Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Whitestone

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 Whitestone 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	50	85	109	116	106	92	80	79	82	92	94	101	99	90	70	56	53
Tue	49	85	118	117	111	98	93	82	85	92	107	103	97	91	78	62	61
Wed	51	84	108	116	106	98	90	85	87	99	112	105	102	95	80	63	62
Thu	50	87	111	117	112	98	94	92	92	102	110	113	111	101	93	72	64
Fri	49	77	101	105	95	90	91	91	94	113	127	131	119	111	96	76	67
Sat	44	45	52	64	68	85	93	93	95	103	95	89	97	93	85	79	74
Sun	43	44	46	49	57	62	72	77	81	87	96	94	90	90	76	69	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Staten Island to Whitestone (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 131 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 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 25 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 Whitestone 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 Whitestone?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 49 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Whitestone?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	85	109	116	106	92	80	79	82	92	94	101	99	90	70	56	53
Tue	49	85	118	117	111	98	93	82	85	92	107	103	97	91	78	62	61
Wed	51	84	108	116	106	98	90	85	87	99	112	105	102	95	80	63	62
Thu	50	87	111	117	112	98	94	92	92	102	110	113	111	101	93	72	64
Fri	49	77	101	105	95	90	91	91	94	113	127	131	119	111	96	76	67
Sat	44	45	52	64	68	85	93	93	95	103	95	89	97	93	85	79	74
Sun	43	44	46	49	57	62	72	77	81	87	96	94	90	90	76	69	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	85	109	116	106	92	80	79	82	92	94	101	99	90	70	56	53
Tue	49	85	118	117	111	98	93	82	85	92	107	103	97	91	78	62	61
Wed	51	84	108	116	106	98	90	85	87	99	112	105	102	95	80	63	62
Thu	50	87	111	117	112	98	94	92	92	102	110	113	111	101	93	72	64
Fri	49	77	101	105	95	90	91	91	94	113	127	131	119	111	96	76	67
Sat	44	45	52	64	68	85	93	93	95	103	95	89	97	93	85	79	74
Sun	43	44	46	49	57	62	72	77	81	87	96	94	90	90	76	69	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	85	109	116	106	92	80	79	82	92	94	101	99	90	70	56	53
Tue	49	85	118	117	111	98	93	82	85	92	107	103	97	91	78	62	61
Wed	51	84	108	116	106	98	90	85	87	99	112	105	102	95	80	63	62
Thu	50	87	111	117	112	98	94	92	92	102	110	113	111	101	93	72	64
Fri	49	77	101	105	95	90	91	91	94	113	127	131	119	111	96	76	67
Sat	44	45	52	64	68	85	93	93	95	103	95	89	97	93	85	79	74
Sun	43	44	46	49	57	62	72	77	81	87	96	94	90	90	76	69	62