Best Time to Drive from Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon 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	49	79	96	105	100	83	77	68	72	81	69	92	95	92	68	50	56
Tue	47	70	87	93	84	82	94	74	75	72	79	91	97	100	73	57	55
Wed	48	71	90	96	77	79	73	68	67	72	81	89	96	99	74	71	55
Thu	74	78	91	103	86	85	78	85	68	81	92	98	109	109	95	86	66
Fri	45	66	82	90	83	73	82	71	67	69	85	110	113	103	104	81	76
Sat	49	42	52	55	56	81	76	72	87	86	104	106	107	105	102	85	86
Sun	48	47	48	49	51	60	71	74	79	100	105	115	106	107	101	100	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Mount Vernon to Passaic (via I-87 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (115 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (28 to 85 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon to Passaic?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mount Vernon to Passaic?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 45 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mount Vernon to Passaic?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	79	96	105	100	83	77	68	72	81	69	92	95	92	68	50	56
Tue	47	70	87	93	84	82	94	74	75	72	79	91	97	100	73	57	55
Wed	48	71	90	96	77	79	73	68	67	72	81	89	96	99	74	71	55
Thu	74	78	91	103	86	85	78	85	68	81	92	98	109	109	95	86	66
Fri	45	66	82	90	83	73	82	71	67	69	85	110	113	103	104	81	76
Sat	49	42	52	55	56	81	76	72	87	86	104	106	107	105	102	85	86
Sun	48	47	48	49	51	60	71	74	79	100	105	115	106	107	101	100	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	79	96	105	100	83	77	68	72	81	69	92	95	92	68	50	56
Tue	47	70	87	93	84	82	94	74	75	72	79	91	97	100	73	57	55
Wed	48	71	90	96	77	79	73	68	67	72	81	89	96	99	74	71	55
Thu	74	78	91	103	86	85	78	85	68	81	92	98	109	109	95	86	66
Fri	45	66	82	90	83	73	82	71	67	69	85	110	113	103	104	81	76
Sat	49	42	52	55	56	81	76	72	87	86	104	106	107	105	102	85	86
Sun	48	47	48	49	51	60	71	74	79	100	105	115	106	107	101	100	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	79	96	105	100	83	77	68	72	81	69	92	95	92	68	50	56
Tue	47	70	87	93	84	82	94	74	75	72	79	91	97	100	73	57	55
Wed	48	71	90	96	77	79	73	68	67	72	81	89	96	99	74	71	55
Thu	74	78	91	103	86	85	78	85	68	81	92	98	109	109	95	86	66
Fri	45	66	82	90	83	73	82	71	67	69	85	110	113	103	104	81	76
Sat	49	42	52	55	56	81	76	72	87	86	104	106	107	105	102	85	86
Sun	48	47	48	49	51	60	71	74	79	100	105	115	106	107	101	100	95