Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Whitestone

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 Whitestone 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	55	136	139	130	125	121	117	109	106	94	99	106	108	103	83	61	63
Tue	50	120	134	128	135	128	122	113	99	100	103	105	110	114	79	69	76
Wed	51	110	130	127	129	121	108	93	100	98	99	101	117	109	92	76	66
Thu	54	116	133	128	127	126	122	109	107	101	132	128	133	124	105	88	81
Fri	51	106	128	127	122	118	109	99	97	112	135	138	131	132	126	110	75
Sat	49	47	60	65	76	111	131	134	138	147	146	141	140	134	134	128	120
Sun	55	52	54	55	59	86	130	137	138	139	145	143	138	141	137	132	124

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Paterson to Whitestone (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 143 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 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (147 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (22 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 Whitestone 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 Whitestone?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 50 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Whitestone?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	136	139	130	125	121	117	109	106	94	99	106	108	103	83	61	63
Tue	50	120	134	128	135	128	122	113	99	100	103	105	110	114	79	69	76
Wed	51	110	130	127	129	121	108	93	100	98	99	101	117	109	92	76	66
Thu	54	116	133	128	127	126	122	109	107	101	132	128	133	124	105	88	81
Fri	51	106	128	127	122	118	109	99	97	112	135	138	131	132	126	110	75
Sat	49	47	60	65	76	111	131	134	138	147	146	141	140	134	134	128	120
Sun	55	52	54	55	59	86	130	137	138	139	145	143	138	141	137	132	124

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	136	139	130	125	121	117	109	106	94	99	106	108	103	83	61	63
Tue	50	120	134	128	135	128	122	113	99	100	103	105	110	114	79	69	76
Wed	51	110	130	127	129	121	108	93	100	98	99	101	117	109	92	76	66
Thu	54	116	133	128	127	126	122	109	107	101	132	128	133	124	105	88	81
Fri	51	106	128	127	122	118	109	99	97	112	135	138	131	132	126	110	75
Sat	49	47	60	65	76	111	131	134	138	147	146	141	140	134	134	128	120
Sun	55	52	54	55	59	86	130	137	138	139	145	143	138	141	137	132	124

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	136	139	130	125	121	117	109	106	94	99	106	108	103	83	61	63
Tue	50	120	134	128	135	128	122	113	99	100	103	105	110	114	79	69	76
Wed	51	110	130	127	129	121	108	93	100	98	99	101	117	109	92	76	66
Thu	54	116	133	128	127	126	122	109	107	101	132	128	133	124	105	88	81
Fri	51	106	128	127	122	118	109	99	97	112	135	138	131	132	126	110	75
Sat	49	47	60	65	76	111	131	134	138	147	146	141	140	134	134	128	120
Sun	55	52	54	55	59	86	130	137	138	139	145	143	138	141	137	132	124