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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Paterson to Upper West Side (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 142 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 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (145 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (25 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 49 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 49 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Upper West Side?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

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