Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Valley Stream

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 Valley Stream 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	77	165	166	158	150	149	144	136	135	125	135	141	137	131	111	84	86
Tue	71	145	159	153	159	152	147	148	134	141	147	145	137	141	105	91	98
Wed	72	139	158	153	152	147	133	119	129	131	136	139	143	135	116	99	86
Thu	75	142	158	153	156	149	149	135	137	132	170	166	164	151	131	112	104
Fri	72	130	155	151	149	145	137	125	126	148	167	166	158	161	151	134	98
Sat	65	66	80	85	97	137	152	159	165	172	172	167	166	165	157	153	147
Sun	71	68	74	75	79	108	158	163	168	168	172	169	167	168	161	157	149

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Paterson to Valley Stream (via I-95 East and I-295 South and Cross Island Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 134 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (172 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 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 Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Paterson to Valley Stream?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 71 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 134 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Valley Stream?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	165	166	158	150	149	144	136	135	125	135	141	137	131	111	84	86
Tue	71	145	159	153	159	152	147	148	134	141	147	145	137	141	105	91	98
Wed	72	139	158	153	152	147	133	119	129	131	136	139	143	135	116	99	86
Thu	75	142	158	153	156	149	149	135	137	132	170	166	164	151	131	112	104
Fri	72	130	155	151	149	145	137	125	126	148	167	166	158	161	151	134	98
Sat	65	66	80	85	97	137	152	159	165	172	172	167	166	165	157	153	147
Sun	71	68	74	75	79	108	158	163	168	168	172	169	167	168	161	157	149

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	165	166	158	150	149	144	136	135	125	135	141	137	131	111	84	86
Tue	71	145	159	153	159	152	147	148	134	141	147	145	137	141	105	91	98
Wed	72	139	158	153	152	147	133	119	129	131	136	139	143	135	116	99	86
Thu	75	142	158	153	156	149	149	135	137	132	170	166	164	151	131	112	104
Fri	72	130	155	151	149	145	137	125	126	148	167	166	158	161	151	134	98
Sat	65	66	80	85	97	137	152	159	165	172	172	167	166	165	157	153	147
Sun	71	68	74	75	79	108	158	163	168	168	172	169	167	168	161	157	149

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	165	166	158	150	149	144	136	135	125	135	141	137	131	111	84	86
Tue	71	145	159	153	159	152	147	148	134	141	147	145	137	141	105	91	98
Wed	72	139	158	153	152	147	133	119	129	131	136	139	143	135	116	99	86
Thu	75	142	158	153	156	149	149	135	137	132	170	166	164	151	131	112	104
Fri	72	130	155	151	149	145	137	125	126	148	167	166	158	161	151	134	98
Sat	65	66	80	85	97	137	152	159	165	172	172	167	166	165	157	153	147
Sun	71	68	74	75	79	108	158	163	168	168	172	169	167	168	161	157	149