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Trip from Mariners Harbor, NY to East Flatbush, NY

Compiled and reviewed by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 18, 2026 · Editorial standards

Drive Time

31m

Distance

16.4 mi

26 km

Drive Score

8/10

Great drive

Same Day?

Yes, doable

Fuel Cost

$3

one way

EV Charging

Unknown

Best Time to Leave

Save up to 8 min
4 AM
0h 29m ★
6 AM
0h 32m
8 AM
0h 37m
10 AM
0h 33m
12 PM
0h 33m
3 PM
0h 34m
5 PM
0h 37m
8 PM
0h 30m

Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.

Downtown Mariners Harbor, NY, NY

Mariners Harbor, NY

Matthis Volquardsen

neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, USA

East Flatbush, NY

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Trip Overview

Mariners Harbor, NY to East Flatbush, NY is 16.4 miles and takes about 31 minutes via Staten Island Expressway and Church Avenue, with a fuel budget near $3 and enough daylight to finish in a day. This short trip stays within New York, connecting two points in the Northeast region. It's a straightforward urban drive that shouldn't take up much of your day. Given its brevity, you can easily fit this into your schedule without needing an overnight stay.

About the Cities

Arriving in East Flatbush, NY

Full guide →

City content from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).

Who Is This Route For?

Weekend Trip

Doable as a same-day drive at 31m. Total distance: 16.4 miles.

Family Friendly

Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.

Solo Traveler

31m drive, comfortable solo distance.

EV Driver

0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.

First-Time Driver

Mostly highway driving (57%). Some complex stretches to watch for.

Scenic Drive

Mixed drive route profile with national parks nearby.

Drive Character

This route offers a mixed driving experience with 57% highway. You'll encounter stretches on the Staten Island Expressway, including one uninterrupted segment of 5.2 miles, which allows for consistent speed. As you transition off the expressway onto roads like Church Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway, expect the character of the drive to change, becoming more typical of city streets. The overall profile is a blend of faster highway travel and navigating more local, potentially busier, urban thoroughfares.

Expect a mix of faster highway mileage and slower local approaches near the beginning or end.
There are about 20 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.
Staten Island Expressway is the longest continuous segment at about 5.2 miles.

How Hard Is This Drive?

This route mixes highway mileage with some local-road sections near the start or finish. This route has several spots where lane changes, forks, or exits need your full attention. The trickiest moment comes around 1.2 miles in.

Driving Effort 8/10

Focused - busy navigation packed into a short drive

Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.

This is a short but busy drive. With 15 decision points packed into just 16.4 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 31m.

Where does it get tricky?

The main spots that need attention: at 1.2 miles: Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 2.5 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 3 miles (I 278 / Staten Island Expressway): Merge point - match speed before joining. Lane positioning matters here.

Critical Maneuvers

5 of 15 key points

These are the spots where you need to pay the most attention. Preview them before you drive.

5
1.2 mi into trip | ~3m in

Take the ramp toward NY 440 South: Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Expressway, Staten Island Expressway

Multiple destination signs - pick the right one

Toward NY 440 South: Dr. Martin Luther King Jun...
6
2.5 mi into trip | ~5m in

Take the exit toward I 278 East: Verrazano Bridge, Brooklyn

Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one

Exit 10E Toward I 278 East: Verrazano Bridge, Brooklyn
5
3 mi into trip | ~6m in | I 278 / Staten Island Expressway

Merge onto I 278 / Staten Island Expressway

Merge point - match speed before joining. Lane positioning matters here

Use the straight / slight right lanes.
7
10.4 mi into trip | ~17m in

Take the exit toward I 278 East

Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here

Use the slight right lane. Exit 18 Toward I 278 East
8
10.6 mi into trip | ~17m in

Keep slight right at fork toward Fort Hamilton Parkway

Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here

Use the straight / right lanes. Toward Fort Hamilton Parkway

Towns Mentioned on Route Signs

Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.

Between Mariners Harbor, NY and East Flatbush, NY, road signs point toward Brooklyn and Upper Level.

Brooklyn

2.5 mi in | ~5m

Upper Level

7.5 mi in | ~12m | via I 278

Main Roads

Road Distance Duration
Staten Island Expressway 5.2 mi 7m
Church Avenue 2.8 mi 6m
Fort Hamilton Parkway 2 mi 4m
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge 1.3 mi 1m
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway 1.2 mi 1m
Gowanus Expressway 1 mi 1m
Richmond Terrace 0.7 mi 2m
39th Street 0.4 mi <1m
Longest stretch: Staten Island Expressway — 5.2 mi, about 7m

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Mariners Harbor, NY and East Flatbush, NY.

