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Best Time to Drive from Queens to Paterson

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.

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Queens to Paterson (via I-95 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 202 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 170 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (166 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Paterson to Queens

Freeway, about 25 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 33 to 73 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Paterson along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Queens to Paterson by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon84981421641531561591631601761741761651361059287
Tue871121411521731611631691731781761791681471259492
Wed811131481591561491501651741781861831691561309783
Thu8712214615816115015816217118218318417816414913096
Fri80117144142160159174174179194201201200188175147135
Sat91115114107140150153155155165159166161154149130114
Sun6970727488129135140153156159163156134131128118

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 Queens to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 80 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 170 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Paterson?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 202 minutes.

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