Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Copiague 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 | 121 | 181 | 193 | 172 | 142 | 149 | 165 | 162 | 167 | 177 | 192 | 186 | 146 | 129 | 121 | 98 | 94 |
| Tue | 96 | 153 | 191 | 173 | 162 | 176 | 177 | 177 | 194 | 219 | 207 | 208 | 181 | 165 | 142 | 144 | 158 |
| Wed | 94 | 202 | 211 | 184 | 173 | 193 | 192 | 162 | 174 | 184 | 199 | 209 | 186 | 170 | 147 | 146 | 136 |
| Thu | 126 | 202 | 213 | 166 | 142 | 143 | 168 | 174 | 166 | 204 | 191 | 179 | 181 | 157 | 134 | 110 | 103 |
| Fri | 93 | 146 | 175 | 160 | 170 | 208 | 213 | 226 | 243 | 222 | 189 | 183 | 216 | 200 | 180 | 152 | 145 |
| Sat | 91 | 84 | 93 | 114 | 140 | 144 | 156 | 172 | 199 | 208 | 191 | 183 | 182 | 177 | 168 | 160 | 148 |
| Sun | 82 | 83 | 82 | 93 | 104 | 113 | 128 | 145 | 152 | 158 | 159 | 155 | 134 | 123 | 121 | 122 | 115 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Copiague to Newark (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West and Laurelton Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 247 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 188 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (208 minutes).
About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (34 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Copiague 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 Copiague to Newark?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 247 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Copiague to Newark?
The 58-mile drive usually takes 93 to 247 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 188 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Copiague to Newark?
Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 247 minutes.