Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream 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	80	126	148	163	134	119	128	146	145	165	159	162	140	98	84	76	66
Tue	59	119	160	155	123	125	140	148	156	165	173	159	160	130	106	87	92
Wed	60	144	153	155	133	122	146	143	146	156	160	157	161	129	110	93	94
Thu	79	132	155	168	122	116	131	150	152	154	171	149	141	143	115	87	77
Fri	62	102	144	145	126	153	163	170	183	199	179	158	157	171	147	127	100
Sat	63	58	63	76	92	110	123	138	142	172	167	148	137	140	130	121	111
Sun	59	59	61	71	84	87	101	116	122	135	127	127	121	101	100	93	99

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Valley Stream to Paterson (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 203 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 153 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (172 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (23 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 203 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valley Stream to Paterson?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 59 to 203 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 153 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Paterson?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 203 minutes.

More drives

Paterson to Valley Stream (return trip) · Valley Stream to Manhattan · Valley Stream to The Bronx · Valley Stream to Newark · Valley Stream to Jersey City · Valley Stream to Yonkers · Valley Stream to Washington Heights · Valley Stream to Astoria

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	126	148	163	134	119	128	146	145	165	159	162	140	98	84	76	66
Tue	59	119	160	155	123	125	140	148	156	165	173	159	160	130	106	87	92
Wed	60	144	153	155	133	122	146	143	146	156	160	157	161	129	110	93	94
Thu	79	132	155	168	122	116	131	150	152	154	171	149	141	143	115	87	77
Fri	62	102	144	145	126	153	163	170	183	199	179	158	157	171	147	127	100
Sat	63	58	63	76	92	110	123	138	142	172	167	148	137	140	130	121	111
Sun	59	59	61	71	84	87	101	116	122	135	127	127	121	101	100	93	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	126	148	163	134	119	128	146	145	165	159	162	140	98	84	76	66
Tue	59	119	160	155	123	125	140	148	156	165	173	159	160	130	106	87	92
Wed	60	144	153	155	133	122	146	143	146	156	160	157	161	129	110	93	94
Thu	79	132	155	168	122	116	131	150	152	154	171	149	141	143	115	87	77
Fri	62	102	144	145	126	153	163	170	183	199	179	158	157	171	147	127	100
Sat	63	58	63	76	92	110	123	138	142	172	167	148	137	140	130	121	111
Sun	59	59	61	71	84	87	101	116	122	135	127	127	121	101	100	93	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	126	148	163	134	119	128	146	145	165	159	162	140	98	84	76	66
Tue	59	119	160	155	123	125	140	148	156	165	173	159	160	130	106	87	92
Wed	60	144	153	155	133	122	146	143	146	156	160	157	161	129	110	93	94
Thu	79	132	155	168	122	116	131	150	152	154	171	149	141	143	115	87	77
Fri	62	102	144	145	126	153	163	170	183	199	179	158	157	171	147	127	100
Sat	63	58	63	76	92	110	123	138	142	172	167	148	137	140	130	121	111
Sun	59	59	61	71	84	87	101	116	122	135	127	127	121	101	100	93	99