Best Time to Drive from Brighton Beach 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 Brighton Beach 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	60	78	99	124	113	103	99	102	96	97	111	132	124	106	83	76	75
Tue	60	80	104	137	132	119	108	105	96	102	119	136	130	112	92	82	80
Wed	61	84	104	135	134	116	110	109	101	106	120	140	139	114	90	81	82
Thu	61	83	107	136	129	123	115	122	110	120	129	146	145	125	99	89	85
Fri	61	78	100	118	107	103	107	114	113	138	160	166	147	125	103	85	78
Sat	61	61	66	74	82	96	107	104	107	105	107	105	110	106	93	88	87
Sun	60	60	63	67	72	82	90	103	97	111	109	109	99	92	85	84	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Brighton Beach to Paterson (via NJ-495 West and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (24 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brighton Beach 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 Brighton Beach to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brighton Beach to Paterson?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 60 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brighton Beach to Paterson?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	78	99	124	113	103	99	102	96	97	111	132	124	106	83	76	75
Tue	60	80	104	137	132	119	108	105	96	102	119	136	130	112	92	82	80
Wed	61	84	104	135	134	116	110	109	101	106	120	140	139	114	90	81	82
Thu	61	83	107	136	129	123	115	122	110	120	129	146	145	125	99	89	85
Fri	61	78	100	118	107	103	107	114	113	138	160	166	147	125	103	85	78
Sat	61	61	66	74	82	96	107	104	107	105	107	105	110	106	93	88	87
Sun	60	60	63	67	72	82	90	103	97	111	109	109	99	92	85	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	78	99	124	113	103	99	102	96	97	111	132	124	106	83	76	75
Tue	60	80	104	137	132	119	108	105	96	102	119	136	130	112	92	82	80
Wed	61	84	104	135	134	116	110	109	101	106	120	140	139	114	90	81	82
Thu	61	83	107	136	129	123	115	122	110	120	129	146	145	125	99	89	85
Fri	61	78	100	118	107	103	107	114	113	138	160	166	147	125	103	85	78
Sat	61	61	66	74	82	96	107	104	107	105	107	105	110	106	93	88	87
Sun	60	60	63	67	72	82	90	103	97	111	109	109	99	92	85	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	78	99	124	113	103	99	102	96	97	111	132	124	106	83	76	75
Tue	60	80	104	137	132	119	108	105	96	102	119	136	130	112	92	82	80
Wed	61	84	104	135	134	116	110	109	101	106	120	140	139	114	90	81	82
Thu	61	83	107	136	129	123	115	122	110	120	129	146	145	125	99	89	85
Fri	61	78	100	118	107	103	107	114	113	138	160	166	147	125	103	85	78
Sat	61	61	66	74	82	96	107	104	107	105	107	105	110	106	93	88	87
Sun	60	60	63	67	72	82	90	103	97	111	109	109	99	92	85	84	82