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	62	86	73	66	68	66	65	62	70	92	108	95	60	54	58
Tue	39	48	79	108	92	80	80	80	78	66	68	134	140	112	64	61	63
Wed	39	49	81	106	89	76	81	82	75	71	79	125	120	100	65	60	67
Thu	38	49	72	112	101	95	94	85	80	81	93	133	140	111	75	62	67
Fri	42	51	66	70	68	83	80	79	94	118	132	139	140	109	82	63	59
Sat	38	42	46	58	66	80	97	92	93	90	81	75	86	78	68	70	68
Sun	37	38	44	44	51	54	57	81	83	83	72	67	73	64	59	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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (103 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 83 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 79 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	62	86	73	66	68	66	65	62	70	92	108	95	60	54	58
Tue	39	48	79	108	92	80	80	80	78	66	68	134	140	112	64	61	63
Wed	39	49	81	106	89	76	81	82	75	71	79	125	120	100	65	60	67
Thu	38	49	72	112	101	95	94	85	80	81	93	133	140	111	75	62	67
Fri	42	51	66	70	68	83	80	79	94	118	132	139	140	109	82	63	59
Sat	38	42	46	58	66	80	97	92	93	90	81	75	86	78	68	70	68
Sun	37	38	44	44	51	54	57	81	83	83	72	67	73	64	59	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	49	62	86	73	66	68	66	65	62	70	92	108	95	60	54	58
Tue	39	48	79	108	92	80	80	80	78	66	68	134	140	112	64	61	63
Wed	39	49	81	106	89	76	81	82	75	71	79	125	120	100	65	60	67
Thu	38	49	72	112	101	95	94	85	80	81	93	133	140	111	75	62	67
Fri	42	51	66	70	68	83	80	79	94	118	132	139	140	109	82	63	59
Sat	38	42	46	58	66	80	97	92	93	90	81	75	86	78	68	70	68
Sun	37	38	44	44	51	54	57	81	83	83	72	67	73	64	59	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	49	62	86	73	66	68	66	65	62	70	92	108	95	60	54	58
Tue	39	48	79	108	92	80	80	80	78	66	68	134	140	112	64	61	63
Wed	39	49	81	106	89	76	81	82	75	71	79	125	120	100	65	60	67
Thu	38	49	72	112	101	95	94	85	80	81	93	133	140	111	75	62	67
Fri	42	51	66	70	68	83	80	79	94	118	132	139	140	109	82	63	59
Sat	38	42	46	58	66	80	97	92	93	90	81	75	86	78	68	70	68
Sun	37	38	44	44	51	54	57	81	83	83	72	67	73	64	59	62	59