Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Queens

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 Queens 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	59	142	145	135	136	126	123	118	116	107	115	118	121	113	89	71	71
Tue	55	122	140	134	132	132	134	128	113	123	125	124	124	122	86	77	79
Wed	57	117	138	133	130	129	116	101	106	112	120	118	131	119	101	83	71
Thu	64	122	138	132	135	134	130	117	113	112	140	138	144	131	115	92	86
Fri	58	110	132	131	130	122	117	106	110	127	144	152	142	139	135	121	84
Sat	56	52	66	68	81	118	132	140	144	153	153	148	146	144	138	134	127
Sun	59	55	60	60	63	89	134	145	144	145	153	150	145	146	144	138	132

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Paterson to Queens (via I-95 East and I-678 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (153 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (26 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central Queens 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 Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 55 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Queens?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	142	145	135	136	126	123	118	116	107	115	118	121	113	89	71	71
Tue	55	122	140	134	132	132	134	128	113	123	125	124	124	122	86	77	79
Wed	57	117	138	133	130	129	116	101	106	112	120	118	131	119	101	83	71
Thu	64	122	138	132	135	134	130	117	113	112	140	138	144	131	115	92	86
Fri	58	110	132	131	130	122	117	106	110	127	144	152	142	139	135	121	84
Sat	56	52	66	68	81	118	132	140	144	153	153	148	146	144	138	134	127
Sun	59	55	60	60	63	89	134	145	144	145	153	150	145	146	144	138	132

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	142	145	135	136	126	123	118	116	107	115	118	121	113	89	71	71
Tue	55	122	140	134	132	132	134	128	113	123	125	124	124	122	86	77	79
Wed	57	117	138	133	130	129	116	101	106	112	120	118	131	119	101	83	71
Thu	64	122	138	132	135	134	130	117	113	112	140	138	144	131	115	92	86
Fri	58	110	132	131	130	122	117	106	110	127	144	152	142	139	135	121	84
Sat	56	52	66	68	81	118	132	140	144	153	153	148	146	144	138	134	127
Sun	59	55	60	60	63	89	134	145	144	145	153	150	145	146	144	138	132

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	142	145	135	136	126	123	118	116	107	115	118	121	113	89	71	71
Tue	55	122	140	134	132	132	134	128	113	123	125	124	124	122	86	77	79
Wed	57	117	138	133	130	129	116	101	106	112	120	118	131	119	101	83	71
Thu	64	122	138	132	135	134	130	117	113	112	140	138	144	131	115	92	86
Fri	58	110	132	131	130	122	117	106	110	127	144	152	142	139	135	121	84
Sat	56	52	66	68	81	118	132	140	144	153	153	148	146	144	138	134	127
Sun	59	55	60	60	63	89	134	145	144	145	153	150	145	146	144	138	132