Best Time to Drive from East New York 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

Minutes from East New York to Newark 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	40	49	71	88	78	69	70	65	64	63	70	100	116	102	59	54	59
Tue	39	49	81	107	101	86	77	80	74	66	70	132	140	109	65	61	63
Wed	39	50	85	109	94	79	84	81	72	69	74	132	132	102	66	61	66
Thu	38	49	76	115	106	93	101	85	78	82	93	137	140	116	76	63	67
Fri	39	51	68	73	71	80	78	77	87	115	131	139	140	108	80	63	58
Sat	39	40	45	55	59	74	89	83	81	83	78	75	84	73	68	71	68
Sun	38	38	42	45	51	54	60	87	88	86	76	73	76	67	61	62	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from East New York to Newark (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (24 to 82 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York 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 East New York to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East New York to Newark?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 38 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Newark?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	49	71	88	78	69	70	65	64	63	70	100	116	102	59	54	59
Tue	39	49	81	107	101	86	77	80	74	66	70	132	140	109	65	61	63
Wed	39	50	85	109	94	79	84	81	72	69	74	132	132	102	66	61	66
Thu	38	49	76	115	106	93	101	85	78	82	93	137	140	116	76	63	67
Fri	39	51	68	73	71	80	78	77	87	115	131	139	140	108	80	63	58
Sat	39	40	45	55	59	74	89	83	81	83	78	75	84	73	68	71	68
Sun	38	38	42	45	51	54	60	87	88	86	76	73	76	67	61	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	49	71	88	78	69	70	65	64	63	70	100	116	102	59	54	59
Tue	39	49	81	107	101	86	77	80	74	66	70	132	140	109	65	61	63
Wed	39	50	85	109	94	79	84	81	72	69	74	132	132	102	66	61	66
Thu	38	49	76	115	106	93	101	85	78	82	93	137	140	116	76	63	67
Fri	39	51	68	73	71	80	78	77	87	115	131	139	140	108	80	63	58
Sat	39	40	45	55	59	74	89	83	81	83	78	75	84	73	68	71	68
Sun	38	38	42	45	51	54	60	87	88	86	76	73	76	67	61	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	49	71	88	78	69	70	65	64	63	70	100	116	102	59	54	59
Tue	39	49	81	107	101	86	77	80	74	66	70	132	140	109	65	61	63
Wed	39	50	85	109	94	79	84	81	72	69	74	132	132	102	66	61	66
Thu	38	49	76	115	106	93	101	85	78	82	93	137	140	116	76	63	67
Fri	39	51	68	73	71	80	78	77	87	115	131	139	140	108	80	63	58
Sat	39	40	45	55	59	74	89	83	81	83	78	75	84	73	68	71	68
Sun	38	38	42	45	51	54	60	87	88	86	76	73	76	67	61	62	59