Best Time to Drive from Whitestone 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 Whitestone 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	48	81	116	123	114	94	104	112	119	113	119	123	118	92	64	57	52
Tue	46	81	113	120	112	102	113	115	122	117	119	122	124	105	75	58	53
Wed	46	76	113	119	107	86	95	112	115	123	122	131	128	111	79	65	55
Thu	55	88	113	116	109	91	101	119	123	127	132	131	127	121	102	78	62
Fri	47	77	109	115	101	101	116	117	125	135	144	142	138	134	123	100	74
Sat	47	45	47	53	67	88	100	112	116	117	122	120	122	106	98	86	76
Sun	46	45	46	46	52	69	76	83	96	106	110	101	97	86	77	73	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Whitestone to Paterson (via I-95 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 144 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 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (22 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whitestone 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 Whitestone to Paterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 46 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whitestone to Paterson?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	81	116	123	114	94	104	112	119	113	119	123	118	92	64	57	52
Tue	46	81	113	120	112	102	113	115	122	117	119	122	124	105	75	58	53
Wed	46	76	113	119	107	86	95	112	115	123	122	131	128	111	79	65	55
Thu	55	88	113	116	109	91	101	119	123	127	132	131	127	121	102	78	62
Fri	47	77	109	115	101	101	116	117	125	135	144	142	138	134	123	100	74
Sat	47	45	47	53	67	88	100	112	116	117	122	120	122	106	98	86	76
Sun	46	45	46	46	52	69	76	83	96	106	110	101	97	86	77	73	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	81	116	123	114	94	104	112	119	113	119	123	118	92	64	57	52
Tue	46	81	113	120	112	102	113	115	122	117	119	122	124	105	75	58	53
Wed	46	76	113	119	107	86	95	112	115	123	122	131	128	111	79	65	55
Thu	55	88	113	116	109	91	101	119	123	127	132	131	127	121	102	78	62
Fri	47	77	109	115	101	101	116	117	125	135	144	142	138	134	123	100	74
Sat	47	45	47	53	67	88	100	112	116	117	122	120	122	106	98	86	76
Sun	46	45	46	46	52	69	76	83	96	106	110	101	97	86	77	73	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	81	116	123	114	94	104	112	119	113	119	123	118	92	64	57	52
Tue	46	81	113	120	112	102	113	115	122	117	119	122	124	105	75	58	53
Wed	46	76	113	119	107	86	95	112	115	123	122	131	128	111	79	65	55
Thu	55	88	113	116	109	91	101	119	123	127	132	131	127	121	102	78	62
Fri	47	77	109	115	101	101	116	117	125	135	144	142	138	134	123	100	74
Sat	47	45	47	53	67	88	100	112	116	117	122	120	122	106	98	86	76
Sun	46	45	46	46	52	69	76	83	96	106	110	101	97	86	77	73	76