Best Time to Drive from Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove 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	80	146	181	160	144	177	198	187	175	175	168	171	147	120	103	86	76
Tue	78	154	163	164	138	197	201	202	187	185	167	158	159	145	110	86	84
Wed	78	182	185	165	136	187	205	189	191	187	179	166	178	156	124	88	79
Thu	82	149	171	158	139	206	206	190	177	191	179	164	193	168	137	97	84
Fri	73	150	169	140	137	181	181	198	191	205	180	188	191	185	155	130	92
Sat	70	71	78	87	123	130	149	148	154	165	152	154	150	153	135	121	107
Sun	67	69	68	72	84	111	122	132	141	146	140	141	131	121	118	121	106

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Glen Cove to Paterson (via I-95 West and I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 209 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 190 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (165 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (35 to 97 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 209 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Glen Cove to Paterson?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 73 to 209 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 190 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Glen Cove to Paterson?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 209 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	146	181	160	144	177	198	187	175	175	168	171	147	120	103	86	76
Tue	78	154	163	164	138	197	201	202	187	185	167	158	159	145	110	86	84
Wed	78	182	185	165	136	187	205	189	191	187	179	166	178	156	124	88	79
Thu	82	149	171	158	139	206	206	190	177	191	179	164	193	168	137	97	84
Fri	73	150	169	140	137	181	181	198	191	205	180	188	191	185	155	130	92
Sat	70	71	78	87	123	130	149	148	154	165	152	154	150	153	135	121	107
Sun	67	69	68	72	84	111	122	132	141	146	140	141	131	121	118	121	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	146	181	160	144	177	198	187	175	175	168	171	147	120	103	86	76
Tue	78	154	163	164	138	197	201	202	187	185	167	158	159	145	110	86	84
Wed	78	182	185	165	136	187	205	189	191	187	179	166	178	156	124	88	79
Thu	82	149	171	158	139	206	206	190	177	191	179	164	193	168	137	97	84
Fri	73	150	169	140	137	181	181	198	191	205	180	188	191	185	155	130	92
Sat	70	71	78	87	123	130	149	148	154	165	152	154	150	153	135	121	107
Sun	67	69	68	72	84	111	122	132	141	146	140	141	131	121	118	121	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	146	181	160	144	177	198	187	175	175	168	171	147	120	103	86	76
Tue	78	154	163	164	138	197	201	202	187	185	167	158	159	145	110	86	84
Wed	78	182	185	165	136	187	205	189	191	187	179	166	178	156	124	88	79
Thu	82	149	171	158	139	206	206	190	177	191	179	164	193	168	137	97	84
Fri	73	150	169	140	137	181	181	198	191	205	180	188	191	185	155	130	92
Sat	70	71	78	87	123	130	149	148	154	165	152	154	150	153	135	121	107
Sun	67	69	68	72	84	111	122	132	141	146	140	141	131	121	118	121	106