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	86	112	147	119	96	89	92	96	95	89	141	150	135	103	89	85	87
Tue	76	94	105	98	93	91	98	93	93	90	89	94	95	93	95	93	84
Wed	77	98	110	106	92	85	87	87	86	85	88	91	93	95	91	83	84
Thu	81	99	100	98	92	91	93	87	91	90	94	96	98	97	94	92	83
Fri	78	87	94	85	79	83	86	96	96	91	94	97	97	103	95	89	83
Sat	74	73	76	77	86	83	142	175	178	176	184	176	179	184	184	189	183
Sun	70	72	72	82	88	88	115	116	122	127	129	131	106	115	108	102	93

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 76 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (189 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 72 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 76 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 76 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Wantagh?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	112	147	119	96	89	92	96	95	89	141	150	135	103	89	85	87
Tue	76	94	105	98	93	91	98	93	93	90	89	94	95	93	95	93	84
Wed	77	98	110	106	92	85	87	87	86	85	88	91	93	95	91	83	84
Thu	81	99	100	98	92	91	93	87	91	90	94	96	98	97	94	92	83
Fri	78	87	94	85	79	83	86	96	96	91	94	97	97	103	95	89	83
Sat	74	73	76	77	86	83	142	175	178	176	184	176	179	184	184	189	183
Sun	70	72	72	82	88	88	115	116	122	127	129	131	106	115	108	102	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	112	147	119	96	89	92	96	95	89	141	150	135	103	89	85	87
Tue	76	94	105	98	93	91	98	93	93	90	89	94	95	93	95	93	84
Wed	77	98	110	106	92	85	87	87	86	85	88	91	93	95	91	83	84
Thu	81	99	100	98	92	91	93	87	91	90	94	96	98	97	94	92	83
Fri	78	87	94	85	79	83	86	96	96	91	94	97	97	103	95	89	83
Sat	74	73	76	77	86	83	142	175	178	176	184	176	179	184	184	189	183
Sun	70	72	72	82	88	88	115	116	122	127	129	131	106	115	108	102	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	112	147	119	96	89	92	96	95	89	141	150	135	103	89	85	87
Tue	76	94	105	98	93	91	98	93	93	90	89	94	95	93	95	93	84
Wed	77	98	110	106	92	85	87	87	86	85	88	91	93	95	91	83	84
Thu	81	99	100	98	92	91	93	87	91	90	94	96	98	97	94	92	83
Fri	78	87	94	85	79	83	86	96	96	91	94	97	97	103	95	89	83
Sat	74	73	76	77	86	83	142	175	178	176	184	176	179	184	184	189	183
Sun	70	72	72	82	88	88	115	116	122	127	129	131	106	115	108	102	93