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Best Time to Drive from Hempstead to Paterson

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hempstead to Paterson by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon69128164195158129133151146183183193162121847571
Tue61139180174136137149163163184191194163123947891
Wed641401701631421191511591761782041831731281158172
Thu741331651611541541581631671842031861821591229286
Fri6512115915413115715916318718922020520719017213598
Sat59596785108120147167153182158162140158129127109
Sun6060636574105109118141154149150135105110110122

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Hempstead to Paterson (via I-95 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 220 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 165 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (182 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (27 to 84 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead 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 Hempstead to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 220 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 61 to 220 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 165 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Paterson?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 220 minutes.

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