Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Williamsburg

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 Williamsburg 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	62	172	189	155	131	122	130	117	122	106	130	134	137	113	102	68	72
Tue	59	147	159	142	166	150	130	126	116	115	130	133	144	121	88	75	99
Wed	58	141	147	145	146	125	122	98	109	114	127	129	144	109	105	85	70
Thu	65	144	147	144	143	161	128	114	120	125	147	156	164	153	124	106	86
Fri	58	135	167	143	131	145	119	105	103	130	167	168	155	156	157	114	86
Sat	57	54	72	80	95	135	146	156	173	189	190	177	174	152	156	152	130
Sun	63	61	64	67	67	105	145	167	174	182	188	178	165	173	165	160	137

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Paterson to Williamsburg (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 189 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (190 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (25 to 95 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 189 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 58 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Williamsburg?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 189 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	172	189	155	131	122	130	117	122	106	130	134	137	113	102	68	72
Tue	59	147	159	142	166	150	130	126	116	115	130	133	144	121	88	75	99
Wed	58	141	147	145	146	125	122	98	109	114	127	129	144	109	105	85	70
Thu	65	144	147	144	143	161	128	114	120	125	147	156	164	153	124	106	86
Fri	58	135	167	143	131	145	119	105	103	130	167	168	155	156	157	114	86
Sat	57	54	72	80	95	135	146	156	173	189	190	177	174	152	156	152	130
Sun	63	61	64	67	67	105	145	167	174	182	188	178	165	173	165	160	137

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	172	189	155	131	122	130	117	122	106	130	134	137	113	102	68	72
Tue	59	147	159	142	166	150	130	126	116	115	130	133	144	121	88	75	99
Wed	58	141	147	145	146	125	122	98	109	114	127	129	144	109	105	85	70
Thu	65	144	147	144	143	161	128	114	120	125	147	156	164	153	124	106	86
Fri	58	135	167	143	131	145	119	105	103	130	167	168	155	156	157	114	86
Sat	57	54	72	80	95	135	146	156	173	189	190	177	174	152	156	152	130
Sun	63	61	64	67	67	105	145	167	174	182	188	178	165	173	165	160	137

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	172	189	155	131	122	130	117	122	106	130	134	137	113	102	68	72
Tue	59	147	159	142	166	150	130	126	116	115	130	133	144	121	88	75	99
Wed	58	141	147	145	146	125	122	98	109	114	127	129	144	109	105	85	70
Thu	65	144	147	144	143	161	128	114	120	125	147	156	164	153	124	106	86
Fri	58	135	167	143	131	145	119	105	103	130	167	168	155	156	157	114	86
Sat	57	54	72	80	95	135	146	156	173	189	190	177	174	152	156	152	130
Sun	63	61	64	67	67	105	145	167	174	182	188	178	165	173	165	160	137