Best Time to Drive from Elmont 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 Elmont 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	57	107	135	147	124	108	120	140	137	145	148	150	135	97	71	65	60
Tue	55	103	151	138	121	118	126	134	143	144	148	150	132	107	86	68	67
Wed	55	103	154	132	117	107	115	138	135	151	156	141	134	125	90	71	64
Thu	60	102	145	147	114	110	128	144	143	140	156	146	137	138	108	83	72
Fri	57	97	139	139	119	133	139	145	153	150	167	154	147	144	130	102	84
Sat	54	53	57	66	84	103	120	129	128	142	128	133	127	125	103	99	82
Sun	53	52	53	53	63	79	89	97	107	121	113	113	108	90	84	82	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Elmont to Paterson (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 139 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (147 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (24 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmont 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 Elmont to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elmont to Paterson?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 55 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 139 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Paterson?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	107	135	147	124	108	120	140	137	145	148	150	135	97	71	65	60
Tue	55	103	151	138	121	118	126	134	143	144	148	150	132	107	86	68	67
Wed	55	103	154	132	117	107	115	138	135	151	156	141	134	125	90	71	64
Thu	60	102	145	147	114	110	128	144	143	140	156	146	137	138	108	83	72
Fri	57	97	139	139	119	133	139	145	153	150	167	154	147	144	130	102	84
Sat	54	53	57	66	84	103	120	129	128	142	128	133	127	125	103	99	82
Sun	53	52	53	53	63	79	89	97	107	121	113	113	108	90	84	82	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	107	135	147	124	108	120	140	137	145	148	150	135	97	71	65	60
Tue	55	103	151	138	121	118	126	134	143	144	148	150	132	107	86	68	67
Wed	55	103	154	132	117	107	115	138	135	151	156	141	134	125	90	71	64
Thu	60	102	145	147	114	110	128	144	143	140	156	146	137	138	108	83	72
Fri	57	97	139	139	119	133	139	145	153	150	167	154	147	144	130	102	84
Sat	54	53	57	66	84	103	120	129	128	142	128	133	127	125	103	99	82
Sun	53	52	53	53	63	79	89	97	107	121	113	113	108	90	84	82	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	107	135	147	124	108	120	140	137	145	148	150	135	97	71	65	60
Tue	55	103	151	138	121	118	126	134	143	144	148	150	132	107	86	68	67
Wed	55	103	154	132	117	107	115	138	135	151	156	141	134	125	90	71	64
Thu	60	102	145	147	114	110	128	144	143	140	156	146	137	138	108	83	72
Fri	57	97	139	139	119	133	139	145	153	150	167	154	147	144	130	102	84
Sat	54	53	57	66	84	103	120	129	128	142	128	133	127	125	103	99	82
Sun	53	52	53	53	63	79	89	97	107	121	113	113	108	90	84	82	87