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	88	141	142	119	95	105	124	121	144	147	146	134	95	62	56	49
Tue	44	83	130	122	104	111	119	126	133	136	150	149	135	95	75	56	63
Wed	46	81	134	133	111	91	106	128	131	140	157	156	137	114	88	63	53
Thu	50	88	123	129	100	101	115	127	133	131	159	157	140	134	99	74	64
Fri	47	78	131	129	110	117	127	133	143	152	176	162	157	145	128	90	75
Sat	44	42	47	55	74	88	110	116	115	136	127	129	114	99	90	96	76
Sun	43	42	44	43	50	73	78	87	100	113	110	109	101	83	77	72	81

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 44 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 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (136 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (15 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 44 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 44 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 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	88	141	142	119	95	105	124	121	144	147	146	134	95	62	56	49
Tue	44	83	130	122	104	111	119	126	133	136	150	149	135	95	75	56	63
Wed	46	81	134	133	111	91	106	128	131	140	157	156	137	114	88	63	53
Thu	50	88	123	129	100	101	115	127	133	131	159	157	140	134	99	74	64
Fri	47	78	131	129	110	117	127	133	143	152	176	162	157	145	128	90	75
Sat	44	42	47	55	74	88	110	116	115	136	127	129	114	99	90	96	76
Sun	43	42	44	43	50	73	78	87	100	113	110	109	101	83	77	72	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	88	141	142	119	95	105	124	121	144	147	146	134	95	62	56	49
Tue	44	83	130	122	104	111	119	126	133	136	150	149	135	95	75	56	63
Wed	46	81	134	133	111	91	106	128	131	140	157	156	137	114	88	63	53
Thu	50	88	123	129	100	101	115	127	133	131	159	157	140	134	99	74	64
Fri	47	78	131	129	110	117	127	133	143	152	176	162	157	145	128	90	75
Sat	44	42	47	55	74	88	110	116	115	136	127	129	114	99	90	96	76
Sun	43	42	44	43	50	73	78	87	100	113	110	109	101	83	77	72	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	88	141	142	119	95	105	124	121	144	147	146	134	95	62	56	49
Tue	44	83	130	122	104	111	119	126	133	136	150	149	135	95	75	56	63
Wed	46	81	134	133	111	91	106	128	131	140	157	156	137	114	88	63	53
Thu	50	88	123	129	100	101	115	127	133	131	159	157	140	134	99	74	64
Fri	47	78	131	129	110	117	127	133	143	152	176	162	157	145	128	90	75
Sat	44	42	47	55	74	88	110	116	115	136	127	129	114	99	90	96	76
Sun	43	42	44	43	50	73	78	87	100	113	110	109	101	83	77	72	81