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	40	68	105	109	90	76	88	95	104	106	112	108	98	72	60	53	50
Tue	41	64	98	91	76	81	89	98	101	110	101	108	102	73	66	55	53
Wed	38	64	105	95	82	72	84	95	92	96	113	114	104	92	69	55	50
Thu	45	83	102	103	81	80	90	99	94	105	110	113	105	99	76	59	51
Fri	43	79	99	98	83	91	93	94	100	114	128	129	118	109	103	77	62
Sat	41	39	45	55	63	67	93	82	85	91	89	89	81	86	73	72	60
Sun	38	38	41	41	46	54	60	66	79	88	84	82	80	70	66	65	60

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 38 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (95 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 33 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 38 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 38 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Hackensack?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

More drives

Hackensack to East New York (return trip) · East New York to The Bronx · East New York to Newark · East New York to Jersey City · East New York to Yonkers · East New York to Washington Heights · East New York to Stamford · East New York to North Stamford · East New York to Edison · East New York to Norwalk · East New York to Greenburgh · East New York to Clifton

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	68	105	109	90	76	88	95	104	106	112	108	98	72	60	53	50
Tue	41	64	98	91	76	81	89	98	101	110	101	108	102	73	66	55	53
Wed	38	64	105	95	82	72	84	95	92	96	113	114	104	92	69	55	50
Thu	45	83	102	103	81	80	90	99	94	105	110	113	105	99	76	59	51
Fri	43	79	99	98	83	91	93	94	100	114	128	129	118	109	103	77	62
Sat	41	39	45	55	63	67	93	82	85	91	89	89	81	86	73	72	60
Sun	38	38	41	41	46	54	60	66	79	88	84	82	80	70	66	65	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	68	105	109	90	76	88	95	104	106	112	108	98	72	60	53	50
Tue	41	64	98	91	76	81	89	98	101	110	101	108	102	73	66	55	53
Wed	38	64	105	95	82	72	84	95	92	96	113	114	104	92	69	55	50
Thu	45	83	102	103	81	80	90	99	94	105	110	113	105	99	76	59	51
Fri	43	79	99	98	83	91	93	94	100	114	128	129	118	109	103	77	62
Sat	41	39	45	55	63	67	93	82	85	91	89	89	81	86	73	72	60
Sun	38	38	41	41	46	54	60	66	79	88	84	82	80	70	66	65	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	68	105	109	90	76	88	95	104	106	112	108	98	72	60	53	50
Tue	41	64	98	91	76	81	89	98	101	110	101	108	102	73	66	55	53
Wed	38	64	105	95	82	72	84	95	92	96	113	114	104	92	69	55	50
Thu	45	83	102	103	81	80	90	99	94	105	110	113	105	99	76	59	51
Fri	43	79	99	98	83	91	93	94	100	114	128	129	118	109	103	77	62
Sat	41	39	45	55	63	67	93	82	85	91	89	89	81	86	73	72	60
Sun	38	38	41	41	46	54	60	66	79	88	84	82	80	70	66	65	60