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	55	64	68	69	68	70	80	68	72	102	106	91	61	55	52
Tue	44	45	55	63	65	67	67	70	76	68	81	109	109	90	68	57	55
Wed	43	46	52	63	67	73	66	69	71	68	77	117	110	97	71	59	56
Thu	44	46	55	65	69	69	69	70	78	74	97	112	117	108	77	65	62
Fri	44	46	55	66	67	68	75	89	88	93	119	123	120	100	78	62	56
Sat	45	45	47	52	58	66	72	86	69	76	67	69	75	74	72	64	59
Sun	44	43	47	48	52	56	69	69	71	63	75	83	84	68	61	56	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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (88 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 74 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	55	64	68	69	68	70	80	68	72	102	106	91	61	55	52
Tue	44	45	55	63	65	67	67	70	76	68	81	109	109	90	68	57	55
Wed	43	46	52	63	67	73	66	69	71	68	77	117	110	97	71	59	56
Thu	44	46	55	65	69	69	69	70	78	74	97	112	117	108	77	65	62
Fri	44	46	55	66	67	68	75	89	88	93	119	123	120	100	78	62	56
Sat	45	45	47	52	58	66	72	86	69	76	67	69	75	74	72	64	59
Sun	44	43	47	48	52	56	69	69	71	63	75	83	84	68	61	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	55	64	68	69	68	70	80	68	72	102	106	91	61	55	52
Tue	44	45	55	63	65	67	67	70	76	68	81	109	109	90	68	57	55
Wed	43	46	52	63	67	73	66	69	71	68	77	117	110	97	71	59	56
Thu	44	46	55	65	69	69	69	70	78	74	97	112	117	108	77	65	62
Fri	44	46	55	66	67	68	75	89	88	93	119	123	120	100	78	62	56
Sat	45	45	47	52	58	66	72	86	69	76	67	69	75	74	72	64	59
Sun	44	43	47	48	52	56	69	69	71	63	75	83	84	68	61	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	55	64	68	69	68	70	80	68	72	102	106	91	61	55	52
Tue	44	45	55	63	65	67	67	70	76	68	81	109	109	90	68	57	55
Wed	43	46	52	63	67	73	66	69	71	68	77	117	110	97	71	59	56
Thu	44	46	55	65	69	69	69	70	78	74	97	112	117	108	77	65	62
Fri	44	46	55	66	67	68	75	89	88	93	119	123	120	100	78	62	56
Sat	45	45	47	52	58	66	72	86	69	76	67	69	75	74	72	64	59
Sun	44	43	47	48	52	56	69	69	71	63	75	83	84	68	61	56	56