Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Hempstead

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 Hempstead 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	87	186	189	179	171	168	165	146	145	141	151	163	152	144	117	93	94
Tue	82	176	177	172	177	164	165	154	144	152	163	156	151	157	117	105	111
Wed	81	170	178	174	171	169	157	132	147	147	152	154	158	151	133	113	100
Thu	87	168	180	177	177	171	166	151	150	150	195	183	186	175	160	127	118
Fri	80	160	180	172	171	157	144	138	148	173	186	188	183	181	167	159	112
Sat	74	76	89	98	114	140	158	176	181	191	187	186	183	178	174	172	164
Sun	79	77	83	84	90	120	183	187	191	196	195	189	187	189	183	174	162

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Paterson to Hempstead (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 195 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 149 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (198 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (37 to 113 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central Hempstead 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 Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 80 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 149 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Hempstead?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	186	189	179	171	168	165	146	145	141	151	163	152	144	117	93	94
Tue	82	176	177	172	177	164	165	154	144	152	163	156	151	157	117	105	111
Wed	81	170	178	174	171	169	157	132	147	147	152	154	158	151	133	113	100
Thu	87	168	180	177	177	171	166	151	150	150	195	183	186	175	160	127	118
Fri	80	160	180	172	171	157	144	138	148	173	186	188	183	181	167	159	112
Sat	74	76	89	98	114	140	158	176	181	191	187	186	183	178	174	172	164
Sun	79	77	83	84	90	120	183	187	191	196	195	189	187	189	183	174	162

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	186	189	179	171	168	165	146	145	141	151	163	152	144	117	93	94
Tue	82	176	177	172	177	164	165	154	144	152	163	156	151	157	117	105	111
Wed	81	170	178	174	171	169	157	132	147	147	152	154	158	151	133	113	100
Thu	87	168	180	177	177	171	166	151	150	150	195	183	186	175	160	127	118
Fri	80	160	180	172	171	157	144	138	148	173	186	188	183	181	167	159	112
Sat	74	76	89	98	114	140	158	176	181	191	187	186	183	178	174	172	164
Sun	79	77	83	84	90	120	183	187	191	196	195	189	187	189	183	174	162

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	186	189	179	171	168	165	146	145	141	151	163	152	144	117	93	94
Tue	82	176	177	172	177	164	165	154	144	152	163	156	151	157	117	105	111
Wed	81	170	178	174	171	169	157	132	147	147	152	154	158	151	133	113	100
Thu	87	168	180	177	177	171	166	151	150	150	195	183	186	175	160	127	118
Fri	80	160	180	172	171	157	144	138	148	173	186	188	183	181	167	159	112
Sat	74	76	89	98	114	140	158	176	181	191	187	186	183	178	174	172	164
Sun	79	77	83	84	90	120	183	187	191	196	195	189	187	189	183	174	162