Best Time to Drive from Staten Island to Williamsburg

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 Williamsburg 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	33	60	73	79	78	72	63	66	67	69	67	75	74	71	59	42	39
Tue	33	60	78	85	88	81	76	70	66	68	70	74	75	72	65	56	51
Wed	37	63	76	84	85	80	72	71	69	73	74	75	77	78	66	54	55
Thu	34	62	77	87	85	80	74	73	73	75	74	79	82	77	72	62	55
Fri	34	59	71	77	75	71	70	70	70	79	79	86	85	78	73	64	59
Sat	28	30	36	54	58	66	70	71	75	79	80	74	76	77	70	65	62
Sun	28	29	30	34	44	55	61	65	70	77	78	72	70	69	61	59	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Staten Island to Williamsburg (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 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 Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 33 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Williamsburg?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	60	73	79	78	72	63	66	67	69	67	75	74	71	59	42	39
Tue	33	60	78	85	88	81	76	70	66	68	70	74	75	72	65	56	51
Wed	37	63	76	84	85	80	72	71	69	73	74	75	77	78	66	54	55
Thu	34	62	77	87	85	80	74	73	73	75	74	79	82	77	72	62	55
Fri	34	59	71	77	75	71	70	70	70	79	79	86	85	78	73	64	59
Sat	28	30	36	54	58	66	70	71	75	79	80	74	76	77	70	65	62
Sun	28	29	30	34	44	55	61	65	70	77	78	72	70	69	61	59	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	60	73	79	78	72	63	66	67	69	67	75	74	71	59	42	39
Tue	33	60	78	85	88	81	76	70	66	68	70	74	75	72	65	56	51
Wed	37	63	76	84	85	80	72	71	69	73	74	75	77	78	66	54	55
Thu	34	62	77	87	85	80	74	73	73	75	74	79	82	77	72	62	55
Fri	34	59	71	77	75	71	70	70	70	79	79	86	85	78	73	64	59
Sat	28	30	36	54	58	66	70	71	75	79	80	74	76	77	70	65	62
Sun	28	29	30	34	44	55	61	65	70	77	78	72	70	69	61	59	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	60	73	79	78	72	63	66	67	69	67	75	74	71	59	42	39
Tue	33	60	78	85	88	81	76	70	66	68	70	74	75	72	65	56	51
Wed	37	63	76	84	85	80	72	71	69	73	74	75	77	78	66	54	55
Thu	34	62	77	87	85	80	74	73	73	75	74	79	82	77	72	62	55
Fri	34	59	71	77	75	71	70	70	70	79	79	86	85	78	73	64	59
Sat	28	30	36	54	58	66	70	71	75	79	80	74	76	77	70	65	62
Sun	28	29	30	34	44	55	61	65	70	77	78	72	70	69	61	59	52