Best Time to Drive from Bayside to Paterson

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 Bayside to Paterson 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	49	86	138	140	125	92	97	126	126	147	148	144	126	87	59	54	49
Tue	43	82	130	119	101	111	115	127	134	144	150	151	138	99	74	56	63
Wed	44	76	132	132	108	89	109	129	134	141	156	156	134	116	79	64	54
Thu	51	88	123	123	98	102	126	134	133	128	162	156	135	126	95	73	65
Fri	46	78	122	125	104	114	126	129	137	147	176	162	154	149	138	99	75
Sat	43	41	46	57	73	92	110	129	123	138	132	133	116	100	94	98	81
Sun	42	41	44	43	50	72	76	84	100	113	111	109	102	76	78	74	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Bayside to Paterson (via I-95 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 176 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 129 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (138 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (14 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bayside to central Paterson 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 Bayside to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 176 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bayside to Paterson?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 43 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 129 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bayside to Paterson?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 176 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	86	138	140	125	92	97	126	126	147	148	144	126	87	59	54	49
Tue	43	82	130	119	101	111	115	127	134	144	150	151	138	99	74	56	63
Wed	44	76	132	132	108	89	109	129	134	141	156	156	134	116	79	64	54
Thu	51	88	123	123	98	102	126	134	133	128	162	156	135	126	95	73	65
Fri	46	78	122	125	104	114	126	129	137	147	176	162	154	149	138	99	75
Sat	43	41	46	57	73	92	110	129	123	138	132	133	116	100	94	98	81
Sun	42	41	44	43	50	72	76	84	100	113	111	109	102	76	78	74	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	86	138	140	125	92	97	126	126	147	148	144	126	87	59	54	49
Tue	43	82	130	119	101	111	115	127	134	144	150	151	138	99	74	56	63
Wed	44	76	132	132	108	89	109	129	134	141	156	156	134	116	79	64	54
Thu	51	88	123	123	98	102	126	134	133	128	162	156	135	126	95	73	65
Fri	46	78	122	125	104	114	126	129	137	147	176	162	154	149	138	99	75
Sat	43	41	46	57	73	92	110	129	123	138	132	133	116	100	94	98	81
Sun	42	41	44	43	50	72	76	84	100	113	111	109	102	76	78	74	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	86	138	140	125	92	97	126	126	147	148	144	126	87	59	54	49
Tue	43	82	130	119	101	111	115	127	134	144	150	151	138	99	74	56	63
Wed	44	76	132	132	108	89	109	129	134	141	156	156	134	116	79	64	54
Thu	51	88	123	123	98	102	126	134	133	128	162	156	135	126	95	73	65
Fri	46	78	122	125	104	114	126	129	137	147	176	162	154	149	138	99	75
Sat	43	41	46	57	73	92	110	129	123	138	132	133	116	100	94	98	81
Sun	42	41	44	43	50	72	76	84	100	113	111	109	102	76	78	74	87