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.

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Queens to Hackensack (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 119 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hackensack to Queens

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 20 to 46 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 Queens to central Hackensack 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 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	54	65	94	114	106	102	109	114	114	122	120	120	115	98	76	62	57
Tue	57	71	94	102	114	113	113	119	121	122	124	124	121	102	88	65	60
Wed	56	75	101	107	105	100	98	116	125	131	132	129	124	110	95	68	56
Thu	60	79	96	109	108	106	111	112	122	126	130	129	123	113	102	87	65
Fri	54	78	94	95	110	104	129	124	126	138	147	149	138	134	126	105	83
Sat	59	69	79	73	87	97	105	96	103	110	104	112	107	103	98	87	78
Sun	45	45	48	48	55	81	83	87	96	104	104	109	105	86	87	84	79

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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 54 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 119 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Hackensack?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	94	114	106	102	109	114	114	122	120	120	115	98	76	62	57
Tue	57	71	94	102	114	113	113	119	121	122	124	124	121	102	88	65	60
Wed	56	75	101	107	105	100	98	116	125	131	132	129	124	110	95	68	56
Thu	60	79	96	109	108	106	111	112	122	126	130	129	123	113	102	87	65
Fri	54	78	94	95	110	104	129	124	126	138	147	149	138	134	126	105	83
Sat	59	69	79	73	87	97	105	96	103	110	104	112	107	103	98	87	78
Sun	45	45	48	48	55	81	83	87	96	104	104	109	105	86	87	84	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	94	114	106	102	109	114	114	122	120	120	115	98	76	62	57
Tue	57	71	94	102	114	113	113	119	121	122	124	124	121	102	88	65	60
Wed	56	75	101	107	105	100	98	116	125	131	132	129	124	110	95	68	56
Thu	60	79	96	109	108	106	111	112	122	126	130	129	123	113	102	87	65
Fri	54	78	94	95	110	104	129	124	126	138	147	149	138	134	126	105	83
Sat	59	69	79	73	87	97	105	96	103	110	104	112	107	103	98	87	78
Sun	45	45	48	48	55	81	83	87	96	104	104	109	105	86	87	84	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	94	114	106	102	109	114	114	122	120	120	115	98	76	62	57
Tue	57	71	94	102	114	113	113	119	121	122	124	124	121	102	88	65	60
Wed	56	75	101	107	105	100	98	116	125	131	132	129	124	110	95	68	56
Thu	60	79	96	109	108	106	111	112	122	126	130	129	123	113	102	87	65
Fri	54	78	94	95	110	104	129	124	126	138	147	149	138	134	126	105	83
Sat	59	69	79	73	87	97	105	96	103	110	104	112	107	103	98	87	78
Sun	45	45	48	48	55	81	83	87	96	104	104	109	105	86	87	84	79