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Best Time to Drive from Far Rockaway to Paterson

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Far Rockaway to Paterson by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon811381661681421401471631601701731711451151078979
Tue801271651641601801731751691771781781581301139495
Wed801441681591351371511621741741911841671331169788
Thu1041451611661301261671681601711821751671501229684
Fri79151163151145165164170189199212191195180161127115
Sat72768897111127147165158173173171153150130125113
Sun6971739391105115134144158149153135119114118109

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Far Rockaway to Paterson (via I-95 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 212 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 169 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (174 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (34 to 88 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 212 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Far Rockaway to Paterson?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 79 to 212 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 169 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Paterson?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 212 minutes.

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