Best Time to Drive from East New York 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 East New York 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	41	77	105	114	93	89	103	107	111	115	112	116	105	79	70	56	49
Tue	49	77	106	102	107	120	115	120	116	121	116	117	113	90	75	59	53
Wed	49	83	107	107	87	85	84	112	113	117	128	123	118	98	79	60	51
Thu	58	80	102	110	95	76	103	106	110	115	123	122	121	106	88	69	56
Fri	46	81	97	85	100	83	113	123	124	126	140	137	131	128	111	96	70
Sat	43	39	46	63	69	78	100	94	99	106	98	108	92	96	80	78	66
Sun	38	38	40	42	47	58	64	71	80	93	90	92	86	76	72	77	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from East New York to Hackensack (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (108 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York 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 East New York to Hackensack?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East New York to Hackensack?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 41 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Hackensack?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	77	105	114	93	89	103	107	111	115	112	116	105	79	70	56	49
Tue	49	77	106	102	107	120	115	120	116	121	116	117	113	90	75	59	53
Wed	49	83	107	107	87	85	84	112	113	117	128	123	118	98	79	60	51
Thu	58	80	102	110	95	76	103	106	110	115	123	122	121	106	88	69	56
Fri	46	81	97	85	100	83	113	123	124	126	140	137	131	128	111	96	70
Sat	43	39	46	63	69	78	100	94	99	106	98	108	92	96	80	78	66
Sun	38	38	40	42	47	58	64	71	80	93	90	92	86	76	72	77	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	77	105	114	93	89	103	107	111	115	112	116	105	79	70	56	49
Tue	49	77	106	102	107	120	115	120	116	121	116	117	113	90	75	59	53
Wed	49	83	107	107	87	85	84	112	113	117	128	123	118	98	79	60	51
Thu	58	80	102	110	95	76	103	106	110	115	123	122	121	106	88	69	56
Fri	46	81	97	85	100	83	113	123	124	126	140	137	131	128	111	96	70
Sat	43	39	46	63	69	78	100	94	99	106	98	108	92	96	80	78	66
Sun	38	38	40	42	47	58	64	71	80	93	90	92	86	76	72	77	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	77	105	114	93	89	103	107	111	115	112	116	105	79	70	56	49
Tue	49	77	106	102	107	120	115	120	116	121	116	117	113	90	75	59	53
Wed	49	83	107	107	87	85	84	112	113	117	128	123	118	98	79	60	51
Thu	58	80	102	110	95	76	103	106	110	115	123	122	121	106	88	69	56
Fri	46	81	97	85	100	83	113	123	124	126	140	137	131	128	111	96	70
Sat	43	39	46	63	69	78	100	94	99	106	98	108	92	96	80	78	66
Sun	38	38	40	42	47	58	64	71	80	93	90	92	86	76	72	77	65