Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Commack to Newark
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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 125 | 206 | 209 | 190 | 159 | 204 | 220 | 232 | 223 | 212 | 198 | 191 | 158 | 137 | 123 | 105 | 98 |
| Tue | 127 | 211 | 194 | 175 | 188 | 222 | 244 | 225 | 233 | 223 | 211 | 201 | 173 | 157 | 127 | 104 | 110 |
| Wed | 124 | 218 | 205 | 178 | 166 | 234 | 235 | 231 | 223 | 230 | 221 | 204 | 184 | 174 | 147 | 109 | 101 |
| Thu | 136 | 192 | 196 | 164 | 181 | 238 | 246 | 216 | 209 | 231 | 221 | 203 | 207 | 188 | 154 | 123 | 105 |
| Fri | 120 | 196 | 195 | 166 | 176 | 207 | 209 | 233 | 226 | 252 | 231 | 238 | 243 | 218 | 190 | 150 | 122 |
| Sat | 87 | 94 | 101 | 111 | 156 | 185 | 199 | 190 | 205 | 194 | 197 | 181 | 175 | 173 | 168 | 153 | 142 |
| Sun | 85 | 87 | 86 | 93 | 109 | 135 | 150 | 171 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 168 | 148 | 152 | 155 | 166 | 136 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Commack to Newark (via I-95 West and I-495 West) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 256 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 229 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (205 minutes).
About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (36 to 106 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Commack to central Newark 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 Commack to Newark?
On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 256 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Commack to Newark?
The 59-mile drive usually takes 98 to 256 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 229 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Commack to Newark?
Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 256 minutes.