How far is Stafford, NY from Islip, NY?

The driving distance from Stafford, NY to Islip, NY is about 390.6 miles (628.6 km), with a travel time of about 06h 42m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 294.7 miles (474.2 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 13h 25m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT.
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Quick Snapshot
Road
390.6 mi
06h 42m
Flight
294.64 mi
474.17 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
294.64 mi
Kilometers
474.17 km
Flight Time
00h 35m

Driving Distance

Road route
390.6 mi
Kilometers
628.61 km
Drive Time
06h 42m

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Drive time stays fixed at 06h 42m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Islip
Sat, Apr 18, 5:50 AM EDT
Return by in Stafford
Sat, Apr 18, 12:32 PM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Stafford
2026-04-17T23:07
Arrive Islip
Sat, Apr 18, 5:50 AM EDT
Route Timing
06h 42m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
12:43 PM to 2:13 PM EDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
10:34 PM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Stafford
8:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Riverside
NY

City in Steuben County, New York, United States of America

From Stafford
196 mi
03h 21m
To Islip
194.6 mi
03h 21m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
64°F
Friday

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Starts
Fri, Apr 17 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
6 to 9 mph NW
Destination
73°F
Friday

Chance Rain Showers

Starts
Fri, Apr 17 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
5 to 8 mph SW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Stafford and Islip.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Stafford and Islip.

  1. 1

    Start on East Main Street Road

    2 mi · 3 min · East Main Street Road

  2. 2

    Continue on West Main Road

    1.5 mi · 2 min · West Main Road

  3. 3

    Continue on West Main Street

    1.2 km · 1 min · West Main Street

  4. 4

    Turn right onto Clay Street

    2162 ft · 37 sec · Clay Street

  5. 5

    Continue on Wolcott Street

    1228 ft · 21 sec · Wolcott Street

  6. 6

    Continue on Warsaw Road

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Warsaw Road

  7. 7

    Continue on Lake Street

    5.4 mi · 8 min · Lake Street

  8. 8

    Turn left onto Big Tree Road

    4.1 mi · 6 min · Big Tree Road

  9. 9

    Continue on State Highway 63

    1.1 km · 55 sec · State Highway 63

  10. 10

    Continue on Genesee Street

    7.5 mi · 11 min · Genesee Street

  11. 11

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Genesee Street

    33 m · 2 sec · Genesee Street

  12. 12

    Exit the roundabout onto Genesee Street

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Genesee Street

  13. 13

    Merge slight left onto Geneseo-Mount Morris Road

    3.3 mi · 4 min · Geneseo-Mount Morris Road

  14. 14

    Continue on Mount Morris-Geneseo Road

    1615 ft · 32 sec · Mount Morris-Geneseo Road

  15. 15

    Take the ramp left

    2173 ft · 53 sec

  16. 16

    Merge slight left onto Genesee Expressway

    38.2 mi · 44 min · Genesee Expressway

  17. 17

    Merge slight right onto Southern Tier Expressway

    104.5 mi · 2 hr 2 min · Southern Tier Expressway

  18. 18

    Keep slight right to continue on I 81 South: Scranton

    53.4 mi · 1 hr 3 min

  19. 19

    Keep slight right to continue on Grand Army of the Republic Highway

    1.2 km · 1 min · Grand Army of the Republic Highway

  20. 20

    Continue on I 84 East, I 380 South: Mount Pocono, Milford

    3.7 mi · 5 min

  21. 21

    Keep slight right to continue on I 380 South: Mount Pocono

    23.6 mi · 26 min

  22. 22

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Stroudsburg

    1 mi · 1 min

  23. 23

    Merge slight right onto Keystone Shortway

    80 mi · 1 hr 37 min · Keystone Shortway

  24. 24

    Keep slight right to continue on Christopher Columbus Highway

    5.5 mi · 6 min · Christopher Columbus Highway

  25. 25

    Keep slight left to continue on I 95 North: George Washington Bridge, New York City

    1503 ft · 23 sec

  26. 26

    Keep slight right to continue on Leonia, Teaneck

    2128 ft · 38 sec

  27. 27

    Turn right onto Leonia

    1032 ft · 35 sec

  28. 28

    Turn straight onto Degraw Avenue

    138 m · 9 sec · Degraw Avenue

  29. 29

    Continue on Fort Lee Road

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Fort Lee Road

  30. 30

    Continue on Main Street

    143 m · 13 sec · Main Street

  31. 31

    Take the ramp left toward George Washington Bridge

    144 m · 12 sec

  32. 32

    Merge slight left onto Bergen Boulevard

    1552 ft · 29 sec · Bergen Boulevard

  33. 33

    Take the exit slight left toward George Washington Bridge Upper Level

    95 m · 5 sec

  34. 34

    Merge slight left

    1649 ft · 20 sec

  35. 35

    Keep slight left

    1.3 km · 1 min

  36. 36

    Continue on George Washington Bridge (upper level)

    3174 ft · 1 min · George Washington Bridge (upper level)

