Best Time to Drive from Hackensack to Brooklyn

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 Hackensack to Brooklyn 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	57	124	129	127	126	129	122	113	113	101	108	113	120	112	86	69	61
Tue	51	113	127	126	127	131	127	125	111	111	113	116	123	123	92	80	87
Wed	55	108	125	124	127	128	111	104	107	106	109	111	130	122	100	94	89
Thu	53	110	122	127	125	130	125	116	113	104	126	128	138	128	113	103	104
Fri	55	101	125	124	119	119	116	106	103	112	134	138	126	123	123	114	83
Sat	43	42	68	67	77	114	131	131	134	136	139	141	137	140	132	133	126
Sun	46	44	48	59	63	93	126	129	129	133	140	143	139	136	138	129	124

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Hackensack to Brooklyn (via I-95 East and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (143 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (33 to 86 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hackensack to central Brooklyn 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 Hackensack to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 51 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hackensack to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays 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	57	124	129	127	126	129	122	113	113	101	108	113	120	112	86	69	61
Tue	51	113	127	126	127	131	127	125	111	111	113	116	123	123	92	80	87
Wed	55	108	125	124	127	128	111	104	107	106	109	111	130	122	100	94	89
Thu	53	110	122	127	125	130	125	116	113	104	126	128	138	128	113	103	104
Fri	55	101	125	124	119	119	116	106	103	112	134	138	126	123	123	114	83
Sat	43	42	68	67	77	114	131	131	134	136	139	141	137	140	132	133	126
Sun	46	44	48	59	63	93	126	129	129	133	140	143	139	136	138	129	124

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	124	129	127	126	129	122	113	113	101	108	113	120	112	86	69	61
Tue	51	113	127	126	127	131	127	125	111	111	113	116	123	123	92	80	87
Wed	55	108	125	124	127	128	111	104	107	106	109	111	130	122	100	94	89
Thu	53	110	122	127	125	130	125	116	113	104	126	128	138	128	113	103	104
Fri	55	101	125	124	119	119	116	106	103	112	134	138	126	123	123	114	83
Sat	43	42	68	67	77	114	131	131	134	136	139	141	137	140	132	133	126
Sun	46	44	48	59	63	93	126	129	129	133	140	143	139	136	138	129	124

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	124	129	127	126	129	122	113	113	101	108	113	120	112	86	69	61
Tue	51	113	127	126	127	131	127	125	111	111	113	116	123	123	92	80	87
Wed	55	108	125	124	127	128	111	104	107	106	109	111	130	122	100	94	89
Thu	53	110	122	127	125	130	125	116	113	104	126	128	138	128	113	103	104
Fri	55	101	125	124	119	119	116	106	103	112	134	138	126	123	123	114	83
Sat	43	42	68	67	77	114	131	131	134	136	139	141	137	140	132	133	126
Sun	46	44	48	59	63	93	126	129	129	133	140	143	139	136	138	129	124