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.

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Manhattan to Passaic (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 80 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 10 to 38 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Manhattan to central Passaic along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	28	32	40	43	41	42	40	53	43	44	57	67	57	40	34	32
Tue	26	27	33	39	42	41	41	41	48	39	49	65	64	65	42	35	34
Wed	26	28	32	39	42	47	42	43	43	40	46	64	70	65	46	36	33
Thu	27	28	32	42	49	43	44	45	52	44	56	68	69	70	45	37	36
Fri	26	28	32	40	42	39	47	55	59	53	63	80	73	67	50	41	34
Sat	26	27	29	31	33	37	39	50	42	40	38	38	48	46	48	38	36
Sun	27	26	28	29	31	33	38	41	44	38	50	48	55	44	36	34	34

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 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 26 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manhattan to Passaic?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 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	28	32	40	43	41	42	40	53	43	44	57	67	57	40	34	32
Tue	26	27	33	39	42	41	41	41	48	39	49	65	64	65	42	35	34
Wed	26	28	32	39	42	47	42	43	43	40	46	64	70	65	46	36	33
Thu	27	28	32	42	49	43	44	45	52	44	56	68	69	70	45	37	36
Fri	26	28	32	40	42	39	47	55	59	53	63	80	73	67	50	41	34
Sat	26	27	29	31	33	37	39	50	42	40	38	38	48	46	48	38	36
Sun	27	26	28	29	31	33	38	41	44	38	50	48	55	44	36	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	32	40	43	41	42	40	53	43	44	57	67	57	40	34	32
Tue	26	27	33	39	42	41	41	41	48	39	49	65	64	65	42	35	34
Wed	26	28	32	39	42	47	42	43	43	40	46	64	70	65	46	36	33
Thu	27	28	32	42	49	43	44	45	52	44	56	68	69	70	45	37	36
Fri	26	28	32	40	42	39	47	55	59	53	63	80	73	67	50	41	34
Sat	26	27	29	31	33	37	39	50	42	40	38	38	48	46	48	38	36
Sun	27	26	28	29	31	33	38	41	44	38	50	48	55	44	36	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	32	40	43	41	42	40	53	43	44	57	67	57	40	34	32
Tue	26	27	33	39	42	41	41	41	48	39	49	65	64	65	42	35	34
Wed	26	28	32	39	42	47	42	43	43	40	46	64	70	65	46	36	33
Thu	27	28	32	42	49	43	44	45	52	44	56	68	69	70	45	37	36
Fri	26	28	32	40	42	39	47	55	59	53	63	80	73	67	50	41	34
Sat	26	27	29	31	33	37	39	50	42	40	38	38	48	46	48	38	36
Sun	27	26	28	29	31	33	38	41	44	38	50	48	55	44	36	34	34