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.

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 155 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 (152 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Queens to Paterson

Freeway, about 24 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 26 to 86 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central Queens along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	139	143	132	134	129	115	112	116	109	116	122	121	114	88	69	70
Tue	55	123	140	132	132	132	135	128	115	115	119	128	128	120	84	74	80
Wed	57	119	131	131	130	129	112	103	111	117	127	123	127	120	101	82	69
Thu	65	121	139	131	136	133	131	120	116	112	138	140	148	133	114	88	80
Fri	57	104	133	130	124	121	112	101	107	122	137	151	141	139	136	121	87
Sat	55	50	66	67	72	113	132	143	139	150	149	145	141	140	134	132	127
Sun	59	54	58	59	62	88	132	139	143	142	150	147	142	141	140	132	125

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 155 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 55 to 155 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 155 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	139	143	132	134	129	115	112	116	109	116	122	121	114	88	69	70
Tue	55	123	140	132	132	132	135	128	115	115	119	128	128	120	84	74	80
Wed	57	119	131	131	130	129	112	103	111	117	127	123	127	120	101	82	69
Thu	65	121	139	131	136	133	131	120	116	112	138	140	148	133	114	88	80
Fri	57	104	133	130	124	121	112	101	107	122	137	151	141	139	136	121	87
Sat	55	50	66	67	72	113	132	143	139	150	149	145	141	140	134	132	127
Sun	59	54	58	59	62	88	132	139	143	142	150	147	142	141	140	132	125

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	139	143	132	134	129	115	112	116	109	116	122	121	114	88	69	70
Tue	55	123	140	132	132	132	135	128	115	115	119	128	128	120	84	74	80
Wed	57	119	131	131	130	129	112	103	111	117	127	123	127	120	101	82	69
Thu	65	121	139	131	136	133	131	120	116	112	138	140	148	133	114	88	80
Fri	57	104	133	130	124	121	112	101	107	122	137	151	141	139	136	121	87
Sat	55	50	66	67	72	113	132	143	139	150	149	145	141	140	134	132	127
Sun	59	54	58	59	62	88	132	139	143	142	150	147	142	141	140	132	125

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	139	143	132	134	129	115	112	116	109	116	122	121	114	88	69	70
Tue	55	123	140	132	132	132	135	128	115	115	119	128	128	120	84	74	80
Wed	57	119	131	131	130	129	112	103	111	117	127	123	127	120	101	82	69
Thu	65	121	139	131	136	133	131	120	116	112	138	140	148	133	114	88	80
Fri	57	104	133	130	124	121	112	101	107	122	137	151	141	139	136	121	87
Sat	55	50	66	67	72	113	132	143	139	150	149	145	141	140	134	132	127
Sun	59	54	58	59	62	88	132	139	143	142	150	147	142	141	140	132	125