1

Start on Coonley Court

26 ft · 3 sec · Coonley Court
2

Turn right onto Richmond Terrace

0.7 mi · 2 min · Richmond Terrace
3

Turn right onto Morningstar Road

0.4 mi · 1 min · Morningstar Road
4

Take the ramp

0.1 mi · 13 sec
Toward NY 440 South: Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Expressway, Staten Island Expressway
5

Merge onto NY 440

1.2 mi · 1 min · Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway
6

Take the exit

0.6 mi · 55 sec
Exit 10E Toward I 278 East: Verrazano Bridge, Brooklyn
7

Merge onto I 278

4.4 mi · 6 min · Staten Island Expressway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
8

Keep slight left at fork onto I 278

0.7 mi · 1 min · Staten Island Expressway
Toward Upper Level
9

Continue on I 278

1.3 mi · 1 min · Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
10

Continue on I 278

1.0 mi · 1 min · Gowanus Expressway
11

Take the exit

0.2 mi · 25 sec
Exit 18 Toward I 278 East Use the slight right lane.
12

Keep slight right at fork

0.2 mi · 20 sec
Toward Fort Hamilton Parkway Use the straight / right lanes.
13

Turn right

145 ft · 6 sec
Toward Fort Hamilton Parkway
14

Turn straight onto Fort Hamilton Parkway

2.0 mi · 4 min · Fort Hamilton Parkway
Use the straight / right lanes.
15

Turn right onto 39th Street

0.4 mi · 56 sec · 39th Street
16

Turn left onto 14th Avenue

0.2 mi · 35 sec · 14th Avenue
17

Continue on Church Avenue

2.8 mi · 6 min · Church Avenue
Use the straight lane.
18

Turn left onto Utica Avenue

0.1 mi · 19 sec · Utica Avenue
19

Turn right onto NY 27

49 ft · 0 sec · Linden Boulevard
20

Arrive at destination

NY 27

Fuel & Cost

Regular Gas

$2.70 one way

$5.40 round trip

$4.18/gal 25.4 MPG avg 6 kg CO2
Fuel Type $/gal One Way Round Trip
midgrade $4.52 $2.92 $5.84
premium $4.92 $3.18 $6.36
diesel $5.61 $3.62 $7.24

No toll roads detected on this route.

Drive Cost (one way)

Fuel

$3

Estimated CO2 emission: 5.7 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.

Driving Electric?

About $2 in charging · 0 stops · 67% less CO2

Vehicle Type kWh Stops DC Fast Home Charge
Average EV 4.9 0 $1.72 $0.79
Efficient EV 4.1 0 $1.43 $0.66
EV Truck/SUV 6.6 0 $2.30 $1.05

Gas CO2

6 kg

EV CO2

2 kg (67% less)

This trip is well within single-charge range for most EVs. No charging stops needed if you start fully charged.

DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.

Travel Intel

Current conditions at both ends of the drive.

Forecast as of Apr 16, 2026

Origin

Mariners Harbor, NY

Late night in Mariners Harbor on Saturday

Local time

1:27 AM

EDT

Current temp

69°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Destination

East Flatbush, NY

Late night in East Flatbush on Saturday

Local time

1:27 AM

EDT

Current temp

49°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Time zone

Same local time

Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.

Temperature spread

20 degrees cooler at arrival

A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.

Road read

31m on the road

Use the two city cards together: check the sky where you start, then compare it with the local time and temperature at arrival.

Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.

Frequently Asked Questions

The drive from Mariners Harbor, NY to East Flatbush, NY covers 16.4 miles and takes about 31m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.

The main roads are Staten Island Expressway, Church Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway. Expect a mix of highway and local road driving.

This is a comfortable same-day trip.

The midpoint is about 8.2 miles from Mariners Harbor, NY. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.

At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $2.70 one way. This estimate uses 25.4 MPG — your actual cost will vary with your vehicle's fuel efficiency and current gas prices.

Leave by 9 AM and you'll arrive before lunch. Even a 4 PM departure gets you there before dark in summer.

This is a short but busy drive. With 15 decision points packed into just 16.4 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 31m.

The main spots that need attention: at 1.2 miles: Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 2.5 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 3 miles (I 278 / Staten Island Expressway): Merge point - match speed before joining. Lane positioning matters here.

Between Mariners Harbor, NY and East Flatbush, NY, road signs point toward Brooklyn and Upper Level.

Yes. Nearby national parks include Governors Island National Monument, Statue Of Liberty National Monument and African Burial Ground National Monument. There are 6 parks within detour distance of this route.

How this page is built

Compiled by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy from open government datasets — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for geometry, EIA for fuel prices, and NPS for national parks. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.

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