Best Time to Drive from The Bronx 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 The Bronx 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	32	54	68	83	68	58	54	50	53	65	63	86	81	74	50	36	39
Tue	30	47	63	70	61	56	57	55	55	58	64	81	88	81	51	40	37
Wed	31	46	67	72	61	55	53	50	49	53	72	84	90	87	53	49	39
Thu	44	52	62	75	60	60	67	61	55	71	72	92	100	90	72	53	45
Fri	31	44	59	65	58	51	57	53	58	63	90	96	96	88	88	68	55
Sat	31	27	34	37	38	54	56	61	72	65	80	85	85	87	83	69	61
Sun	29	30	30	34	36	41	54	51	64	69	86	80	79	78	74	71	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from The Bronx to Paterson (via I-95 West and Bronx River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (15 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central The Bronx 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 The Bronx to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to Paterson?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 30 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Paterson?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	54	68	83	68	58	54	50	53	65	63	86	81	74	50	36	39
Tue	30	47	63	70	61	56	57	55	55	58	64	81	88	81	51	40	37
Wed	31	46	67	72	61	55	53	50	49	53	72	84	90	87	53	49	39
Thu	44	52	62	75	60	60	67	61	55	71	72	92	100	90	72	53	45
Fri	31	44	59	65	58	51	57	53	58	63	90	96	96	88	88	68	55
Sat	31	27	34	37	38	54	56	61	72	65	80	85	85	87	83	69	61
Sun	29	30	30	34	36	41	54	51	64	69	86	80	79	78	74	71	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	54	68	83	68	58	54	50	53	65	63	86	81	74	50	36	39
Tue	30	47	63	70	61	56	57	55	55	58	64	81	88	81	51	40	37
Wed	31	46	67	72	61	55	53	50	49	53	72	84	90	87	53	49	39
Thu	44	52	62	75	60	60	67	61	55	71	72	92	100	90	72	53	45
Fri	31	44	59	65	58	51	57	53	58	63	90	96	96	88	88	68	55
Sat	31	27	34	37	38	54	56	61	72	65	80	85	85	87	83	69	61
Sun	29	30	30	34	36	41	54	51	64	69	86	80	79	78	74	71	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	54	68	83	68	58	54	50	53	65	63	86	81	74	50	36	39
Tue	30	47	63	70	61	56	57	55	55	58	64	81	88	81	51	40	37
Wed	31	46	67	72	61	55	53	50	49	53	72	84	90	87	53	49	39
Thu	44	52	62	75	60	60	67	61	55	71	72	92	100	90	72	53	45
Fri	31	44	59	65	58	51	57	53	58	63	90	96	96	88	88	68	55
Sat	31	27	34	37	38	54	56	61	72	65	80	85	85	87	83	69	61
Sun	29	30	30	34	36	41	54	51	64	69	86	80	79	78	74	71	73