Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Hackensack

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 Brooklyn to Hackensack 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	43	59	75	99	90	80	74	68	70	74	79	91	108	103	66	52	56
Tue	42	58	72	108	98	95	83	82	78	75	78	96	140	121	71	54	70
Wed	41	58	76	102	105	90	75	86	75	79	82	97	127	112	72	60	63
Thu	49	64	77	95	117	95	101	93	79	85	97	135	142	127	93	64	66
Fri	36	59	70	82	80	74	89	83	87	107	144	144	137	132	98	78	58
Sat	38	41	47	55	61	76	95	93	96	102	95	92	97	91	81	73	75
Sun	37	36	45	46	50	67	69	83	91	100	90	90	88	83	78	71	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Brooklyn to Hackensack (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (21 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Hackensack 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 Brooklyn to Hackensack?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Hackensack?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 36 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Hackensack?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	59	75	99	90	80	74	68	70	74	79	91	108	103	66	52	56
Tue	42	58	72	108	98	95	83	82	78	75	78	96	140	121	71	54	70
Wed	41	58	76	102	105	90	75	86	75	79	82	97	127	112	72	60	63
Thu	49	64	77	95	117	95	101	93	79	85	97	135	142	127	93	64	66
Fri	36	59	70	82	80	74	89	83	87	107	144	144	137	132	98	78	58
Sat	38	41	47	55	61	76	95	93	96	102	95	92	97	91	81	73	75
Sun	37	36	45	46	50	67	69	83	91	100	90	90	88	83	78	71	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	59	75	99	90	80	74	68	70	74	79	91	108	103	66	52	56
Tue	42	58	72	108	98	95	83	82	78	75	78	96	140	121	71	54	70
Wed	41	58	76	102	105	90	75	86	75	79	82	97	127	112	72	60	63
Thu	49	64	77	95	117	95	101	93	79	85	97	135	142	127	93	64	66
Fri	36	59	70	82	80	74	89	83	87	107	144	144	137	132	98	78	58
Sat	38	41	47	55	61	76	95	93	96	102	95	92	97	91	81	73	75
Sun	37	36	45	46	50	67	69	83	91	100	90	90	88	83	78	71	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	59	75	99	90	80	74	68	70	74	79	91	108	103	66	52	56
Tue	42	58	72	108	98	95	83	82	78	75	78	96	140	121	71	54	70
Wed	41	58	76	102	105	90	75	86	75	79	82	97	127	112	72	60	63
Thu	49	64	77	95	117	95	101	93	79	85	97	135	142	127	93	64	66
Fri	36	59	70	82	80	74	89	83	87	107	144	144	137	132	98	78	58
Sat	38	41	47	55	61	76	95	93	96	102	95	92	97	91	81	73	75
Sun	37	36	45	46	50	67	69	83	91	100	90	90	88	83	78	71	72