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	55	124	131	128	127	123	110	105	110	103	108	116	117	112	86	65	67
Tue	51	111	129	124	127	128	125	123	110	109	113	124	121	118	79	72	77
Wed	52	108	125	117	124	123	116	100	109	113	121	116	122	120	102	82	69
Thu	62	108	130	120	127	130	126	115	111	102	131	134	137	129	115	86	80
Fri	58	93	126	125	121	115	114	99	99	110	130	143	136	134	131	121	86
Sat	52	47	64	65	72	105	122	124	129	136	136	135	130	128	127	124	120
Sun	54	50	54	55	58	78	119	125	130	132	136	135	131	128	130	122	119

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 51 minutes and up to 144 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 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (139 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (27 to 95 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 51 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 51 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Paramus to Queens?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

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Queens to Paramus (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	124	131	128	127	123	110	105	110	103	108	116	117	112	86	65	67
Tue	51	111	129	124	127	128	125	123	110	109	113	124	121	118	79	72	77
Wed	52	108	125	117	124	123	116	100	109	113	121	116	122	120	102	82	69
Thu	62	108	130	120	127	130	126	115	111	102	131	134	137	129	115	86	80
Fri	58	93	126	125	121	115	114	99	99	110	130	143	136	134	131	121	86
Sat	52	47	64	65	72	105	122	124	129	136	136	135	130	128	127	124	120
Sun	54	50	54	55	58	78	119	125	130	132	136	135	131	128	130	122	119

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	124	131	128	127	123	110	105	110	103	108	116	117	112	86	65	67
Tue	51	111	129	124	127	128	125	123	110	109	113	124	121	118	79	72	77
Wed	52	108	125	117	124	123	116	100	109	113	121	116	122	120	102	82	69
Thu	62	108	130	120	127	130	126	115	111	102	131	134	137	129	115	86	80
Fri	58	93	126	125	121	115	114	99	99	110	130	143	136	134	131	121	86
Sat	52	47	64	65	72	105	122	124	129	136	136	135	130	128	127	124	120
Sun	54	50	54	55	58	78	119	125	130	132	136	135	131	128	130	122	119

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	124	131	128	127	123	110	105	110	103	108	116	117	112	86	65	67
Tue	51	111	129	124	127	128	125	123	110	109	113	124	121	118	79	72	77
Wed	52	108	125	117	124	123	116	100	109	113	121	116	122	120	102	82	69
Thu	62	108	130	120	127	130	126	115	111	102	131	134	137	129	115	86	80
Fri	58	93	126	125	121	115	114	99	99	110	130	143	136	134	131	121	86
Sat	52	47	64	65	72	105	122	124	129	136	136	135	130	128	127	124	120
Sun	54	50	54	55	58	78	119	125	130	132	136	135	131	128	130	122	119