Best Time to Drive from Manhattan to Passaic

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 Manhattan to Passaic 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	27	27	32	40	42	40	42	39	48	40	44	55	67	58	40	34	32
Tue	26	27	33	39	41	41	42	41	47	39	50	67	65	60	43	35	34
Wed	26	28	32	39	42	45	41	41	42	39	47	63	68	62	44	35	32
Thu	26	27	32	41	47	42	43	44	53	45	56	66	71	67	49	39	38
Fri	26	27	32	40	42	39	45	53	54	55	71	79	74	66	50	39	35
Sat	28	26	28	31	34	39	45	53	43	46	43	42	50	46	44	37	37
Sun	27	26	28	29	32	34	42	43	47	37	45	49	51	41	38	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Manhattan to Passaic (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (10 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Passaic 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 Manhattan to Passaic?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manhattan to Passaic?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 26 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Passaic?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	32	40	42	40	42	39	48	40	44	55	67	58	40	34	32
Tue	26	27	33	39	41	41	42	41	47	39	50	67	65	60	43	35	34
Wed	26	28	32	39	42	45	41	41	42	39	47	63	68	62	44	35	32
Thu	26	27	32	41	47	42	43	44	53	45	56	66	71	67	49	39	38
Fri	26	27	32	40	42	39	45	53	54	55	71	79	74	66	50	39	35
Sat	28	26	28	31	34	39	45	53	43	46	43	42	50	46	44	37	37
Sun	27	26	28	29	32	34	42	43	47	37	45	49	51	41	38	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	32	40	42	40	42	39	48	40	44	55	67	58	40	34	32
Tue	26	27	33	39	41	41	42	41	47	39	50	67	65	60	43	35	34
Wed	26	28	32	39	42	45	41	41	42	39	47	63	68	62	44	35	32
Thu	26	27	32	41	47	42	43	44	53	45	56	66	71	67	49	39	38
Fri	26	27	32	40	42	39	45	53	54	55	71	79	74	66	50	39	35
Sat	28	26	28	31	34	39	45	53	43	46	43	42	50	46	44	37	37
Sun	27	26	28	29	32	34	42	43	47	37	45	49	51	41	38	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	32	40	42	40	42	39	48	40	44	55	67	58	40	34	32
Tue	26	27	33	39	41	41	42	41	47	39	50	67	65	60	43	35	34
Wed	26	28	32	39	42	45	41	41	42	39	47	63	68	62	44	35	32
Thu	26	27	32	41	47	42	43	44	53	45	56	66	71	67	49	39	38
Fri	26	27	32	40	42	39	45	53	54	55	71	79	74	66	50	39	35
Sat	28	26	28	31	34	39	45	53	43	46	43	42	50	46	44	37	37
Sun	27	26	28	29	32	34	42	43	47	37	45	49	51	41	38	35	34