Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Wantagh

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 Wantagh 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	95	113	161	156	126	129	95	105	108	117	141	145	149	140	117	107	104
Tue	77	98	175	150	120	149	119	86	120	157	175	185	184	184	160	129	119
Wed	84	106	171	145	110	107	123	90	91	124	160	154	154	143	147	144	142
Thu	86	121	158	119	98	93	105	104	103	121	124	115	126	116	129	104	94
Fri	79	95	135	129	126	141	164	168	174	180	171	172	184	189	193	177	174
Sat	73	71	77	90	112	105	111	150	152	171	132	156	162	162	167	171	159
Sun	82	91	112	131	123	144	158	167	169	174	175	175	164	171	125	109	108

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Staten Island to Wantagh (via I-278 East and Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 193 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (179 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (36 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 Wantagh 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 Wantagh?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 193 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 77 to 193 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Wantagh?

Leaving around 7 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 193 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	113	161	156	126	129	95	105	108	117	141	145	149	140	117	107	104
Tue	77	98	175	150	120	149	119	86	120	157	175	185	184	184	160	129	119
Wed	84	106	171	145	110	107	123	90	91	124	160	154	154	143	147	144	142
Thu	86	121	158	119	98	93	105	104	103	121	124	115	126	116	129	104	94
Fri	79	95	135	129	126	141	164	168	174	180	171	172	184	189	193	177	174
Sat	73	71	77	90	112	105	111	150	152	171	132	156	162	162	167	171	159
Sun	82	91	112	131	123	144	158	167	169	174	175	175	164	171	125	109	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	113	161	156	126	129	95	105	108	117	141	145	149	140	117	107	104
Tue	77	98	175	150	120	149	119	86	120	157	175	185	184	184	160	129	119
Wed	84	106	171	145	110	107	123	90	91	124	160	154	154	143	147	144	142
Thu	86	121	158	119	98	93	105	104	103	121	124	115	126	116	129	104	94
Fri	79	95	135	129	126	141	164	168	174	180	171	172	184	189	193	177	174
Sat	73	71	77	90	112	105	111	150	152	171	132	156	162	162	167	171	159
Sun	82	91	112	131	123	144	158	167	169	174	175	175	164	171	125	109	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	113	161	156	126	129	95	105	108	117	141	145	149	140	117	107	104
Tue	77	98	175	150	120	149	119	86	120	157	175	185	184	184	160	129	119
Wed	84	106	171	145	110	107	123	90	91	124	160	154	154	143	147	144	142
Thu	86	121	158	119	98	93	105	104	103	121	124	115	126	116	129	104	94
Fri	79	95	135	129	126	141	164	168	174	180	171	172	184	189	193	177	174
Sat	73	71	77	90	112	105	111	150	152	171	132	156	162	162	167	171	159
Sun	82	91	112	131	123	144	158	167	169	174	175	175	164	171	125	109	108