Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Upper West Side

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 24-mile drive from Staten Island to Upper West Side (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (70 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Upper West Side to Staten Island

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 19 to 59 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 Upper West Side 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 Upper West Side 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	38	45	58	71	66	58	55	63	63	56	61	75	75	69	48	44	43
Tue	38	47	68	80	78	67	62	60	59	55	62	84	87	74	52	45	45
Wed	37	48	61	77	76	71	59	61	57	59	68	86	85	75	54	46	45
Thu	38	48	60	82	79	68	63	68	61	62	71	87	93	85	60	50	47
Fri	38	45	58	64	57	59	62	69	67	79	100	100	96	86	63	50	45
Sat	36	37	40	43	48	58	68	68	70	67	65	60	61	62	57	52	49
Sun	36	37	39	40	41	44	54	58	57	70	66	62	61	53	50	49	47

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 Upper West Side?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Upper West Side?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 37 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Upper West Side?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	58	71	66	58	55	63	63	56	61	75	75	69	48	44	43
Tue	38	47	68	80	78	67	62	60	59	55	62	84	87	74	52	45	45
Wed	37	48	61	77	76	71	59	61	57	59	68	86	85	75	54	46	45
Thu	38	48	60	82	79	68	63	68	61	62	71	87	93	85	60	50	47
Fri	38	45	58	64	57	59	62	69	67	79	100	100	96	86	63	50	45
Sat	36	37	40	43	48	58	68	68	70	67	65	60	61	62	57	52	49
Sun	36	37	39	40	41	44	54	58	57	70	66	62	61	53	50	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	58	71	66	58	55	63	63	56	61	75	75	69	48	44	43
Tue	38	47	68	80	78	67	62	60	59	55	62	84	87	74	52	45	45
Wed	37	48	61	77	76	71	59	61	57	59	68	86	85	75	54	46	45
Thu	38	48	60	82	79	68	63	68	61	62	71	87	93	85	60	50	47
Fri	38	45	58	64	57	59	62	69	67	79	100	100	96	86	63	50	45
Sat	36	37	40	43	48	58	68	68	70	67	65	60	61	62	57	52	49
Sun	36	37	39	40	41	44	54	58	57	70	66	62	61	53	50	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	58	71	66	58	55	63	63	56	61	75	75	69	48	44	43
Tue	38	47	68	80	78	67	62	60	59	55	62	84	87	74	52	45	45
Wed	37	48	61	77	76	71	59	61	57	59	68	86	85	75	54	46	45
Thu	38	48	60	82	79	68	63	68	61	62	71	87	93	85	60	50	47
Fri	38	45	58	64	57	59	62	69	67	79	100	100	96	86	63	50	45
Sat	36	37	40	43	48	58	68	68	70	67	65	60	61	62	57	52	49
Sun	36	37	39	40	41	44	54	58	57	70	66	62	61	53	50	49	47