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	57	124	130	118	115	112	105	95	94	85	89	103	105	102	80	64	64
Tue	54	111	125	115	110	110	107	98	90	93	93	96	104	104	78	70	72
Wed	54	106	122	115	113	109	101	84	89	91	90	94	109	103	92	77	67
Thu	57	107	121	116	113	118	110	96	94	92	118	113	124	116	109	86	79
Fri	55	99	122	117	111	106	95	91	99	119	128	131	123	120	112	103	73
Sat	54	51	61	70	79	102	116	118	122	125	130	124	120	121	117	115	109
Sun	56	56	57	58	60	83	116	126	126	128	131	129	127	124	127	118	112

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 54 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 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (131 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 68 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 54 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 54 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 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	57	124	130	118	115	112	105	95	94	85	89	103	105	102	80	64	64
Tue	54	111	125	115	110	110	107	98	90	93	93	96	104	104	78	70	72
Wed	54	106	122	115	113	109	101	84	89	91	90	94	109	103	92	77	67
Thu	57	107	121	116	113	118	110	96	94	92	118	113	124	116	109	86	79
Fri	55	99	122	117	111	106	95	91	99	119	128	131	123	120	112	103	73
Sat	54	51	61	70	79	102	116	118	122	125	130	124	120	121	117	115	109
Sun	56	56	57	58	60	83	116	126	126	128	131	129	127	124	127	118	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	124	130	118	115	112	105	95	94	85	89	103	105	102	80	64	64
Tue	54	111	125	115	110	110	107	98	90	93	93	96	104	104	78	70	72
Wed	54	106	122	115	113	109	101	84	89	91	90	94	109	103	92	77	67
Thu	57	107	121	116	113	118	110	96	94	92	118	113	124	116	109	86	79
Fri	55	99	122	117	111	106	95	91	99	119	128	131	123	120	112	103	73
Sat	54	51	61	70	79	102	116	118	122	125	130	124	120	121	117	115	109
Sun	56	56	57	58	60	83	116	126	126	128	131	129	127	124	127	118	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	124	130	118	115	112	105	95	94	85	89	103	105	102	80	64	64
Tue	54	111	125	115	110	110	107	98	90	93	93	96	104	104	78	70	72
Wed	54	106	122	115	113	109	101	84	89	91	90	94	109	103	92	77	67
Thu	57	107	121	116	113	118	110	96	94	92	118	113	124	116	109	86	79
Fri	55	99	122	117	111	106	95	91	99	119	128	131	123	120	112	103	73
Sat	54	51	61	70	79	102	116	118	122	125	130	124	120	121	117	115	109
Sun	56	56	57	58	60	83	116	126	126	128	131	129	127	124	127	118	112