Best Time to Drive from Syosset to Staten Island

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 Syosset to Staten Island 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	75	111	127	110	106	146	142	139	126	122	128	139	142	132	113	92	91
Tue	79	158	145	136	128	161	156	148	132	142	122	129	137	138	128	93	88
Wed	82	145	153	142	127	165	161	149	130	135	128	137	152	152	138	96	93
Thu	84	127	131	124	118	161	156	131	134	137	125	135	154	154	138	99	86
Fri	78	132	129	115	116	134	128	152	158	165	154	159	161	162	146	119	97
Sat	80	75	80	84	104	112	114	112	113	107	115	133	125	154	141	128	127
Sun	111	94	71	71	76	95	106	111	110	111	124	122	150	134	148	141	122

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Syosset to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 169 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 143 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (161 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (24 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Syosset to central Staten Island 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 Syosset to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 169 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 75 to 169 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 143 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Syosset to Staten Island?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 169 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	111	127	110	106	146	142	139	126	122	128	139	142	132	113	92	91
Tue	79	158	145	136	128	161	156	148	132	142	122	129	137	138	128	93	88
Wed	82	145	153	142	127	165	161	149	130	135	128	137	152	152	138	96	93
Thu	84	127	131	124	118	161	156	131	134	137	125	135	154	154	138	99	86
Fri	78	132	129	115	116	134	128	152	158	165	154	159	161	162	146	119	97
Sat	80	75	80	84	104	112	114	112	113	107	115	133	125	154	141	128	127
Sun	111	94	71	71	76	95	106	111	110	111	124	122	150	134	148	141	122

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	111	127	110	106	146	142	139	126	122	128	139	142	132	113	92	91
Tue	79	158	145	136	128	161	156	148	132	142	122	129	137	138	128	93	88
Wed	82	145	153	142	127	165	161	149	130	135	128	137	152	152	138	96	93
Thu	84	127	131	124	118	161	156	131	134	137	125	135	154	154	138	99	86
Fri	78	132	129	115	116	134	128	152	158	165	154	159	161	162	146	119	97
Sat	80	75	80	84	104	112	114	112	113	107	115	133	125	154	141	128	127
Sun	111	94	71	71	76	95	106	111	110	111	124	122	150	134	148	141	122

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	111	127	110	106	146	142	139	126	122	128	139	142	132	113	92	91
Tue	79	158	145	136	128	161	156	148	132	142	122	129	137	138	128	93	88
Wed	82	145	153	142	127	165	161	149	130	135	128	137	152	152	138	96	93
Thu	84	127	131	124	118	161	156	131	134	137	125	135	154	154	138	99	86
Fri	78	132	129	115	116	134	128	152	158	165	154	159	161	162	146	119	97
Sat	80	75	80	84	104	112	114	112	113	107	115	133	125	154	141	128	127
Sun	111	94	71	71	76	95	106	111	110	111	124	122	150	134	148	141	122