Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Upper West Side

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 Upper West Side 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	51	137	142	128	119	116	110	104	101	88	94	99	105	96	75	56	57
Tue	47	118	135	123	129	120	115	105	94	93	95	99	109	101	75	64	64
Wed	47	111	129	121	123	112	96	84	89	87	86	94	110	98	86	70	58
Thu	50	114	129	125	123	117	112	98	95	95	115	119	127	117	105	85	75
Fri	47	111	128	122	111	105	97	89	90	104	129	133	122	127	117	100	66
Sat	44	41	52	65	76	103	119	124	131	137	140	135	133	127	124	120	116
Sun	49	48	50	51	56	87	126	138	140	142	146	142	138	138	137	129	120

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Paterson to Upper West Side (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. 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 (146 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (23 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central Upper West Side 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 Upper West Side?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Paterson to Upper West Side?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 47 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Upper West Side?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	137	142	128	119	116	110	104	101	88	94	99	105	96	75	56	57
Tue	47	118	135	123	129	120	115	105	94	93	95	99	109	101	75	64	64
Wed	47	111	129	121	123	112	96	84	89	87	86	94	110	98	86	70	58
Thu	50	114	129	125	123	117	112	98	95	95	115	119	127	117	105	85	75
Fri	47	111	128	122	111	105	97	89	90	104	129	133	122	127	117	100	66
Sat	44	41	52	65	76	103	119	124	131	137	140	135	133	127	124	120	116
Sun	49	48	50	51	56	87	126	138	140	142	146	142	138	138	137	129	120

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	137	142	128	119	116	110	104	101	88	94	99	105	96	75	56	57
Tue	47	118	135	123	129	120	115	105	94	93	95	99	109	101	75	64	64
Wed	47	111	129	121	123	112	96	84	89	87	86	94	110	98	86	70	58
Thu	50	114	129	125	123	117	112	98	95	95	115	119	127	117	105	85	75
Fri	47	111	128	122	111	105	97	89	90	104	129	133	122	127	117	100	66
Sat	44	41	52	65	76	103	119	124	131	137	140	135	133	127	124	120	116
Sun	49	48	50	51	56	87	126	138	140	142	146	142	138	138	137	129	120

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	137	142	128	119	116	110	104	101	88	94	99	105	96	75	56	57
Tue	47	118	135	123	129	120	115	105	94	93	95	99	109	101	75	64	64
Wed	47	111	129	121	123	112	96	84	89	87	86	94	110	98	86	70	58
Thu	50	114	129	125	123	117	112	98	95	95	115	119	127	117	105	85	75
Fri	47	111	128	122	111	105	97	89	90	104	129	133	122	127	117	100	66
Sat	44	41	52	65	76	103	119	124	131	137	140	135	133	127	124	120	116
Sun	49	48	50	51	56	87	126	138	140	142	146	142	138	138	137	129	120