Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay 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	57	77	99	120	109	97	95	94	93	87	110	129	139	117	78	69	75
Tue	55	76	108	123	123	117	108	102	97	96	101	158	157	137	84	76	92
Wed	55	76	106	122	122	109	100	104	94	104	106	155	151	126	90	78	81
Thu	60	84	104	124	146	122	122	114	102	113	132	170	172	146	118	85	86
Fri	55	77	93	109	97	107	107	101	109	135	174	177	169	157	119	103	79
Sat	50	54	62	74	88	99	117	114	116	126	120	120	116	113	103	101	97
Sun	51	53	59	61	69	87	89	111	116	125	116	118	114	99	100	98	96

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Hackensack (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 177 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 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (126 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (30 to 94 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay to Hackensack?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 177 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sheepshead Bay to Hackensack?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 55 to 177 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Hackensack?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 177 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	99	120	109	97	95	94	93	87	110	129	139	117	78	69	75
Tue	55	76	108	123	123	117	108	102	97	96	101	158	157	137	84	76	92
Wed	55	76	106	122	122	109	100	104	94	104	106	155	151	126	90	78	81
Thu	60	84	104	124	146	122	122	114	102	113	132	170	172	146	118	85	86
Fri	55	77	93	109	97	107	107	101	109	135	174	177	169	157	119	103	79
Sat	50	54	62	74	88	99	117	114	116	126	120	120	116	113	103	101	97
Sun	51	53	59	61	69	87	89	111	116	125	116	118	114	99	100	98	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	99	120	109	97	95	94	93	87	110	129	139	117	78	69	75
Tue	55	76	108	123	123	117	108	102	97	96	101	158	157	137	84	76	92
Wed	55	76	106	122	122	109	100	104	94	104	106	155	151	126	90	78	81
Thu	60	84	104	124	146	122	122	114	102	113	132	170	172	146	118	85	86
Fri	55	77	93	109	97	107	107	101	109	135	174	177	169	157	119	103	79
Sat	50	54	62	74	88	99	117	114	116	126	120	120	116	113	103	101	97
Sun	51	53	59	61	69	87	89	111	116	125	116	118	114	99	100	98	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	99	120	109	97	95	94	93	87	110	129	139	117	78	69	75
Tue	55	76	108	123	123	117	108	102	97	96	101	158	157	137	84	76	92
Wed	55	76	106	122	122	109	100	104	94	104	106	155	151	126	90	78	81
Thu	60	84	104	124	146	122	122	114	102	113	132	170	172	146	118	85	86
Fri	55	77	93	109	97	107	107	101	109	135	174	177	169	157	119	103	79
Sat	50	54	62	74	88	99	117	114	116	126	120	120	116	113	103	101	97
Sun	51	53	59	61	69	87	89	111	116	125	116	118	114	99	100	98	96