  37. 37

    Continue on Trans-Manhattan Expressway

    1.2 km · 1 min · Trans-Manhattan Expressway

  38. 38

    Continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

    4.7 mi · 6 min · Cross Bronx Expressway

  39. 39

    Keep slight right to continue on Cross Bronx Expressway

    2 mi · 3 min · Cross Bronx Expressway

  40. 40

    Merge slight left onto Throgs Neck Expressway

    3271 ft · 58 sec · Throgs Neck Expressway

  41. 41

    Continue on Throgs Neck Bridge

    2 mi · 3 min · Throgs Neck Bridge

  42. 42

    Continue on Clearview Expressway

    5 mi · 5 min · Clearview Expressway

  43. 43

    Continue on Hollis Court Boulevard

    1.2 km · 1 min · Hollis Court Boulevard

  44. 44

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Jamaica Avenue

    1117 ft · 35 sec · Jamaica Avenue

  45. 45

    Turn right onto Hempstead Avenue

    1.4 km · 2 min · Hempstead Avenue

  46. 46

    Turn right onto 225th Street

    69 m · 10 sec · 225th Street

  47. 47

    Take the ramp straight toward Cross Island Parkway South, Verrazano Bridge

    1171 ft · 29 sec

  48. 48

    Merge slight left onto Cross Island Parkway

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Cross Island Parkway

  49. 49

    Take the exit slight left toward Southern State Parkway East, Eastern Long Island

    2383 ft · 1 min

  50. 50

    Merge slight left onto Southern State Parkway

    24.5 mi · 31 min · Southern State Parkway

  51. 51

    Keep slight left to continue on Southern State Parkway

    1072 ft · 16 sec · Southern State Parkway

  52. 52

    Take the exit slight right toward Bay Shore Road South, Bay Shore

    1044 ft · 30 sec

  53. 53

    Turn straight onto Bay Shore Road

    2667 ft · 1 min · Bay Shore Road

  54. 54

    Continue on Howells Road

    1845 ft · 46 sec · Howells Road

  55. 55

    Turn straight onto Sunrise Highway

    104 m · 7 sec · Sunrise Highway

  56. 56

    Keep slight right to continue on Howells Road

    3115 ft · 2 min · Howells Road

  57. 57

    Continue on Roosevelt Street

    1248 ft · 25 sec · Roosevelt Street

  58. 58

    Continue on 3rd Avenue

    1 km · 1 min · 3rd Avenue

  59. 59

    At the end of the road, turn left onto East Main Street

    1.1 mi · 2 min · East Main Street

  60. 60

    Continue on Montauk Highway

    1014 ft · 17 sec · Montauk Highway

  61. 61

    Continue on Main Street

    1.2 km · 1 min · Main Street

  62. 62

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Main Street

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Stafford and Islip.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
62 steps
12 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
17
9 merges, 8 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
15.9 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
Southern Tier Expressway
105 mi · 27%
Keystone Shortway
80 mi · 20%
I 81 South
53.4 mi · 14%
Genesee Expressway
38.2 mi · 10%
Southern State Parkway
24.7 mi · 6%
I 380 South
23.6 mi · 6%
Longest Stretch

Southern Tier Expressway

Merge slight right onto Southern Tier Expressway

105 mi · 02h 02m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
06h 42m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
13h 26m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+95.9 mi
294.7 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Riverside
03h 21m from Stafford
Leave By
10:34 PM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy leaving Stafford and Chance Rain Showers near Islip.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Stafford to Islip?

The road trip is about 390.6 miles (628.6 km) and usually takes 06h 42m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Riverside is a useful midpoint, sitting about 196 miles from Stafford and 194.6 miles from Islip.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 294.7 miles (474.2 km), while the road route adds roughly 95.9 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $55.24 one way or $110.49 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 122.5 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy around Stafford and Chance Rain Showers near Islip.

Stop Ideas Near Riverside

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Riverside, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Riverside.

BUS

Scranton, PA

67 mi away
23 Lackawanna Avenue
BUS

Wilkes-Barre, PA

85 mi away
47 South Washington Street
BUS

White Haven, PA

104 mi away
I-476, Exit 95/I-80, Exit 277, at Hwy 940

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Stafford and Islip. Straight-line distance: 294.64 mi (474.17 km).

Stafford

#1 Stafford

Human settlement in Genesee County, New York, United States of America

Population2,312
Coordinates42.9817300, -78.0739000
Altitude272
CountryUnited States
Islip

#2 Islip

This Long Island community is situated on the south shore of Suffolk County, New York, at an elevation of 13 feet.

Population322,328
Coordinates40.7298200, -73.2103900
Altitude4
CountryUnited States
Start: East Main Street Road (-78.073903, 42.98172)
End: Main Street (-73.210382, 40.729789)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 629 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)13h 00m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)09h 45m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)07h 48m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)06h 30m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)05h 34m
80 mph (129 km/h)04h 52m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
13.78 gal
52.17 L · about $55.24
Round trip
$110.49
27.56 gal · 104.34 L
Estimated CO2
122.5 kg one way
Round trip: 244.9 kg / 540 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.01 $55.24 $110.49
Mid-grade $4.48 $61.75 $123.50
Premium $4.86 $66.98 $133.97
Diesel $4.69 $64.68 $129.37

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in New York · Apr 18, 2026

There is no time difference between Stafford and Islip. The current time is 23:07:03.

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How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.