Best Time to Drive from Hackensack to Queens

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 Queens 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	88	91	90	86	83	79	77	78	75	79	86	87	82	69	52	54
Tue	40	78	82	91	86	91	86	86	76	79	87	90	90	89	65	58	52
Wed	42	76	91	88	86	82	79	66	74	78	85	91	93	91	69	61	52
Thu	50	79	89	84	82	87	85	78	76	74	90	99	106	94	80	67	59
Fri	41	69	89	84	83	78	80	74	74	84	94	104	102	97	93	88	64
Sat	41	40	46	51	52	72	84	80	91	94	100	99	95	93	90	87	82
Sun	44	40	43	45	48	57	77	83	90	93	95	99	97	93	95	90	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Hackensack to Queens (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (17 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hackensack to central Queens 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 Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 40 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hackensack to Queens?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

More drives

Queens to Hackensack (return trip) · Hackensack to Brooklyn · Hackensack to East New York · Hackensack to Astoria · Hackensack to Borough Park

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	88	91	90	86	83	79	77	78	75	79	86	87	82	69	52	54
Tue	40	78	82	91	86	91	86	86	76	79	87	90	90	89	65	58	52
Wed	42	76	91	88	86	82	79	66	74	78	85	91	93	91	69	61	52
Thu	50	79	89	84	82	87	85	78	76	74	90	99	106	94	80	67	59
Fri	41	69	89	84	83	78	80	74	74	84	94	104	102	97	93	88	64
Sat	41	40	46	51	52	72	84	80	91	94	100	99	95	93	90	87	82
Sun	44	40	43	45	48	57	77	83	90	93	95	99	97	93	95	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	88	91	90	86	83	79	77	78	75	79	86	87	82	69	52	54
Tue	40	78	82	91	86	91	86	86	76	79	87	90	90	89	65	58	52
Wed	42	76	91	88	86	82	79	66	74	78	85	91	93	91	69	61	52
Thu	50	79	89	84	82	87	85	78	76	74	90	99	106	94	80	67	59
Fri	41	69	89	84	83	78	80	74	74	84	94	104	102	97	93	88	64
Sat	41	40	46	51	52	72	84	80	91	94	100	99	95	93	90	87	82
Sun	44	40	43	45	48	57	77	83	90	93	95	99	97	93	95	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	88	91	90	86	83	79	77	78	75	79	86	87	82	69	52	54
Tue	40	78	82	91	86	91	86	86	76	79	87	90	90	89	65	58	52
Wed	42	76	91	88	86	82	79	66	74	78	85	91	93	91	69	61	52
Thu	50	79	89	84	82	87	85	78	76	74	90	99	106	94	80	67	59
Fri	41	69	89	84	83	78	80	74	74	84	94	104	102	97	93	88	64
Sat	41	40	46	51	52	72	84	80	91	94	100	99	95	93	90	87	82
Sun	44	40	43	45	48	57	77	83	90	93	95	99	97	93	95	90	89