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	55	84	112	116	95	105	84	73	74	80	86	101	107	97	67	62	59
Tue	53	79	92	95	88	87	83	83	79	77	87	100	104	100	72	58	84
Wed	54	81	99	104	89	90	81	80	75	89	89	99	110	109	72	69	61
Thu	66	92	99	109	92	97	83	87	74	89	88	107	121	119	100	79	67
Fri	51	77	91	100	85	76	86	80	79	75	98	119	121	109	108	91	67
Sat	55	48	56	62	61	77	81	80	99	90	108	112	113	105	107	90	88
Sun	54	53	54	55	57	65	79	82	91	108	112	116	116	108	103	99	95

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 121 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (119 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (29 to 88 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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 121 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 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mount Vernon to Paterson?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

More drives

Paterson to Mount Vernon (return trip) · Mount Vernon to East Flatbush · Mount Vernon to East New York · Mount Vernon to Sheepshead Bay · Mount Vernon to Passaic · Mount Vernon to Union City · Mount Vernon to Bayside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	84	112	116	95	105	84	73	74	80	86	101	107	97	67	62	59
Tue	53	79	92	95	88	87	83	83	79	77	87	100	104	100	72	58	84
Wed	54	81	99	104	89	90	81	80	75	89	89	99	110	109	72	69	61
Thu	66	92	99	109	92	97	83	87	74	89	88	107	121	119	100	79	67
Fri	51	77	91	100	85	76	86	80	79	75	98	119	121	109	108	91	67
Sat	55	48	56	62	61	77	81	80	99	90	108	112	113	105	107	90	88
Sun	54	53	54	55	57	65	79	82	91	108	112	116	116	108	103	99	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	84	112	116	95	105	84	73	74	80	86	101	107	97	67	62	59
Tue	53	79	92	95	88	87	83	83	79	77	87	100	104	100	72	58	84
Wed	54	81	99	104	89	90	81	80	75	89	89	99	110	109	72	69	61
Thu	66	92	99	109	92	97	83	87	74	89	88	107	121	119	100	79	67
Fri	51	77	91	100	85	76	86	80	79	75	98	119	121	109	108	91	67
Sat	55	48	56	62	61	77	81	80	99	90	108	112	113	105	107	90	88
Sun	54	53	54	55	57	65	79	82	91	108	112	116	116	108	103	99	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	84	112	116	95	105	84	73	74	80	86	101	107	97	67	62	59
Tue	53	79	92	95	88	87	83	83	79	77	87	100	104	100	72	58	84
Wed	54	81	99	104	89	90	81	80	75	89	89	99	110	109	72	69	61
Thu	66	92	99	109	92	97	83	87	74	89	88	107	121	119	100	79	67
Fri	51	77	91	100	85	76	86	80	79	75	98	119	121	109	108	91	67
Sat	55	48	56	62	61	77	81	80	99	90	108	112	113	105	107	90	88
Sun	54	53	54	55	57	65	79	82	91	108	112	116	116	108	103	99	95