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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Queens to Paterson 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	58	112	163	162	133	111	129	138	139	168	167	174	148	108	83	68	62
Tue	59	111	152	138	131	133	143	155	149	168	172	180	157	114	89	72	81
Wed	61	121	154	155	123	117	116	146	165	157	185	181	167	118	108	75	64
Thu	73	122	154	149	129	122	145	146	153	160	181	178	169	144	121	85	72
Fri	57	111	141	138	124	149	140	148	151	182	209	203	193	179	151	117	88
Sat	50	50	61	77	98	108	139	151	144	158	155	159	131	139	113	116	98
Sun	50	50	54	57	62	91	98	109	126	147	138	134	125	104	106	103	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Queens to Paterson (via I-95 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 213 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 150 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (159 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (26 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Paterson 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 Queens to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 213 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 57 to 213 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 150 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Paterson?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 213 minutes.

More drives

Paterson to Queens (return trip) · Queens to Yonkers · Queens to Washington Heights · Queens to Clifton · Queens to New Rochelle · Queens to Passaic · Queens to Mount Vernon · Queens to Bayside · Queens to Wayne · Queens to Perth Amboy · Queens to Hackensack · Queens to Teaneck

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	112	163	162	133	111	129	138	139	168	167	174	148	108	83	68	62
Tue	59	111	152	138	131	133	143	155	149	168	172	180	157	114	89	72	81
Wed	61	121	154	155	123	117	116	146	165	157	185	181	167	118	108	75	64
Thu	73	122	154	149	129	122	145	146	153	160	181	178	169	144	121	85	72
Fri	57	111	141	138	124	149	140	148	151	182	209	203	193	179	151	117	88
Sat	50	50	61	77	98	108	139	151	144	158	155	159	131	139	113	116	98
Sun	50	50	54	57	62	91	98	109	126	147	138	134	125	104	106	103	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	112	163	162	133	111	129	138	139	168	167	174	148	108	83	68	62
Tue	59	111	152	138	131	133	143	155	149	168	172	180	157	114	89	72	81
Wed	61	121	154	155	123	117	116	146	165	157	185	181	167	118	108	75	64
Thu	73	122	154	149	129	122	145	146	153	160	181	178	169	144	121	85	72
Fri	57	111	141	138	124	149	140	148	151	182	209	203	193	179	151	117	88
Sat	50	50	61	77	98	108	139	151	144	158	155	159	131	139	113	116	98
Sun	50	50	54	57	62	91	98	109	126	147	138	134	125	104	106	103	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	112	163	162	133	111	129	138	139	168	167	174	148	108	83	68	62
Tue	59	111	152	138	131	133	143	155	149	168	172	180	157	114	89	72	81
Wed	61	121	154	155	123	117	116	146	165	157	185	181	167	118	108	75	64
Thu	73	122	154	149	129	122	145	146	153	160	181	178	169	144	121	85	72
Fri	57	111	141	138	124	149	140	148	151	182	209	203	193	179	151	117	88
Sat	50	50	61	77	98	108	139	151	144	158	155	159	131	139	113	116	98
Sun	50	50	54	57	62	91	98	109	126	147	138	134	125	104	106	103	104