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Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to Paterson

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from East Meadow to Paterson by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon931631851661411822011921791811731751471211069083
Tue911591651601521982062041891891701631671481159291
Wed901891891701421982101981921901811691791631299486
Thu10715617216413720821219417919418116819717314010691
Fri8715617514614318618520119320718418819519217213397
Sat76788491125145161162168173170168163155143126116
Sun7274737888116133140146153147141132127127131114

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from East Meadow to Paterson (via I-95 West and I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 214 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 194 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (173 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (37 to 99 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Meadow 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 East Meadow to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 214 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Meadow to Paterson?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 83 to 214 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 194 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Paterson?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 214 minutes.

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