Best Time to Drive from The Bronx 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 The Bronx 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	30	35	38	54	58	57	57	61	60	63	64	62	63	59	41	32	30
Tue	34	35	45	50	55	55	56	61	61	66	63	63	64	60	51	40	32
Wed	28	33	46	52	55	56	58	58	60	66	67	64	65	66	55	43	32
Thu	36	35	46	55	54	57	59	62	62	66	67	67	66	66	59	53	41
Fri	30	33	43	50	54	57	61	61	66	66	71	67	66	67	67	61	51
Sat	38	50	49	41	48	52	57	57	59	55	64	61	62	61	58	48	44
Sun	31	30	31	28	31	43	52	52	54	57	63	57	58	57	48	48	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from The Bronx to Hackensack (via I-95 West and Bronx River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (9 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central The Bronx 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 The Bronx to Hackensack?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to Hackensack?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 28 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Hackensack?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	35	38	54	58	57	57	61	60	63	64	62	63	59	41	32	30
Tue	34	35	45	50	55	55	56	61	61	66	63	63	64	60	51	40	32
Wed	28	33	46	52	55	56	58	58	60	66	67	64	65	66	55	43	32
Thu	36	35	46	55	54	57	59	62	62	66	67	67	66	66	59	53	41
Fri	30	33	43	50	54	57	61	61	66	66	71	67	66	67	67	61	51
Sat	38	50	49	41	48	52	57	57	59	55	64	61	62	61	58	48	44
Sun	31	30	31	28	31	43	52	52	54	57	63	57	58	57	48	48	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	35	38	54	58	57	57	61	60	63	64	62	63	59	41	32	30
Tue	34	35	45	50	55	55	56	61	61	66	63	63	64	60	51	40	32
Wed	28	33	46	52	55	56	58	58	60	66	67	64	65	66	55	43	32
Thu	36	35	46	55	54	57	59	62	62	66	67	67	66	66	59	53	41
Fri	30	33	43	50	54	57	61	61	66	66	71	67	66	67	67	61	51
Sat	38	50	49	41	48	52	57	57	59	55	64	61	62	61	58	48	44
Sun	31	30	31	28	31	43	52	52	54	57	63	57	58	57	48	48	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	35	38	54	58	57	57	61	60	63	64	62	63	59	41	32	30
Tue	34	35	45	50	55	55	56	61	61	66	63	63	64	60	51	40	32
Wed	28	33	46	52	55	56	58	58	60	66	67	64	65	66	55	43	32
Thu	36	35	46	55	54	57	59	62	62	66	67	67	66	66	59	53	41
Fri	30	33	43	50	54	57	61	61	66	66	71	67	66	67	67	61	51
Sat	38	50	49	41	48	52	57	57	59	55	64	61	62	61	58	48	44
Sun	31	30	31	28	31	43	52	52	54	57	63	57	58	57	48	48	49