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	85	186	187	178	171	168	159	158	158	153	162	167	155	148	121	94	95
Tue	80	171	176	173	179	174	167	169	153	167	171	166	152	157	111	97	110
Wed	80	161	175	175	171	169	158	140	162	162	164	162	155	156	131	113	97
Thu	86	164	179	180	178	175	166	156	153	146	191	180	177	168	143	121	117
Fri	78	145	174	167	171	163	154	137	141	164	185	185	182	181	168	158	115
Sat	75	74	89	93	110	158	176	181	189	194	191	188	185	183	176	173	163
Sun	79	76	82	84	89	125	182	188	189	193	194	187	184	188	182	177	161

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 78 minutes and up to 191 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 155 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (197 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (35 to 112 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 78 minutes then, versus up to 191 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 78 to 191 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 155 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Hempstead?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 191 minutes.

More drives

Hempstead to Paterson (return trip) · Paterson to Queens · Paterson to The Bronx · Paterson to Upper West Side · Paterson to Yonkers · Paterson to East New York · Paterson to Astoria · Paterson to Corona · Paterson to New Rochelle · Paterson to Mount Vernon · Paterson to Bayside

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	186	187	178	171	168	159	158	158	153	162	167	155	148	121	94	95
Tue	80	171	176	173	179	174	167	169	153	167	171	166	152	157	111	97	110
Wed	80	161	175	175	171	169	158	140	162	162	164	162	155	156	131	113	97
Thu	86	164	179	180	178	175	166	156	153	146	191	180	177	168	143	121	117
Fri	78	145	174	167	171	163	154	137	141	164	185	185	182	181	168	158	115
Sat	75	74	89	93	110	158	176	181	189	194	191	188	185	183	176	173	163
Sun	79	76	82	84	89	125	182	188	189	193	194	187	184	188	182	177	161

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	186	187	178	171	168	159	158	158	153	162	167	155	148	121	94	95
Tue	80	171	176	173	179	174	167	169	153	167	171	166	152	157	111	97	110
Wed	80	161	175	175	171	169	158	140	162	162	164	162	155	156	131	113	97
Thu	86	164	179	180	178	175	166	156	153	146	191	180	177	168	143	121	117
Fri	78	145	174	167	171	163	154	137	141	164	185	185	182	181	168	158	115
Sat	75	74	89	93	110	158	176	181	189	194	191	188	185	183	176	173	163
Sun	79	76	82	84	89	125	182	188	189	193	194	187	184	188	182	177	161

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	186	187	178	171	168	159	158	158	153	162	167	155	148	121	94	95
Tue	80	171	176	173	179	174	167	169	153	167	171	166	152	157	111	97	110
Wed	80	161	175	175	171	169	158	140	162	162	164	162	155	156	131	113	97
Thu	86	164	179	180	178	175	166	156	153	146	191	180	177	168	143	121	117
Fri	78	145	174	167	171	163	154	137	141	164	185	185	182	181	168	158	115
Sat	75	74	89	93	110	158	176	181	189	194	191	188	185	183	176	173	163
Sun	79	76	82	84	89	125	182	188	189	193	194	187	184	188	182	177	161