Best Time to Drive from East Village 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 East Village 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	44	46	54	63	68	67	67	69	79	67	74	99	106	87	62	54	51
Tue	44	45	55	63	65	66	66	68	76	66	78	105	107	87	67	60	55
Wed	43	46	53	65	68	71	65	67	69	69	77	117	111	95	69	59	56
Thu	44	46	55	66	68	68	67	70	77	74	91	112	117	106	79	67	62
Fri	44	46	55	65	69	67	74	85	88	92	119	123	119	94	76	61	57
Sat	46	44	47	51	56	62	70	80	67	76	66	69	75	73	70	62	59
Sun	45	44	47	49	52	57	68	69	70	65	74	76	76	67	61	58	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from East Village to Paterson (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (23 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Village 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 Village to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 43 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Village to Paterson?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	54	63	68	67	67	69	79	67	74	99	106	87	62	54	51
Tue	44	45	55	63	65	66	66	68	76	66	78	105	107	87	67	60	55
Wed	43	46	53	65	68	71	65	67	69	69	77	117	111	95	69	59	56
Thu	44	46	55	66	68	68	67	70	77	74	91	112	117	106	79	67	62
Fri	44	46	55	65	69	67	74	85	88	92	119	123	119	94	76	61	57
Sat	46	44	47	51	56	62	70	80	67	76	66	69	75	73	70	62	59
Sun	45	44	47	49	52	57	68	69	70	65	74	76	76	67	61	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	54	63	68	67	67	69	79	67	74	99	106	87	62	54	51
Tue	44	45	55	63	65	66	66	68	76	66	78	105	107	87	67	60	55
Wed	43	46	53	65	68	71	65	67	69	69	77	117	111	95	69	59	56
Thu	44	46	55	66	68	68	67	70	77	74	91	112	117	106	79	67	62
Fri	44	46	55	65	69	67	74	85	88	92	119	123	119	94	76	61	57
Sat	46	44	47	51	56	62	70	80	67	76	66	69	75	73	70	62	59
Sun	45	44	47	49	52	57	68	69	70	65	74	76	76	67	61	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	54	63	68	67	67	69	79	67	74	99	106	87	62	54	51
Tue	44	45	55	63	65	66	66	68	76	66	78	105	107	87	67	60	55
Wed	43	46	53	65	68	71	65	67	69	69	77	117	111	95	69	59	56
Thu	44	46	55	66	68	68	67	70	77	74	91	112	117	106	79	67	62
Fri	44	46	55	65	69	67	74	85	88	92	119	123	119	94	76	61	57
Sat	46	44	47	51	56	62	70	80	67	76	66	69	75	73	70	62	59
Sun	45	44	47	49	52	57	68	69	70	65	74	76	76	67	61	58	56