Best Time to Drive from Yonkers 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 Yonkers 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	57	82	90	102	102	106	101	97	105	102	111	131	131	117	96	93	79
Tue	56	82	93	109	107	110	109	109	109	111	123	135	136	132	110	98	99
Wed	57	82	95	100	106	110	107	107	109	117	127	136	142	133	110	111	103
Thu	58	88	90	104	112	108	117	120	123	128	138	147	148	138	123	114	110
Fri	65	78	86	97	103	104	112	117	123	133	150	152	137	125	111	107	98
Sat	60	57	68	68	73	101	102	108	104	106	112	117	121	118	119	106	109
Sun	63	57	58	60	71	71	93	95	99	107	111	120	121	114	109	112	100

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Yonkers to Staten Island (via I-278 South and NY-9A South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (126 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (33 to 90 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yonkers 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 Yonkers to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 56 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yonkers to Staten Island?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	82	90	102	102	106	101	97	105	102	111	131	131	117	96	93	79
Tue	56	82	93	109	107	110	109	109	109	111	123	135	136	132	110	98	99
Wed	57	82	95	100	106	110	107	107	109	117	127	136	142	133	110	111	103
Thu	58	88	90	104	112	108	117	120	123	128	138	147	148	138	123	114	110
Fri	65	78	86	97	103	104	112	117	123	133	150	152	137	125	111	107	98
Sat	60	57	68	68	73	101	102	108	104	106	112	117	121	118	119	106	109
Sun	63	57	58	60	71	71	93	95	99	107	111	120	121	114	109	112	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	82	90	102	102	106	101	97	105	102	111	131	131	117	96	93	79
Tue	56	82	93	109	107	110	109	109	109	111	123	135	136	132	110	98	99
Wed	57	82	95	100	106	110	107	107	109	117	127	136	142	133	110	111	103
Thu	58	88	90	104	112	108	117	120	123	128	138	147	148	138	123	114	110
Fri	65	78	86	97	103	104	112	117	123	133	150	152	137	125	111	107	98
Sat	60	57	68	68	73	101	102	108	104	106	112	117	121	118	119	106	109
Sun	63	57	58	60	71	71	93	95	99	107	111	120	121	114	109	112	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	82	90	102	102	106	101	97	105	102	111	131	131	117	96	93	79
Tue	56	82	93	109	107	110	109	109	109	111	123	135	136	132	110	98	99
Wed	57	82	95	100	106	110	107	107	109	117	127	136	142	133	110	111	103
Thu	58	88	90	104	112	108	117	120	123	128	138	147	148	138	123	114	110
Fri	65	78	86	97	103	104	112	117	123	133	150	152	137	125	111	107	98
Sat	60	57	68	68	73	101	102	108	104	106	112	117	121	118	119	106	109
Sun	63	57	58	60	71	71	93	95	99	107	111	120	121	114	109	112	100