Best Time to Drive from Hackensack to East New York

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 East New York 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	79	84	89	85	79	75	70	72	69	78	90	90	81	63	47	50
Tue	40	71	83	84	79	81	80	79	70	76	89	91	89	83	60	53	55
Wed	41	68	84	83	81	80	73	67	69	73	84	92	92	85	67	60	52
Thu	45	73	85	86	82	86	82	76	72	71	91	100	103	91	76	63	60
Fri	40	61	82	81	76	73	78	68	68	71	96	99	99	91	90	85	61
Sat	41	38	44	46	51	68	79	77	86	88	96	96	93	90	88	83	80
Sun	43	40	42	43	45	58	74	78	86	91	90	97	93	86	89	85	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Hackensack to East New York (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 104 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (15 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hackensack to central East New York 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 East New York?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 40 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hackensack to East New York?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 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	79	84	89	85	79	75	70	72	69	78	90	90	81	63	47	50
Tue	40	71	83	84	79	81	80	79	70	76	89	91	89	83	60	53	55
Wed	41	68	84	83	81	80	73	67	69	73	84	92	92	85	67	60	52
Thu	45	73	85	86	82	86	82	76	72	71	91	100	103	91	76	63	60
Fri	40	61	82	81	76	73	78	68	68	71	96	99	99	91	90	85	61
Sat	41	38	44	46	51	68	79	77	86	88	96	96	93	90	88	83	80
Sun	43	40	42	43	45	58	74	78	86	91	90	97	93	86	89	85	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	79	84	89	85	79	75	70	72	69	78	90	90	81	63	47	50
Tue	40	71	83	84	79	81	80	79	70	76	89	91	89	83	60	53	55
Wed	41	68	84	83	81	80	73	67	69	73	84	92	92	85	67	60	52
Thu	45	73	85	86	82	86	82	76	72	71	91	100	103	91	76	63	60
Fri	40	61	82	81	76	73	78	68	68	71	96	99	99	91	90	85	61
Sat	41	38	44	46	51	68	79	77	86	88	96	96	93	90	88	83	80
Sun	43	40	42	43	45	58	74	78	86	91	90	97	93	86	89	85	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	79	84	89	85	79	75	70	72	69	78	90	90	81	63	47	50
Tue	40	71	83	84	79	81	80	79	70	76	89	91	89	83	60	53	55
Wed	41	68	84	83	81	80	73	67	69	73	84	92	92	85	67	60	52
Thu	45	73	85	86	82	86	82	76	72	71	91	100	103	91	76	63	60
Fri	40	61	82	81	76	73	78	68	68	71	96	99	99	91	90	85	61
Sat	41	38	44	46	51	68	79	77	86	88	96	96	93	90	88	83	80
Sun	43	40	42	43	45	58	74	78	86	91	90	97	93	86	89	85	87