Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Far Rockaway

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 Far Rockaway 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	82	164	164	150	151	148	138	139	140	133	146	148	148	138	109	86	87
Tue	73	146	161	152	158	157	155	153	134	153	155	149	149	146	112	102	107
Wed	77	143	160	155	153	147	127	121	129	139	151	147	155	143	125	107	96
Thu	89	147	149	147	151	151	147	138	139	137	165	159	161	147	132	109	102
Fri	78	130	149	155	149	147	141	132	136	151	171	177	169	164	157	144	110
Sat	72	68	86	89	103	138	156	166	168	178	177	173	169	164	162	156	149
Sun	75	73	80	84	84	114	154	165	168	171	178	171	164	164	160	151	144

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Paterson to Far Rockaway (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 179 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 139 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (178 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (33 to 103 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 179 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Paterson to Far Rockaway?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 73 to 179 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 139 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Far Rockaway?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 179 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	164	164	150	151	148	138	139	140	133	146	148	148	138	109	86	87
Tue	73	146	161	152	158	157	155	153	134	153	155	149	149	146	112	102	107
Wed	77	143	160	155	153	147	127	121	129	139	151	147	155	143	125	107	96
Thu	89	147	149	147	151	151	147	138	139	137	165	159	161	147	132	109	102
Fri	78	130	149	155	149	147	141	132	136	151	171	177	169	164	157	144	110
Sat	72	68	86	89	103	138	156	166	168	178	177	173	169	164	162	156	149
Sun	75	73	80	84	84	114	154	165	168	171	178	171	164	164	160	151	144

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	164	164	150	151	148	138	139	140	133	146	148	148	138	109	86	87
Tue	73	146	161	152	158	157	155	153	134	153	155	149	149	146	112	102	107
Wed	77	143	160	155	153	147	127	121	129	139	151	147	155	143	125	107	96
Thu	89	147	149	147	151	151	147	138	139	137	165	159	161	147	132	109	102
Fri	78	130	149	155	149	147	141	132	136	151	171	177	169	164	157	144	110
Sat	72	68	86	89	103	138	156	166	168	178	177	173	169	164	162	156	149
Sun	75	73	80	84	84	114	154	165	168	171	178	171	164	164	160	151	144

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	164	164	150	151	148	138	139	140	133	146	148	148	138	109	86	87
Tue	73	146	161	152	158	157	155	153	134	153	155	149	149	146	112	102	107
Wed	77	143	160	155	153	147	127	121	129	139	151	147	155	143	125	107	96
Thu	89	147	149	147	151	151	147	138	139	137	165	159	161	147	132	109	102
Fri	78	130	149	155	149	147	141	132	136	151	171	177	169	164	157	144	110
Sat	72	68	86	89	103	138	156	166	168	178	177	173	169	164	162	156	149
Sun	75	73	80	84	84	114	154	165	168	171	178	171	164	164	160	151	144