Best Time to Drive from Oceanside 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 Oceanside 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	92	150	178	180	140	138	146	156	156	185	179	179	143	116	104	90	83
Tue	74	137	164	173	150	135	151	156	160	187	192	189	168	140	123	88	90
Wed	75	150	173	173	141	126	144	153	158	171	183	179	178	138	119	108	107
Thu	119	140	186	160	135	131	151	158	156	167	180	161	168	148	123	91	84
Fri	74	126	164	149	154	175	181	195	193	223	203	206	190	177	153	137	121
Sat	74	66	73	87	110	130	134	147	164	179	162	153	163	154	155	136	132
Sun	68	69	70	93	93	102	120	137	142	156	150	143	130	117	113	112	107

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Oceanside to Paterson (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 223 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 168 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (179 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (31 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside 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 Oceanside to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 223 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Paterson?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 74 to 223 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 168 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Paterson?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 223 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	150	178	180	140	138	146	156	156	185	179	179	143	116	104	90	83
Tue	74	137	164	173	150	135	151	156	160	187	192	189	168	140	123	88	90
Wed	75	150	173	173	141	126	144	153	158	171	183	179	178	138	119	108	107
Thu	119	140	186	160	135	131	151	158	156	167	180	161	168	148	123	91	84
Fri	74	126	164	149	154	175	181	195	193	223	203	206	190	177	153	137	121
Sat	74	66	73	87	110	130	134	147	164	179	162	153	163	154	155	136	132
Sun	68	69	70	93	93	102	120	137	142	156	150	143	130	117	113	112	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	150	178	180	140	138	146	156	156	185	179	179	143	116	104	90	83
Tue	74	137	164	173	150	135	151	156	160	187	192	189	168	140	123	88	90
Wed	75	150	173	173	141	126	144	153	158	171	183	179	178	138	119	108	107
Thu	119	140	186	160	135	131	151	158	156	167	180	161	168	148	123	91	84
Fri	74	126	164	149	154	175	181	195	193	223	203	206	190	177	153	137	121
Sat	74	66	73	87	110	130	134	147	164	179	162	153	163	154	155	136	132
Sun	68	69	70	93	93	102	120	137	142	156	150	143	130	117	113	112	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	150	178	180	140	138	146	156	156	185	179	179	143	116	104	90	83
Tue	74	137	164	173	150	135	151	156	160	187	192	189	168	140	123	88	90
Wed	75	150	173	173	141	126	144	153	158	171	183	179	178	138	119	108	107
Thu	119	140	186	160	135	131	151	158	156	167	180	161	168	148	123	91	84
Fri	74	126	164	149	154	175	181	195	193	223	203	206	190	177	153	137	121
Sat	74	66	73	87	110	130	134	147	164	179	162	153	163	154	155	136	132
Sun	68	69	70	93	93	102	120	137	142	156	150	143	130	117	113	112	107