Best Time to Drive from Paramus 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 Paramus 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	57	131	130	126	125	120	117	115	111	105	109	114	116	110	90	70	71
Tue	52	116	129	123	126	127	122	118	105	111	113	117	117	119	88	78	79
Wed	52	111	126	120	125	121	110	92	97	107	110	110	121	111	98	83	72
Thu	61	116	127	124	125	127	122	110	104	100	137	132	136	130	120	94	89
Fri	53	101	122	122	120	116	108	99	101	124	132	142	136	133	124	120	80
Sat	54	49	61	69	79	98	118	122	126	131	133	137	133	128	128	125	118
Sun	57	53	58	58	61	82	122	126	129	133	137	136	134	131	132	126	124

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Paramus to Queens (via I-678 South and I-95 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 146 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 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (137 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (28 to 94 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Paramus 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 Paramus to Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 52 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paramus to Queens?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 146 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	131	130	126	125	120	117	115	111	105	109	114	116	110	90	70	71
Tue	52	116	129	123	126	127	122	118	105	111	113	117	117	119	88	78	79
Wed	52	111	126	120	125	121	110	92	97	107	110	110	121	111	98	83	72
Thu	61	116	127	124	125	127	122	110	104	100	137	132	136	130	120	94	89
Fri	53	101	122	122	120	116	108	99	101	124	132	142	136	133	124	120	80
Sat	54	49	61	69	79	98	118	122	126	131	133	137	133	128	128	125	118
Sun	57	53	58	58	61	82	122	126	129	133	137	136	134	131	132	126	124

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	131	130	126	125	120	117	115	111	105	109	114	116	110	90	70	71
Tue	52	116	129	123	126	127	122	118	105	111	113	117	117	119	88	78	79
Wed	52	111	126	120	125	121	110	92	97	107	110	110	121	111	98	83	72
Thu	61	116	127	124	125	127	122	110	104	100	137	132	136	130	120	94	89
Fri	53	101	122	122	120	116	108	99	101	124	132	142	136	133	124	120	80
Sat	54	49	61	69	79	98	118	122	126	131	133	137	133	128	128	125	118
Sun	57	53	58	58	61	82	122	126	129	133	137	136	134	131	132	126	124

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	131	130	126	125	120	117	115	111	105	109	114	116	110	90	70	71
Tue	52	116	129	123	126	127	122	118	105	111	113	117	117	119	88	78	79
Wed	52	111	126	120	125	121	110	92	97	107	110	110	121	111	98	83	72
Thu	61	116	127	124	125	127	122	110	104	100	137	132	136	130	120	94	89
Fri	53	101	122	122	120	116	108	99	101	124	132	142	136	133	124	120	80
Sat	54	49	61	69	79	98	118	122	126	131	133	137	133	128	128	125	118
Sun	57	53	58	58	61	82	122	126	129	133	137	136	134	131	132	126	124