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	61	110	147	146	131	104	109	131	134	150	154	155	135	94	74	66	60
Tue	55	104	139	130	115	121	127	138	136	149	157	167	148	103	81	65	76
Wed	57	102	139	144	114	102	116	136	149	152	169	170	158	113	96	70	63
Thu	65	115	143	137	125	117	138	136	140	153	172	171	162	134	105	82	73
Fri	57	104	129	127	115	132	133	143	141	166	192	191	190	172	146	114	84
Sat	52	51	59	70	93	101	134	145	136	148	137	144	123	124	109	109	93
Sun	52	53	54	57	61	86	93	100	121	134	127	124	115	90	97	95	100

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 55 minutes and up to 200 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 138 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (148 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (21 to 60 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 55 minutes then, versus up to 200 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 55 to 200 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 138 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ridgewood to Paterson?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 200 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	110	147	146	131	104	109	131	134	150	154	155	135	94	74	66	60
Tue	55	104	139	130	115	121	127	138	136	149	157	167	148	103	81	65	76
Wed	57	102	139	144	114	102	116	136	149	152	169	170	158	113	96	70	63
Thu	65	115	143	137	125	117	138	136	140	153	172	171	162	134	105	82	73
Fri	57	104	129	127	115	132	133	143	141	166	192	191	190	172	146	114	84
Sat	52	51	59	70	93	101	134	145	136	148	137	144	123	124	109	109	93
Sun	52	53	54	57	61	86	93	100	121	134	127	124	115	90	97	95	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	110	147	146	131	104	109	131	134	150	154	155	135	94	74	66	60
Tue	55	104	139	130	115	121	127	138	136	149	157	167	148	103	81	65	76
Wed	57	102	139	144	114	102	116	136	149	152	169	170	158	113	96	70	63
Thu	65	115	143	137	125	117	138	136	140	153	172	171	162	134	105	82	73
Fri	57	104	129	127	115	132	133	143	141	166	192	191	190	172	146	114	84
Sat	52	51	59	70	93	101	134	145	136	148	137	144	123	124	109	109	93
Sun	52	53	54	57	61	86	93	100	121	134	127	124	115	90	97	95	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	110	147	146	131	104	109	131	134	150	154	155	135	94	74	66	60
Tue	55	104	139	130	115	121	127	138	136	149	157	167	148	103	81	65	76
Wed	57	102	139	144	114	102	116	136	149	152	169	170	158	113	96	70	63
Thu	65	115	143	137	125	117	138	136	140	153	172	171	162	134	105	82	73
Fri	57	104	129	127	115	132	133	143	141	166	192	191	190	172	146	114	84
Sat	52	51	59	70	93	101	134	145	136	148	137	144	123	124	109	109	93
Sun	52	53	54	57	61	86	93	100	121	134	127	124	115	90	97	95	100