Best Time to Drive from Queens to Paramus

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 Paramus 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	80	99	147	174	164	146	154	160	165	177	172	173	168	142	110	88	84
Tue	79	109	146	153	164	168	163	166	166	172	180	180	177	144	124	92	95
Wed	83	117	154	156	152	147	139	162	180	182	192	187	183	156	143	99	84
Thu	94	125	148	160	162	158	161	157	172	174	187	186	181	164	148	127	100
Fri	81	119	145	155	158	156	176	170	172	192	205	207	191	192	180	154	121
Sat	86	107	118	128	132	144	149	142	156	167	161	168	157	156	146	134	126
Sun	67	69	73	74	83	126	124	130	149	158	160	163	157	129	138	131	125

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Queens to Paramus (via I-678 North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 207 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 167 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (168 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (53 to 115 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens to central Paramus 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 Paramus?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 207 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 79 to 207 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 167 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Paramus?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 207 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	99	147	174	164	146	154	160	165	177	172	173	168	142	110	88	84
Tue	79	109	146	153	164	168	163	166	166	172	180	180	177	144	124	92	95
Wed	83	117	154	156	152	147	139	162	180	182	192	187	183	156	143	99	84
Thu	94	125	148	160	162	158	161	157	172	174	187	186	181	164	148	127	100
Fri	81	119	145	155	158	156	176	170	172	192	205	207	191	192	180	154	121
Sat	86	107	118	128	132	144	149	142	156	167	161	168	157	156	146	134	126
Sun	67	69	73	74	83	126	124	130	149	158	160	163	157	129	138	131	125

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	99	147	174	164	146	154	160	165	177	172	173	168	142	110	88	84
Tue	79	109	146	153	164	168	163	166	166	172	180	180	177	144	124	92	95
Wed	83	117	154	156	152	147	139	162	180	182	192	187	183	156	143	99	84
Thu	94	125	148	160	162	158	161	157	172	174	187	186	181	164	148	127	100
Fri	81	119	145	155	158	156	176	170	172	192	205	207	191	192	180	154	121
Sat	86	107	118	128	132	144	149	142	156	167	161	168	157	156	146	134	126
Sun	67	69	73	74	83	126	124	130	149	158	160	163	157	129	138	131	125

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	99	147	174	164	146	154	160	165	177	172	173	168	142	110	88	84
Tue	79	109	146	153	164	168	163	166	166	172	180	180	177	144	124	92	95
Wed	83	117	154	156	152	147	139	162	180	182	192	187	183	156	143	99	84
Thu	94	125	148	160	162	158	161	157	172	174	187	186	181	164	148	127	100
Fri	81	119	145	155	158	156	176	170	172	192	205	207	191	192	180	154	121
Sat	86	107	118	128	132	144	149	142	156	167	161	168	157	156	146	134	126
Sun	67	69	73	74	83	126	124	130	149	158	160	163	157	129	138	131	125