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	51	99	139	140	116	92	101	115	119	128	135	137	128	87	66	58	52
Tue	47	84	127	120	98	107	116	125	122	127	140	138	132	87	73	56	64
Wed	48	82	135	133	105	88	103	118	128	131	148	149	139	112	86	61	54
Thu	53	103	135	129	108	98	113	120	128	140	151	150	145	128	101	75	62
Fri	50	84	128	125	105	119	122	128	135	159	172	174	171	152	138	98	74
Sat	45	44	50	60	78	92	120	119	120	129	118	123	108	109	93	95	80
Sun	46	45	47	50	53	75	81	90	105	119	114	105	99	86	85	77	81

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 47 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 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (133 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (18 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 47 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 47 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 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	51	99	139	140	116	92	101	115	119	128	135	137	128	87	66	58	52
Tue	47	84	127	120	98	107	116	125	122	127	140	138	132	87	73	56	64
Wed	48	82	135	133	105	88	103	118	128	131	148	149	139	112	86	61	54
Thu	53	103	135	129	108	98	113	120	128	140	151	150	145	128	101	75	62
Fri	50	84	128	125	105	119	122	128	135	159	172	174	171	152	138	98	74
Sat	45	44	50	60	78	92	120	119	120	129	118	123	108	109	93	95	80
Sun	46	45	47	50	53	75	81	90	105	119	114	105	99	86	85	77	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	99	139	140	116	92	101	115	119	128	135	137	128	87	66	58	52
Tue	47	84	127	120	98	107	116	125	122	127	140	138	132	87	73	56	64
Wed	48	82	135	133	105	88	103	118	128	131	148	149	139	112	86	61	54
Thu	53	103	135	129	108	98	113	120	128	140	151	150	145	128	101	75	62
Fri	50	84	128	125	105	119	122	128	135	159	172	174	171	152	138	98	74
Sat	45	44	50	60	78	92	120	119	120	129	118	123	108	109	93	95	80
Sun	46	45	47	50	53	75	81	90	105	119	114	105	99	86	85	77	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	99	139	140	116	92	101	115	119	128	135	137	128	87	66	58	52
Tue	47	84	127	120	98	107	116	125	122	127	140	138	132	87	73	56	64
Wed	48	82	135	133	105	88	103	118	128	131	148	149	139	112	86	61	54
Thu	53	103	135	129	108	98	113	120	128	140	151	150	145	128	101	75	62
Fri	50	84	128	125	105	119	122	128	135	159	172	174	171	152	138	98	74
Sat	45	44	50	60	78	92	120	119	120	129	118	123	108	109	93	95	80
Sun	46	45	47	50	53	75	81	90	105	119	114	105	99	86	85	77	81