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.

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 54 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (120 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Paterson to The Bronx

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 21 to 49 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 The Bronx 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 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	60	67	79	103	111	105	104	111	113	113	116	115	116	106	76	64	58
Tue	60	69	89	99	107	112	110	111	111	114	118	118	118	107	95	71	65
Wed	54	64	93	103	108	107	107	106	110	113	121	115	118	114	104	75	56
Thu	62	73	95	106	104	109	111	112	116	118	121	120	119	115	108	99	75
Fri	58	68	88	103	102	106	108	109	113	118	129	121	120	122	119	109	95
Sat	71	92	93	81	99	102	106	108	110	110	116	115	113	113	105	88	82
Sun	52	52	54	51	65	86	101	101	120	112	116	113	110	103	94	91	91

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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 54 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Paterson?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 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	67	79	103	111	105	104	111	113	113	116	115	116	106	76	64	58
Tue	60	69	89	99	107	112	110	111	111	114	118	118	118	107	95	71	65
Wed	54	64	93	103	108	107	107	106	110	113	121	115	118	114	104	75	56
Thu	62	73	95	106	104	109	111	112	116	118	121	120	119	115	108	99	75
Fri	58	68	88	103	102	106	108	109	113	118	129	121	120	122	119	109	95
Sat	71	92	93	81	99	102	106	108	110	110	116	115	113	113	105	88	82
Sun	52	52	54	51	65	86	101	101	120	112	116	113	110	103	94	91	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	79	103	111	105	104	111	113	113	116	115	116	106	76	64	58
Tue	60	69	89	99	107	112	110	111	111	114	118	118	118	107	95	71	65
Wed	54	64	93	103	108	107	107	106	110	113	121	115	118	114	104	75	56
Thu	62	73	95	106	104	109	111	112	116	118	121	120	119	115	108	99	75
Fri	58	68	88	103	102	106	108	109	113	118	129	121	120	122	119	109	95
Sat	71	92	93	81	99	102	106	108	110	110	116	115	113	113	105	88	82
Sun	52	52	54	51	65	86	101	101	120	112	116	113	110	103	94	91	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	79	103	111	105	104	111	113	113	116	115	116	106	76	64	58
Tue	60	69	89	99	107	112	110	111	111	114	118	118	118	107	95	71	65
Wed	54	64	93	103	108	107	107	106	110	113	121	115	118	114	104	75	56
Thu	62	73	95	106	104	109	111	112	116	118	121	120	119	115	108	99	75
Fri	58	68	88	103	102	106	108	109	113	118	129	121	120	122	119	109	95
Sat	71	92	93	81	99	102	106	108	110	110	116	115	113	113	105	88	82
Sun	52	52	54	51	65	86	101	101	120	112	116	113	110	103	94	91	91