Best Time to Drive from Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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	69	131	167	186	161	137	134	152	143	179	184	191	161	114	85	75	71
Tue	62	129	175	169	137	135	147	158	159	175	190	192	157	124	98	77	90
Wed	65	142	173	172	143	119	143	155	161	174	205	182	179	133	117	81	71
Thu	73	135	170	168	147	151	148	160	158	181	202	185	184	156	132	94	84
Fri	64	124	183	152	133	156	153	165	186	192	219	208	197	179	161	127	95
Sat	60	58	67	81	104	114	139	155	145	177	153	161	140	157	124	124	103
Sun	60	60	63	66	73	103	110	117	137	156	151	150	133	110	111	107	113

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 62 minutes and up to 220 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 161 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (177 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (28 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 62 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 62 to 220 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 161 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Paterson?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 220 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	131	167	186	161	137	134	152	143	179	184	191	161	114	85	75	71
Tue	62	129	175	169	137	135	147	158	159	175	190	192	157	124	98	77	90
Wed	65	142	173	172	143	119	143	155	161	174	205	182	179	133	117	81	71
Thu	73	135	170	168	147	151	148	160	158	181	202	185	184	156	132	94	84
Fri	64	124	183	152	133	156	153	165	186	192	219	208	197	179	161	127	95
Sat	60	58	67	81	104	114	139	155	145	177	153	161	140	157	124	124	103
Sun	60	60	63	66	73	103	110	117	137	156	151	150	133	110	111	107	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	131	167	186	161	137	134	152	143	179	184	191	161	114	85	75	71
Tue	62	129	175	169	137	135	147	158	159	175	190	192	157	124	98	77	90
Wed	65	142	173	172	143	119	143	155	161	174	205	182	179	133	117	81	71
Thu	73	135	170	168	147	151	148	160	158	181	202	185	184	156	132	94	84
Fri	64	124	183	152	133	156	153	165	186	192	219	208	197	179	161	127	95
Sat	60	58	67	81	104	114	139	155	145	177	153	161	140	157	124	124	103
Sun	60	60	63	66	73	103	110	117	137	156	151	150	133	110	111	107	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	131	167	186	161	137	134	152	143	179	184	191	161	114	85	75	71
Tue	62	129	175	169	137	135	147	158	159	175	190	192	157	124	98	77	90
Wed	65	142	173	172	143	119	143	155	161	174	205	182	179	133	117	81	71
Thu	73	135	170	168	147	151	148	160	158	181	202	185	184	156	132	94	84
Fri	64	124	183	152	133	156	153	165	186	192	219	208	197	179	161	127	95
Sat	60	58	67	81	104	114	139	155	145	177	153	161	140	157	124	124	103
Sun	60	60	63	66	73	103	110	117	137	156	151	150	133	110	111	107	113