Best Time to Drive from Paterson to New Rochelle

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 New Rochelle 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	58	120	131	116	116	111	101	97	101	91	96	101	104	100	81	64	66
Tue	54	104	125	114	113	116	116	109	101	99	97	102	108	103	73	67	72
Wed	54	102	119	113	116	109	102	90	98	97	95	99	109	104	90	78	66
Thu	57	103	123	116	117	119	112	99	95	92	115	111	120	112	98	80	79
Fri	53	93	119	116	111	110	102	91	97	113	127	132	122	120	117	106	74
Sat	55	52	63	66	75	111	122	125	124	133	132	130	125	122	119	119	114
Sun	57	59	57	59	61	84	119	124	126	126	132	129	124	121	127	117	114

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Paterson to New Rochelle (via I-95 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 134 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 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (134 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (22 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Paterson to New Rochelle?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 53 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to New Rochelle?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	120	131	116	116	111	101	97	101	91	96	101	104	100	81	64	66
Tue	54	104	125	114	113	116	116	109	101	99	97	102	108	103	73	67	72
Wed	54	102	119	113	116	109	102	90	98	97	95	99	109	104	90	78	66
Thu	57	103	123	116	117	119	112	99	95	92	115	111	120	112	98	80	79
Fri	53	93	119	116	111	110	102	91	97	113	127	132	122	120	117	106	74
Sat	55	52	63	66	75	111	122	125	124	133	132	130	125	122	119	119	114
Sun	57	59	57	59	61	84	119	124	126	126	132	129	124	121	127	117	114

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	120	131	116	116	111	101	97	101	91	96	101	104	100	81	64	66
Tue	54	104	125	114	113	116	116	109	101	99	97	102	108	103	73	67	72
Wed	54	102	119	113	116	109	102	90	98	97	95	99	109	104	90	78	66
Thu	57	103	123	116	117	119	112	99	95	92	115	111	120	112	98	80	79
Fri	53	93	119	116	111	110	102	91	97	113	127	132	122	120	117	106	74
Sat	55	52	63	66	75	111	122	125	124	133	132	130	125	122	119	119	114
Sun	57	59	57	59	61	84	119	124	126	126	132	129	124	121	127	117	114

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	120	131	116	116	111	101	97	101	91	96	101	104	100	81	64	66
Tue	54	104	125	114	113	116	116	109	101	99	97	102	108	103	73	67	72
Wed	54	102	119	113	116	109	102	90	98	97	95	99	109	104	90	78	66
Thu	57	103	123	116	117	119	112	99	95	92	115	111	120	112	98	80	79
Fri	53	93	119	116	111	110	102	91	97	113	127	132	122	120	117	106	74
Sat	55	52	63	66	75	111	122	125	124	133	132	130	125	122	119	119	114
Sun	57	59	57	59	61	84	119	124	126	126	132	129	124	121	127	117	114