Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Canarsie 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 75 | 150 | 182 | 183 | 142 | 141 | 165 | 165 | 169 | 193 | 192 | 182 | 145 | 116 | 101 | 90 | 78 |
| Tue | 89 | 149 | 168 | 160 | 172 | 175 | 185 | 179 | 183 | 202 | 204 | 198 | 155 | 125 | 107 | 87 | 98 |
| Wed | 88 | 159 | 172 | 171 | 138 | 136 | 155 | 176 | 195 | 206 | 216 | 201 | 174 | 132 | 118 | 93 | 84 |
| Thu | 118 | 151 | 161 | 163 | 145 | 131 | 174 | 180 | 185 | 207 | 212 | 201 | 185 | 161 | 131 | 112 | 90 |
| Fri | 90 | 149 | 175 | 141 | 183 | 155 | 184 | 187 | 207 | 230 | 241 | 231 | 219 | 211 | 169 | 134 | 116 |
| Sat | 68 | 67 | 84 | 106 | 136 | 147 | 167 | 166 | 173 | 177 | 183 | 172 | 161 | 157 | 137 | 138 | 126 |
| Sun | 65 | 65 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 103 | 114 | 123 | 150 | 159 | 157 | 157 | 141 | 130 | 124 | 136 | 117 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Canarsie to Paterson (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 241 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 187 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (183 minutes).
About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (29 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Canarsie 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 Canarsie to Paterson?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 241 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Canarsie to Paterson?
The 41-mile drive usually takes 75 to 241 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 187 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Canarsie to Paterson?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 241 minutes.