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.

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Brooklyn to Hackensack (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hackensack to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 27 to 71 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 Brooklyn to central Hackensack 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 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	52	61	72	104	93	86	83	80	81	83	89	94	107	103	71	59	61
Tue	49	62	77	115	105	96	92	93	88	84	86	103	144	132	84	62	70
Wed	46	60	80	103	109	92	85	93	86	88	94	99	130	116	86	66	65
Thu	49	67	81	102	124	95	110	98	90	89	99	132	145	132	94	76	73
Fri	44	64	74	86	85	82	92	94	96	116	146	146	142	133	101	90	71
Sat	49	59	66	66	72	82	98	100	104	105	100	97	100	97	87	82	82
Sun	42	41	51	49	58	74	74	82	87	96	89	88	90	84	79	76	76

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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 44 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Hackensack?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	61	72	104	93	86	83	80	81	83	89	94	107	103	71	59	61
Tue	49	62	77	115	105	96	92	93	88	84	86	103	144	132	84	62	70
Wed	46	60	80	103	109	92	85	93	86	88	94	99	130	116	86	66	65
Thu	49	67	81	102	124	95	110	98	90	89	99	132	145	132	94	76	73
Fri	44	64	74	86	85	82	92	94	96	116	146	146	142	133	101	90	71
Sat	49	59	66	66	72	82	98	100	104	105	100	97	100	97	87	82	82
Sun	42	41	51	49	58	74	74	82	87	96	89	88	90	84	79	76	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	61	72	104	93	86	83	80	81	83	89	94	107	103	71	59	61
Tue	49	62	77	115	105	96	92	93	88	84	86	103	144	132	84	62	70
Wed	46	60	80	103	109	92	85	93	86	88	94	99	130	116	86	66	65
Thu	49	67	81	102	124	95	110	98	90	89	99	132	145	132	94	76	73
Fri	44	64	74	86	85	82	92	94	96	116	146	146	142	133	101	90	71
Sat	49	59	66	66	72	82	98	100	104	105	100	97	100	97	87	82	82
Sun	42	41	51	49	58	74	74	82	87	96	89	88	90	84	79	76	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	61	72	104	93	86	83	80	81	83	89	94	107	103	71	59	61
Tue	49	62	77	115	105	96	92	93	88	84	86	103	144	132	84	62	70
Wed	46	60	80	103	109	92	85	93	86	88	94	99	130	116	86	66	65
Thu	49	67	81	102	124	95	110	98	90	89	99	132	145	132	94	76	73
Fri	44	64	74	86	85	82	92	94	96	116	146	146	142	133	101	90	71
Sat	49	59	66	66	72	82	98	100	104	105	100	97	100	97	87	82	82
Sun	42	41	51	49	58	74	74	82	87	96	89	88	90	84	79	76	76