Best Time to Drive from Paterson to Yonkers

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 Yonkers 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	57	145	149	132	128	124	111	108	111	101	102	106	111	101	81	63	67
Tue	53	125	145	133	137	134	130	123	110	102	106	118	124	111	78	68	68
Wed	52	120	137	132	132	122	113	103	110	107	105	102	120	117	101	81	68
Thu	55	121	143	135	136	129	125	117	107	101	118	134	137	123	109	90	81
Fri	52	109	132	130	122	116	108	96	96	107	134	143	134	137	132	111	79
Sat	54	54	65	70	82	123	136	141	145	152	154	144	145	143	135	135	123
Sun	55	52	55	57	64	98	138	144	149	148	154	148	147	146	143	134	121

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Paterson to Yonkers (via I-95 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 150 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 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (154 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (28 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paterson to central Yonkers 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 Yonkers?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 52 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paterson to Yonkers?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	145	149	132	128	124	111	108	111	101	102	106	111	101	81	63	67
Tue	53	125	145	133	137	134	130	123	110	102	106	118	124	111	78	68	68
Wed	52	120	137	132	132	122	113	103	110	107	105	102	120	117	101	81	68
Thu	55	121	143	135	136	129	125	117	107	101	118	134	137	123	109	90	81
Fri	52	109	132	130	122	116	108	96	96	107	134	143	134	137	132	111	79
Sat	54	54	65	70	82	123	136	141	145	152	154	144	145	143	135	135	123
Sun	55	52	55	57	64	98	138	144	149	148	154	148	147	146	143	134	121

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	145	149	132	128	124	111	108	111	101	102	106	111	101	81	63	67
Tue	53	125	145	133	137	134	130	123	110	102	106	118	124	111	78	68	68
Wed	52	120	137	132	132	122	113	103	110	107	105	102	120	117	101	81	68
Thu	55	121	143	135	136	129	125	117	107	101	118	134	137	123	109	90	81
Fri	52	109	132	130	122	116	108	96	96	107	134	143	134	137	132	111	79
Sat	54	54	65	70	82	123	136	141	145	152	154	144	145	143	135	135	123
Sun	55	52	55	57	64	98	138	144	149	148	154	148	147	146	143	134	121

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	145	149	132	128	124	111	108	111	101	102	106	111	101	81	63	67
Tue	53	125	145	133	137	134	130	123	110	102	106	118	124	111	78	68	68
Wed	52	120	137	132	132	122	113	103	110	107	105	102	120	117	101	81	68
Thu	55	121	143	135	136	129	125	117	107	101	118	134	137	123	109	90	81
Fri	52	109	132	130	122	116	108	96	96	107	134	143	134	137	132	111	79
Sat	54	54	65	70	82	123	136	141	145	152	154	144	145	143	135	135	123
Sun	55	52	55	57	64	98	138	144	149	148	154	148	147	146	143	134	121