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	49	81	96	104	100	85	80	83	83	92	90	99	98	86	69	56	53
Tue	49	83	109	110	107	98	93	83	85	90	104	100	96	91	78	64	60
Wed	51	83	105	113	104	94	89	84	85	98	110	111	101	94	80	63	62
Thu	49	85	101	115	109	95	91	92	92	100	108	112	110	102	93	72	63
Fri	49	75	91	103	93	89	92	91	93	121	126	130	120	111	95	75	71
Sat	44	45	51	65	74	88	95	93	102	104	103	98	99	100	86	81	76
Sun	43	44	46	49	58	67	76	88	91	104	105	96	90	86	75	70	63

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 130 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 3:30 pm on Sundays (106 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 26 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 130 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 130 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 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	81	96	104	100	85	80	83	83	92	90	99	98	86	69	56	53
Tue	49	83	109	110	107	98	93	83	85	90	104	100	96	91	78	64	60
Wed	51	83	105	113	104	94	89	84	85	98	110	111	101	94	80	63	62
Thu	49	85	101	115	109	95	91	92	92	100	108	112	110	102	93	72	63
Fri	49	75	91	103	93	89	92	91	93	121	126	130	120	111	95	75	71
Sat	44	45	51	65	74	88	95	93	102	104	103	98	99	100	86	81	76
Sun	43	44	46	49	58	67	76	88	91	104	105	96	90	86	75	70	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	81	96	104	100	85	80	83	83	92	90	99	98	86	69	56	53
Tue	49	83	109	110	107	98	93	83	85	90	104	100	96	91	78	64	60
Wed	51	83	105	113	104	94	89	84	85	98	110	111	101	94	80	63	62
Thu	49	85	101	115	109	95	91	92	92	100	108	112	110	102	93	72	63
Fri	49	75	91	103	93	89	92	91	93	121	126	130	120	111	95	75	71
Sat	44	45	51	65	74	88	95	93	102	104	103	98	99	100	86	81	76
Sun	43	44	46	49	58	67	76	88	91	104	105	96	90	86	75	70	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	81	96	104	100	85	80	83	83	92	90	99	98	86	69	56	53
Tue	49	83	109	110	107	98	93	83	85	90	104	100	96	91	78	64	60
Wed	51	83	105	113	104	94	89	84	85	98	110	111	101	94	80	63	62
Thu	49	85	101	115	109	95	91	92	92	100	108	112	110	102	93	72	63
Fri	49	75	91	103	93	89	92	91	93	121	126	130	120	111	95	75	71
Sat	44	45	51	65	74	88	95	93	102	104	103	98	99	100	86	81	76
Sun	43	44	46	49	58	67	76	88	91	104	105	96	90	86	75	70	63