Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Astoria

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 Paterson to Astoria 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	60	151	157	140	132	130	117	113	118	107	111	115	121	106	85	66	73
Tue	55	130	152	137	146	140	136	130	121	112	112	115	127	116	83	71	74
Wed	57	123	143	137	138	129	119	108	119	113	113	110	128	122	106	85	70
Thu	59	126	148	140	141	134	131	123	114	108	126	142	144	130	115	95	84
Fri	57	113	138	134	128	125	114	102	101	114	143	151	140	145	140	117	84
Sat	61	67	77	82	88	129	141	146	153	161	163	150	151	149	142	140	124
Sun	58	56	59	62	69	103	143	152	156	156	163	155	150	152	148	137	120

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Paterson to Astoria (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (163 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (29 to 90 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central Astoria 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 Paterson to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 55 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Astoria?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	151	157	140	132	130	117	113	118	107	111	115	121	106	85	66	73
Tue	55	130	152	137	146	140	136	130	121	112	112	115	127	116	83	71	74
Wed	57	123	143	137	138	129	119	108	119	113	113	110	128	122	106	85	70
Thu	59	126	148	140	141	134	131	123	114	108	126	142	144	130	115	95	84
Fri	57	113	138	134	128	125	114	102	101	114	143	151	140	145	140	117	84
Sat	61	67	77	82	88	129	141	146	153	161	163	150	151	149	142	140	124
Sun	58	56	59	62	69	103	143	152	156	156	163	155	150	152	148	137	120

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	151	157	140	132	130	117	113	118	107	111	115	121	106	85	66	73
Tue	55	130	152	137	146	140	136	130	121	112	112	115	127	116	83	71	74
Wed	57	123	143	137	138	129	119	108	119	113	113	110	128	122	106	85	70
Thu	59	126	148	140	141	134	131	123	114	108	126	142	144	130	115	95	84
Fri	57	113	138	134	128	125	114	102	101	114	143	151	140	145	140	117	84
Sat	61	67	77	82	88	129	141	146	153	161	163	150	151	149	142	140	124
Sun	58	56	59	62	69	103	143	152	156	156	163	155	150	152	148	137	120

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	151	157	140	132	130	117	113	118	107	111	115	121	106	85	66	73
Tue	55	130	152	137	146	140	136	130	121	112	112	115	127	116	83	71	74
Wed	57	123	143	137	138	129	119	108	119	113	113	110	128	122	106	85	70
Thu	59	126	148	140	141	134	131	123	114	108	126	142	144	130	115	95	84
Fri	57	113	138	134	128	125	114	102	101	114	143	151	140	145	140	117	84
Sat	61	67	77	82	88	129	141	146	153	161	163	150	151	149	142	140	124
Sun	58	56	59	62	69	103	143	152	156	156	163	155	150	152	148	137	120