Best Time to Drive from Levittown 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 Levittown 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	99	173	184	173	137	179	201	192	177	179	171	173	148	127	110	93	86
Tue	98	179	173	164	154	198	215	209	193	190	171	164	163	152	118	95	94
Wed	98	197	182	168	146	205	212	203	198	192	184	170	178	163	134	98	90
Thu	108	158	171	157	146	215	215	195	177	194	185	168	188	170	141	109	95
Fri	89	170	173	152	143	185	182	200	191	204	182	190	201	202	179	139	101
Sat	79	82	88	98	137	148	161	161	171	172	164	164	155	150	151	131	124
Sun	76	77	75	86	90	115	129	144	146	151	152	144	132	127	131	138	121

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Levittown to Paterson (via I-95 West and I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 222 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 196 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (172 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (37 to 100 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Levittown 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 Levittown to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 222 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 86 to 222 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 196 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Levittown to Paterson?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 222 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	173	184	173	137	179	201	192	177	179	171	173	148	127	110	93	86
Tue	98	179	173	164	154	198	215	209	193	190	171	164	163	152	118	95	94
Wed	98	197	182	168	146	205	212	203	198	192	184	170	178	163	134	98	90
Thu	108	158	171	157	146	215	215	195	177	194	185	168	188	170	141	109	95
Fri	89	170	173	152	143	185	182	200	191	204	182	190	201	202	179	139	101
Sat	79	82	88	98	137	148	161	161	171	172	164	164	155	150	151	131	124
Sun	76	77	75	86	90	115	129	144	146	151	152	144	132	127	131	138	121

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	173	184	173	137	179	201	192	177	179	171	173	148	127	110	93	86
Tue	98	179	173	164	154	198	215	209	193	190	171	164	163	152	118	95	94
Wed	98	197	182	168	146	205	212	203	198	192	184	170	178	163	134	98	90
Thu	108	158	171	157	146	215	215	195	177	194	185	168	188	170	141	109	95
Fri	89	170	173	152	143	185	182	200	191	204	182	190	201	202	179	139	101
Sat	79	82	88	98	137	148	161	161	171	172	164	164	155	150	151	131	124
Sun	76	77	75	86	90	115	129	144	146	151	152	144	132	127	131	138	121

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	173	184	173	137	179	201	192	177	179	171	173	148	127	110	93	86
Tue	98	179	173	164	154	198	215	209	193	190	171	164	163	152	118	95	94
Wed	98	197	182	168	146	205	212	203	198	192	184	170	178	163	134	98	90
Thu	108	158	171	157	146	215	215	195	177	194	185	168	188	170	141	109	95
Fri	89	170	173	152	143	185	182	200	191	204	182	190	201	202	179	139	101
Sat	79	82	88	98	137	148	161	161	171	172	164	164	155	150	151	131	124
Sun	76	77	75	86	90	115	129	144	146	151	152	144	132	127	131	138	121