Best Time to Drive from Hackensack to Sheepshead Bay

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 Sheepshead Bay 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	74	142	148	147	146	154	143	135	135	122	131	136	142	133	105	87	74
Tue	68	130	145	145	149	154	147	138	130	127	130	137	145	145	113	101	109
Wed	73	127	144	144	148	152	133	128	130	128	131	134	153	145	122	117	111
Thu	70	129	140	148	145	151	147	138	135	126	149	151	161	151	136	125	126
Fri	72	121	147	143	137	142	139	126	125	133	157	160	147	143	144	133	105
Sat	51	52	87	86	98	134	152	151	153	158	161	163	159	162	152	153	148
Sun	54	52	57	78	82	112	144	148	148	154	161	166	161	157	159	149	144

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Hackensack to Sheepshead Bay (via I-95 East and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 166 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 133 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (166 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (49 to 109 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hackensack to central Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hackensack to Sheepshead Bay?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 68 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 133 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hackensack to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	142	148	147	146	154	143	135	135	122	131	136	142	133	105	87	74
Tue	68	130	145	145	149	154	147	138	130	127	130	137	145	145	113	101	109
Wed	73	127	144	144	148	152	133	128	130	128	131	134	153	145	122	117	111
Thu	70	129	140	148	145	151	147	138	135	126	149	151	161	151	136	125	126
Fri	72	121	147	143	137	142	139	126	125	133	157	160	147	143	144	133	105
Sat	51	52	87	86	98	134	152	151	153	158	161	163	159	162	152	153	148
Sun	54	52	57	78	82	112	144	148	148	154	161	166	161	157	159	149	144

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	142	148	147	146	154	143	135	135	122	131	136	142	133	105	87	74
Tue	68	130	145	145	149	154	147	138	130	127	130	137	145	145	113	101	109
Wed	73	127	144	144	148	152	133	128	130	128	131	134	153	145	122	117	111
Thu	70	129	140	148	145	151	147	138	135	126	149	151	161	151	136	125	126
Fri	72	121	147	143	137	142	139	126	125	133	157	160	147	143	144	133	105
Sat	51	52	87	86	98	134	152	151	153	158	161	163	159	162	152	153	148
Sun	54	52	57	78	82	112	144	148	148	154	161	166	161	157	159	149	144

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	142	148	147	146	154	143	135	135	122	131	136	142	133	105	87	74
Tue	68	130	145	145	149	154	147	138	130	127	130	137	145	145	113	101	109
Wed	73	127	144	144	148	152	133	128	130	128	131	134	153	145	122	117	111
Thu	70	129	140	148	145	151	147	138	135	126	149	151	161	151	136	125	126
Fri	72	121	147	143	137	142	139	126	125	133	157	160	147	143	144	133	105
Sat	51	52	87	86	98	134	152	151	153	158	161	163	159	162	152	153	148
Sun	54	52	57	78	82	112	144	148	148	154	161	166	161	157	159	149	144