Best Time to Drive from Queens to Hackensack

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 Queens to Hackensack 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	38	72	109	118	90	74	91	97	103	114	114	115	102	74	58	52	50
Tue	45	70	107	96	98	104	99	109	103	114	123	125	119	83	69	54	55
Wed	45	82	104	103	92	83	79	103	108	119	133	128	122	92	74	59	47
Thu	53	80	105	107	89	79	100	99	99	114	126	123	113	101	81	61	51
Fri	41	73	98	100	81	94	94	99	110	130	155	152	138	128	106	83	64
Sat	38	38	45	54	66	73	92	92	95	102	102	104	87	94	79	77	68
Sun	36	36	38	41	44	61	65	71	83	100	91	89	85	71	72	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Queens to Hackensack (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (14 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Hackensack 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 Queens to Hackensack?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 38 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Hackensack?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	72	109	118	90	74	91	97	103	114	114	115	102	74	58	52	50
Tue	45	70	107	96	98	104	99	109	103	114	123	125	119	83	69	54	55
Wed	45	82	104	103	92	83	79	103	108	119	133	128	122	92	74	59	47
Thu	53	80	105	107	89	79	100	99	99	114	126	123	113	101	81	61	51
Fri	41	73	98	100	81	94	94	99	110	130	155	152	138	128	106	83	64
Sat	38	38	45	54	66	73	92	92	95	102	102	104	87	94	79	77	68
Sun	36	36	38	41	44	61	65	71	83	100	91	89	85	71	72	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	72	109	118	90	74	91	97	103	114	114	115	102	74	58	52	50
Tue	45	70	107	96	98	104	99	109	103	114	123	125	119	83	69	54	55
Wed	45	82	104	103	92	83	79	103	108	119	133	128	122	92	74	59	47
Thu	53	80	105	107	89	79	100	99	99	114	126	123	113	101	81	61	51
Fri	41	73	98	100	81	94	94	99	110	130	155	152	138	128	106	83	64
Sat	38	38	45	54	66	73	92	92	95	102	102	104	87	94	79	77	68
Sun	36	36	38	41	44	61	65	71	83	100	91	89	85	71	72	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	72	109	118	90	74	91	97	103	114	114	115	102	74	58	52	50
Tue	45	70	107	96	98	104	99	109	103	114	123	125	119	83	69	54	55
Wed	45	82	104	103	92	83	79	103	108	119	133	128	122	92	74	59	47
Thu	53	80	105	107	89	79	100	99	99	114	126	123	113	101	81	61	51
Fri	41	73	98	100	81	94	94	99	110	130	155	152	138	128	106	83	64
Sat	38	38	45	54	66	73	92	92	95	102	102	104	87	94	79	77	68
Sun	36	36	38	41	44	61	65	71	83	100	91	89	85	71	72	71	69