Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Elmont

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 Elmont 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	71	161	162	154	146	146	141	134	133	123	131	136	131	122	103	79	80
Tue	67	145	157	150	155	148	143	137	125	131	139	138	132	137	104	89	94
Wed	69	140	154	149	148	143	131	113	121	125	129	131	139	125	113	96	82
Thu	71	141	156	150	152	145	144	128	129	128	165	161	161	151	135	112	103
Fri	68	128	153	149	145	137	130	119	119	145	161	161	154	157	147	132	94
Sat	63	64	78	83	95	136	148	154	162	168	168	163	162	160	153	149	143
Sun	68	65	71	72	76	105	155	160	164	164	168	165	163	164	157	154	146

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Paterson to Elmont (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 165 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 128 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (168 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (24 to 85 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central Elmont 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 Elmont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 165 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 67 to 165 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 128 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Elmont?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 165 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	161	162	154	146	146	141	134	133	123	131	136	131	122	103	79	80
Tue	67	145	157	150	155	148	143	137	125	131	139	138	132	137	104	89	94
Wed	69	140	154	149	148	143	131	113	121	125	129	131	139	125	113	96	82
Thu	71	141	156	150	152	145	144	128	129	128	165	161	161	151	135	112	103
Fri	68	128	153	149	145	137	130	119	119	145	161	161	154	157	147	132	94
Sat	63	64	78	83	95	136	148	154	162	168	168	163	162	160	153	149	143
Sun	68	65	71	72	76	105	155	160	164	164	168	165	163	164	157	154	146

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	161	162	154	146	146	141	134	133	123	131	136	131	122	103	79	80
Tue	67	145	157	150	155	148	143	137	125	131	139	138	132	137	104	89	94
Wed	69	140	154	149	148	143	131	113	121	125	129	131	139	125	113	96	82
Thu	71	141	156	150	152	145	144	128	129	128	165	161	161	151	135	112	103
Fri	68	128	153	149	145	137	130	119	119	145	161	161	154	157	147	132	94
Sat	63	64	78	83	95	136	148	154	162	168	168	163	162	160	153	149	143
Sun	68	65	71	72	76	105	155	160	164	164	168	165	163	164	157	154	146

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	161	162	154	146	146	141	134	133	123	131	136	131	122	103	79	80
Tue	67	145	157	150	155	148	143	137	125	131	139	138	132	137	104	89	94
Wed	69	140	154	149	148	143	131	113	121	125	129	131	139	125	113	96	82
Thu	71	141	156	150	152	145	144	128	129	128	165	161	161	151	135	112	103
Fri	68	128	153	149	145	137	130	119	119	145	161	161	154	157	147	132	94
Sat	63	64	78	83	95	136	148	154	162	168	168	163	162	160	153	149	143
Sun	68	65	71	72	76	105	155	160	164	164	168	165	163	164	157	154	146