Best Time to Drive from Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway 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	76	151	173	161	146	145	158	157	163	178	179	181	150	120	110	101	99
Tue	74	141	166	160	131	144	162	158	167	176	183	183	158	124	111	98	105
Wed	73	128	175	153	133	135	155	154	158	165	189	188	168	132	118	106	95
Thu	83	149	171	159	138	139	169	169	176	185	192	185	179	158	128	108	98
Fri	83	149	172	155	150	163	167	172	188	204	216	208	194	176	149	122	111
Sat	79	79	82	91	115	127	138	142	144	163	169	165	157	149	133	124	117
Sun	73	79	77	79	89	106	114	121	141	154	152	155	136	122	119	120	115

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 73 minutes and up to 216 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 168 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (172 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 91 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 73 minutes then, versus up to 216 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 73 to 216 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 168 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Paterson?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 216 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	151	173	161	146	145	158	157	163	178	179	181	150	120	110	101	99
Tue	74	141	166	160	131	144	162	158	167	176	183	183	158	124	111	98	105
Wed	73	128	175	153	133	135	155	154	158	165	189	188	168	132	118	106	95
Thu	83	149	171	159	138	139	169	169	176	185	192	185	179	158	128	108	98
Fri	83	149	172	155	150	163	167	172	188	204	216	208	194	176	149	122	111
Sat	79	79	82	91	115	127	138	142	144	163	169	165	157	149	133	124	117
Sun	73	79	77	79	89	106	114	121	141	154	152	155	136	122	119	120	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	151	173	161	146	145	158	157	163	178	179	181	150	120	110	101	99
Tue	74	141	166	160	131	144	162	158	167	176	183	183	158	124	111	98	105
Wed	73	128	175	153	133	135	155	154	158	165	189	188	168	132	118	106	95
Thu	83	149	171	159	138	139	169	169	176	185	192	185	179	158	128	108	98
Fri	83	149	172	155	150	163	167	172	188	204	216	208	194	176	149	122	111
Sat	79	79	82	91	115	127	138	142	144	163	169	165	157	149	133	124	117
Sun	73	79	77	79	89	106	114	121	141	154	152	155	136	122	119	120	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	151	173	161	146	145	158	157	163	178	179	181	150	120	110	101	99
Tue	74	141	166	160	131	144	162	158	167	176	183	183	158	124	111	98	105
Wed	73	128	175	153	133	135	155	154	158	165	189	188	168	132	118	106	95
Thu	83	149	171	159	138	139	169	169	176	185	192	185	179	158	128	108	98
Fri	83	149	172	155	150	163	167	172	188	204	216	208	194	176	149	122	111
Sat	79	79	82	91	115	127	138	142	144	163	169	165	157	149	133	124	117
Sun	73	79	77	79	89	106	114	121	141	154	152	155	136	122	119	120	115