Best Time to Drive from New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle 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	52	88	135	136	119	89	96	116	120	131	137	134	122	85	64	59	52
Tue	46	83	126	117	96	107	113	127	125	127	140	143	138	91	71	55	64
Wed	48	78	131	131	103	86	105	120	131	131	149	150	136	113	78	62	56
Thu	54	94	131	126	100	100	124	123	132	143	157	150	143	121	97	75	63
Fri	50	84	119	122	100	115	120	126	130	155	171	171	171	154	139	102	74
Sat	45	45	50	60	78	89	121	132	128	132	123	127	111	113	101	97	87
Sun	44	45	47	48	51	73	76	83	102	118	106	105	100	82	84	79	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from New Rochelle to Paterson (via I-95 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 174 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (134 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (17 to 51 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 174 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Rochelle to Paterson?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 46 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 124 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Rochelle to Paterson?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 174 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	88	135	136	119	89	96	116	120	131	137	134	122	85	64	59	52
Tue	46	83	126	117	96	107	113	127	125	127	140	143	138	91	71	55	64
Wed	48	78	131	131	103	86	105	120	131	131	149	150	136	113	78	62	56
Thu	54	94	131	126	100	100	124	123	132	143	157	150	143	121	97	75	63
Fri	50	84	119	122	100	115	120	126	130	155	171	171	171	154	139	102	74
Sat	45	45	50	60	78	89	121	132	128	132	123	127	111	113	101	97	87
Sun	44	45	47	48	51	73	76	83	102	118	106	105	100	82	84	79	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	88	135	136	119	89	96	116	120	131	137	134	122	85	64	59	52
Tue	46	83	126	117	96	107	113	127	125	127	140	143	138	91	71	55	64
Wed	48	78	131	131	103	86	105	120	131	131	149	150	136	113	78	62	56
Thu	54	94	131	126	100	100	124	123	132	143	157	150	143	121	97	75	63
Fri	50	84	119	122	100	115	120	126	130	155	171	171	171	154	139	102	74
Sat	45	45	50	60	78	89	121	132	128	132	123	127	111	113	101	97	87
Sun	44	45	47	48	51	73	76	83	102	118	106	105	100	82	84	79	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	88	135	136	119	89	96	116	120	131	137	134	122	85	64	59	52
Tue	46	83	126	117	96	107	113	127	125	127	140	143	138	91	71	55	64
Wed	48	78	131	131	103	86	105	120	131	131	149	150	136	113	78	62	56
Thu	54	94	131	126	100	100	124	123	132	143	157	150	143	121	97	75	63
Fri	50	84	119	122	100	115	120	126	130	155	171	171	171	154	139	102	74
Sat	45	45	50	60	78	89	121	132	128	132	123	127	111	113	101	97	87
Sun	44	45	47	48	51	73	76	83	102	118	106	105	100	82	84	79	86