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	57	106	160	177	131	114	123	136	145	160	162	166	153	122	89	78	74
Tue	58	105	157	142	128	152	135	136	134	147	161	170	165	120	89	74	102
Wed	55	97	150	135	128	122	107	123	118	140	182	177	164	124	96	85	72
Thu	77	122	146	145	121	130	150	122	125	160	171	179	165	155	131	101	84
Fri	56	105	147	152	117	128	126	119	137	178	207	207	180	181	153	132	88
Sat	60	51	64	82	79	107	122	116	136	137	152	150	141	146	124	119	111
Sun	54	55	59	64	66	105	101	109	133	152	144	150	140	119	125	121	123

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 55 minutes and up to 212 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 134 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (154 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (35 to 114 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 212 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 55 to 212 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 134 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to Paramus?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 212 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	57	106	160	177	131	114	123	136	145	160	162	166	153	122	89	78	74
Tue	58	105	157	142	128	152	135	136	134	147	161	170	165	120	89	74	102
Wed	55	97	150	135	128	122	107	123	118	140	182	177	164	124	96	85	72
Thu	77	122	146	145	121	130	150	122	125	160	171	179	165	155	131	101	84
Fri	56	105	147	152	117	128	126	119	137	178	207	207	180	181	153	132	88
Sat	60	51	64	82	79	107	122	116	136	137	152	150	141	146	124	119	111
Sun	54	55	59	64	66	105	101	109	133	152	144	150	140	119	125	121	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	106	160	177	131	114	123	136	145	160	162	166	153	122	89	78	74
Tue	58	105	157	142	128	152	135	136	134	147	161	170	165	120	89	74	102
Wed	55	97	150	135	128	122	107	123	118	140	182	177	164	124	96	85	72
Thu	77	122	146	145	121	130	150	122	125	160	171	179	165	155	131	101	84
Fri	56	105	147	152	117	128	126	119	137	178	207	207	180	181	153	132	88
Sat	60	51	64	82	79	107	122	116	136	137	152	150	141	146	124	119	111
Sun	54	55	59	64	66	105	101	109	133	152	144	150	140	119	125	121	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	106	160	177	131	114	123	136	145	160	162	166	153	122	89	78	74
Tue	58	105	157	142	128	152	135	136	134	147	161	170	165	120	89	74	102
Wed	55	97	150	135	128	122	107	123	118	140	182	177	164	124	96	85	72
Thu	77	122	146	145	121	130	150	122	125	160	171	179	165	155	131	101	84
Fri	56	105	147	152	117	128	126	119	137	178	207	207	180	181	153	132	88
Sat	60	51	64	82	79	107	122	116	136	137	152	150	141	146	124	119	111
Sun	54	55	59	64	66	105	101	109	133	152	144	150	140	119	125	121	123