Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Long Beach
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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 98 | 192 | 184 | 179 | 176 | 166 | 172 | 172 | 167 | 163 | 169 | 168 | 173 | 166 | 134 | 114 | 114 |
| Tue | 90 | 176 | 186 | 179 | 192 | 175 | 181 | 179 | 152 | 175 | 176 | 164 | 171 | 164 | 132 | 122 | 130 |
| Wed | 92 | 164 | 181 | 171 | 174 | 168 | 153 | 134 | 158 | 168 | 168 | 169 | 178 | 163 | 148 | 133 | 121 |
| Thu | 100 | 175 | 174 | 169 | 180 | 174 | 165 | 155 | 166 | 164 | 192 | 191 | 194 | 173 | 155 | 136 | 135 |
| Fri | 93 | 158 | 178 | 179 | 173 | 166 | 162 | 155 | 161 | 187 | 197 | 208 | 201 | 192 | 186 | 171 | 135 |
| Sat | 84 | 80 | 103 | 106 | 123 | 160 | 185 | 195 | 198 | 207 | 207 | 202 | 195 | 191 | 188 | 185 | 173 |
| Sun | 87 | 86 | 97 | 102 | 101 | 134 | 178 | 191 | 195 | 202 | 204 | 204 | 198 | 194 | 192 | 184 | 173 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Paterson to Long Beach (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 210 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 163 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (207 minutes).
About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (50 to 134 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 210 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Paterson to Long Beach?
The 46-mile drive usually takes 90 to 210 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 163 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Paterson to Long Beach?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 210 minutes.
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