Best Time to Drive from Paterson to The Bronx

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 The Bronx 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	41	122	129	117	116	107	100	95	96	81	87	94	97	91	68	49	50
Tue	38	101	119	110	109	109	111	107	91	94	96	96	101	100	66	56	64
Wed	38	97	117	110	112	106	93	78	84	86	83	92	109	97	81	63	52
Thu	43	102	116	112	113	111	111	95	95	86	114	114	125	111	95	73	69
Fri	37	88	114	109	107	104	95	84	86	99	120	128	114	117	111	99	62
Sat	38	34	47	52	63	98	113	120	124	133	132	127	125	120	115	114	109
Sun	43	40	42	43	44	71	114	123	124	124	130	126	119	121	121	115	110

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Paterson to The Bronx (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 132 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 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (134 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (24 to 85 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central The Bronx 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 The Bronx?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Paterson to The Bronx?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 37 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to The Bronx?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	122	129	117	116	107	100	95	96	81	87	94	97	91	68	49	50
Tue	38	101	119	110	109	109	111	107	91	94	96	96	101	100	66	56	64
Wed	38	97	117	110	112	106	93	78	84	86	83	92	109	97	81	63	52
Thu	43	102	116	112	113	111	111	95	95	86	114	114	125	111	95	73	69
Fri	37	88	114	109	107	104	95	84	86	99	120	128	114	117	111	99	62
Sat	38	34	47	52	63	98	113	120	124	133	132	127	125	120	115	114	109
Sun	43	40	42	43	44	71	114	123	124	124	130	126	119	121	121	115	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	122	129	117	116	107	100	95	96	81	87	94	97	91	68	49	50
Tue	38	101	119	110	109	109	111	107	91	94	96	96	101	100	66	56	64
Wed	38	97	117	110	112	106	93	78	84	86	83	92	109	97	81	63	52
Thu	43	102	116	112	113	111	111	95	95	86	114	114	125	111	95	73	69
Fri	37	88	114	109	107	104	95	84	86	99	120	128	114	117	111	99	62
Sat	38	34	47	52	63	98	113	120	124	133	132	127	125	120	115	114	109
Sun	43	40	42	43	44	71	114	123	124	124	130	126	119	121	121	115	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	122	129	117	116	107	100	95	96	81	87	94	97	91	68	49	50
Tue	38	101	119	110	109	109	111	107	91	94	96	96	101	100	66	56	64
Wed	38	97	117	110	112	106	93	78	84	86	83	92	109	97	81	63	52
Thu	43	102	116	112	113	111	111	95	95	86	114	114	125	111	95	73	69
Fri	37	88	114	109	107	104	95	84	86	99	120	128	114	117	111	99	62
Sat	38	34	47	52	63	98	113	120	124	133	132	127	125	120	115	114	109
Sun	43	40	42	43	44	71	114	123	124	124	130	126	119	121	121	115	110