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Best Time to Drive from Upper West Side 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.

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Upper West Side to Staten Island (via I-278 South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Staten Island to Upper West Side

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 20 to 53 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Upper West Side to central Staten Island along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Upper West Side to Staten Island by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon4144556464687068686873879383656052
Tue4052586868697068697182899689786674
Wed4045576368706968707583969988756572
Thu404555657170767577879310310493796775
Fri5047525963687479819410210910183706564
Sat4742425150597073717169697373777169
Sun4640404345475562646368717471687067

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 Upper West Side to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Upper West Side to Staten Island?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 40 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upper West Side to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

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