Best Time to Drive from Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon 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	62	82	99	106	101	101	93	75	80	88	95	98	101	100	66	63	60
Tue	53	80	90	94	88	88	87	93	87	84	90	101	109	108	69	60	87
Wed	59	80	94	97	90	93	82	88	81	98	96	104	111	111	71	75	66
Thu	69	91	97	105	90	106	84	96	74	94	83	109	111	111	89	74	71
Fri	51	77	81	89	83	74	101	81	78	72	98	112	118	101	111	105	67
Sat	51	51	57	66	63	84	92	83	105	93	109	111	112	107	108	90	96
Sun	56	53	56	55	57	85	80	84	89	112	112	120	114	103	103	105	101

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Mount Vernon to Paterson (via I-87 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (120 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 86 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 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 Mount Vernon to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 51 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mount Vernon to Paterson?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

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Paterson to Mount Vernon (return trip) · Mount Vernon to East Flatbush · Mount Vernon to East New York

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	82	99	106	101	101	93	75	80	88	95	98	101	100	66	63	60
Tue	53	80	90	94	88	88	87	93	87	84	90	101	109	108	69	60	87
Wed	59	80	94	97	90	93	82	88	81	98	96	104	111	111	71	75	66
Thu	69	91	97	105	90	106	84	96	74	94	83	109	111	111	89	74	71
Fri	51	77	81	89	83	74	101	81	78	72	98	112	118	101	111	105	67
Sat	51	51	57	66	63	84	92	83	105	93	109	111	112	107	108	90	96
Sun	56	53	56	55	57	85	80	84	89	112	112	120	114	103	103	105	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	82	99	106	101	101	93	75	80	88	95	98	101	100	66	63	60
Tue	53	80	90	94	88	88	87	93	87	84	90	101	109	108	69	60	87
Wed	59	80	94	97	90	93	82	88	81	98	96	104	111	111	71	75	66
Thu	69	91	97	105	90	106	84	96	74	94	83	109	111	111	89	74	71
Fri	51	77	81	89	83	74	101	81	78	72	98	112	118	101	111	105	67
Sat	51	51	57	66	63	84	92	83	105	93	109	111	112	107	108	90	96
Sun	56	53	56	55	57	85	80	84	89	112	112	120	114	103	103	105	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	82	99	106	101	101	93	75	80	88	95	98	101	100	66	63	60
Tue	53	80	90	94	88	88	87	93	87	84	90	101	109	108	69	60	87
Wed	59	80	94	97	90	93	82	88	81	98	96	104	111	111	71	75	66
Thu	69	91	97	105	90	106	84	96	74	94	83	109	111	111	89	74	71
Fri	51	77	81	89	83	74	101	81	78	72	98	112	118	101	111	105	67
Sat	51	51	57	66	63	84	92	83	105	93	109	111	112	107	108	90	96
Sun	56	53	56	55	57	85	80	84	89	112	112	120	114	103	103	105	101