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.

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Hackensack to Queens (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Queens to Hackensack

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 16 to 55 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Hackensack to central Queens along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	42	84	90	92	85	82	80	73	77	76	77	87	90	84	65	48	52
Tue	39	77	88	90	84	92	87	86	78	76	84	92	93	89	63	55	52
Wed	41	74	88	85	85	81	79	67	75	81	88	92	90	90	69	61	51
Thu	49	75	89	83	81	88	84	81	78	76	89	99	107	96	81	65	57
Fri	47	64	80	86	76	78	81	73	73	79	92	100	101	94	94	92	64
Sat	40	37	46	48	51	72	82	83	92	94	99	98	93	91	88	85	82
Sun	43	39	42	43	45	55	75	82	88	92	94	99	94	91	92	86	86

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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 39 to 107 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 107 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	84	90	92	85	82	80	73	77	76	77	87	90	84	65	48	52
Tue	39	77	88	90	84	92	87	86	78	76	84	92	93	89	63	55	52
Wed	41	74	88	85	85	81	79	67	75	81	88	92	90	90	69	61	51
Thu	49	75	89	83	81	88	84	81	78	76	89	99	107	96	81	65	57
Fri	47	64	80	86	76	78	81	73	73	79	92	100	101	94	94	92	64
Sat	40	37	46	48	51	72	82	83	92	94	99	98	93	91	88	85	82
Sun	43	39	42	43	45	55	75	82	88	92	94	99	94	91	92	86	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	84	90	92	85	82	80	73	77	76	77	87	90	84	65	48	52
Tue	39	77	88	90	84	92	87	86	78	76	84	92	93	89	63	55	52
Wed	41	74	88	85	85	81	79	67	75	81	88	92	90	90	69	61	51
Thu	49	75	89	83	81	88	84	81	78	76	89	99	107	96	81	65	57
Fri	47	64	80	86	76	78	81	73	73	79	92	100	101	94	94	92	64
Sat	40	37	46	48	51	72	82	83	92	94	99	98	93	91	88	85	82
Sun	43	39	42	43	45	55	75	82	88	92	94	99	94	91	92	86	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	84	90	92	85	82	80	73	77	76	77	87	90	84	65	48	52
Tue	39	77	88	90	84	92	87	86	78	76	84	92	93	89	63	55	52
Wed	41	74	88	85	85	81	79	67	75	81	88	92	90	90	69	61	51
Thu	49	75	89	83	81	88	84	81	78	76	89	99	107	96	81	65	57
Fri	47	64	80	86	76	78	81	73	73	79	92	100	101	94	94	92	64
Sat	40	37	46	48	51	72	82	83	92	94	99	98	93	91	88	85	82
Sun	43	39	42	43	45	55	75	82	88	92	94	99	94	91	92	86	86