Best Time to Drive from Whitestone 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 Whitestone 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	44	53	60	65	62	59	67	64	63	68	73	83	87	77	59	54	51
Tue	43	61	84	77	74	66	69	60	65	68	81	82	81	70	58	67	54
Wed	47	61	70	75	75	64	78	65	69	68	80	89	84	74	59	60	54
Thu	45	60	68	70	69	64	72	63	66	78	80	87	82	73	62	60	54
Fri	44	57	67	66	68	66	70	67	73	88	103	102	88	76	65	58	56
Sat	51	46	45	48	54	56	57	58	61	64	61	65	71	63	75	85	77
Sun	85	61	45	44	45	47	51	55	57	60	61	71	72	71	64	76	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Whitestone to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whitestone 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 Whitestone to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 43 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whitestone to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	53	60	65	62	59	67	64	63	68	73	83	87	77	59	54	51
Tue	43	61	84	77	74	66	69	60	65	68	81	82	81	70	58	67	54
Wed	47	61	70	75	75	64	78	65	69	68	80	89	84	74	59	60	54
Thu	45	60	68	70	69	64	72	63	66	78	80	87	82	73	62	60	54
Fri	44	57	67	66	68	66	70	67	73	88	103	102	88	76	65	58	56
Sat	51	46	45	48	54	56	57	58	61	64	61	65	71	63	75	85	77
Sun	85	61	45	44	45	47	51	55	57	60	61	71	72	71	64	76	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	53	60	65	62	59	67	64	63	68	73	83	87	77	59	54	51
Tue	43	61	84	77	74	66	69	60	65	68	81	82	81	70	58	67	54
Wed	47	61	70	75	75	64	78	65	69	68	80	89	84	74	59	60	54
Thu	45	60	68	70	69	64	72	63	66	78	80	87	82	73	62	60	54
Fri	44	57	67	66	68	66	70	67	73	88	103	102	88	76	65	58	56
Sat	51	46	45	48	54	56	57	58	61	64	61	65	71	63	75	85	77
Sun	85	61	45	44	45	47	51	55	57	60	61	71	72	71	64	76	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	53	60	65	62	59	67	64	63	68	73	83	87	77	59	54	51
Tue	43	61	84	77	74	66	69	60	65	68	81	82	81	70	58	67	54
Wed	47	61	70	75	75	64	78	65	69	68	80	89	84	74	59	60	54
Thu	45	60	68	70	69	64	72	63	66	78	80	87	82	73	62	60	54
Fri	44	57	67	66	68	66	70	67	73	88	103	102	88	76	65	58	56
Sat	51	46	45	48	54	56	57	58	61	64	61	65	71	63	75	85	77
Sun	85	61	45	44	45	47	51	55	57	60	61	71	72	71	64	76	74