131	123	113	101
Wed	69	122	138	139	143	142	130	134	131	138	147	145	142	132	122	108	112
Thu	66	121	138	143	147	145	139	141	142	143	147	151	151	141	130	120	112
Fri	63	115	127	135	134	135	134	134	138	150	151	157	153	143	134	121	116
Sat	53	54	68	105	113	125	131	138	143	143	148	143	143	138	133	123	120
Sun	51	52	57	69	88	109	117	125	127	138	142	136	132	128	123	117	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	118	134	140	139	136	125	129	132	132	136	143	133	127	111	82	75
Tue	64	121	141	144	151	143	138	134	133	131	138	144	144	131	123	113	101
Wed	69	122	138	139	143	142	130	134	131	138	147	145	142	132	122	108	112
Thu	66	121	138	143	147	145	139	141	142	143	147	151	151	141	130	120	112
Fri	63	115	127	135	134	135	134	134	138	150	151	157	153	143	134	121	116
Sat	53	54	68	105	113	125	131	138	143	143	148	143	143	138	133	123	120
Sun	51	52	57	69	88	109	117	125	127	138	142	136	132	128	123	117	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	118	134	140	139	136	125	129	132	132	136	143	133	127	111	82	75
Tue	64	121	141	144	151	143	138	134	133	131	138	144	144	131	123	113	101
Wed	69	122	138	139	143	142	130	134	131	138	147	145	142	132	122	108	112
Thu	66	121	138	143	147	145	139	141	142	143	147	151	151	141	130	120	112
Fri	63	115	127	135	134	135	134	134	138	150	151	157	153	143	134	121	116
Sat	53	54	68	105	113	125	131	138	143	143	148	143	143	138	133	123	120
Sun	51	52	57	69	88	109	117	125	127	138	142	136	132	128	123	117	102