Best Time to Drive from Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood 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	60	112	151	152	139	110	114	127	133	149	156	161	144	103	76	66	64
Tue	54	104	138	130	113	119	125	136	135	142	157	167	144	99	83	67	78
Wed	56	101	143	139	116	103	120	130	140	142	172	173	160	119	96	70	64
Thu	63	119	148	139	121	122	131	130	135	152	170	176	165	143	114	83	71
Fri	57	109	139	135	118	133	133	142	146	173	193	198	186	164	147	108	82
Sat	54	52	59	70	91	96	126	136	131	144	135	138	120	124	106	107	89
Sun	53	54	56	58	64	87	94	101	119	135	130	124	113	97	97	93	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Ridgewood to Paterson (via I-95 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 54 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 136 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (144 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (20 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 54 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 136 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ridgewood to Paterson?

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	112	151	152	139	110	114	127	133	149	156	161	144	103	76	66	64
Tue	54	104	138	130	113	119	125	136	135	142	157	167	144	99	83	67	78
Wed	56	101	143	139	116	103	120	130	140	142	172	173	160	119	96	70	64
Thu	63	119	148	139	121	122	131	130	135	152	170	176	165	143	114	83	71
Fri	57	109	139	135	118	133	133	142	146	173	193	198	186	164	147	108	82
Sat	54	52	59	70	91	96	126	136	131	144	135	138	120	124	106	107	89
Sun	53	54	56	58	64	87	94	101	119	135	130	124	113	97	97	93	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	112	151	152	139	110	114	127	133	149	156	161	144	103	76	66	64
Tue	54	104	138	130	113	119	125	136	135	142	157	167	144	99	83	67	78
Wed	56	101	143	139	116	103	120	130	140	142	172	173	160	119	96	70	64
Thu	63	119	148	139	121	122	131	130	135	152	170	176	165	143	114	83	71
Fri	57	109	139	135	118	133	133	142	146	173	193	198	186	164	147	108	82
Sat	54	52	59	70	91	96	126	136	131	144	135	138	120	124	106	107	89
Sun	53	54	56	58	64	87	94	101	119	135	130	124	113	97	97	93	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	112	151	152	139	110	114	127	133	149	156	161	144	103	76	66	64
Tue	54	104	138	130	113	119	125	136	135	142	157	167	144	99	83	67	78
Wed	56	101	143	139	116	103	120	130	140	142	172	173	160	119	96	70	64
Thu	63	119	148	139	121	122	131	130	135	152	170	176	165	143	114	83	71
Fri	57	109	139	135	118	133	133	142	146	173	193	198	186	164	147	108	82
Sat	54	52	59	70	91	96	126	136	131	144	135	138	120	124	106	107	89
Sun	53	54	56	58	64	87	94	101	119	135	130	124	113	97	97	93	94