Best Time to Drive from Elmont 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 Elmont 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	66	128	166	175	158	123	125	147	144	174	176	182	158	115	80	68	65
Tue	59	120	172	158	131	138	143	149	154	168	181	182	158	115	90	71	86
Wed	61	126	170	154	131	118	133	150	153	165	197	177	167	134	111	77	68
Thu	69	127	167	165	136	138	144	154	151	162	193	178	171	166	128	91	78
Fri	62	105	169	155	128	148	147	160	176	184	210	197	190	173	154	117	92
Sat	56	55	63	74	97	110	136	151	142	169	150	154	135	134	114	119	100
Sun	57	57	59	60	67	98	102	112	130	146	143	142	128	106	106	97	109

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Elmont to Newark (via I-95 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 211 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 154 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (169 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (22 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmont 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 Elmont to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 211 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elmont to Newark?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 59 to 211 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 154 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Newark?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 211 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	128	166	175	158	123	125	147	144	174	176	182	158	115	80	68	65
Tue	59	120	172	158	131	138	143	149	154	168	181	182	158	115	90	71	86
Wed	61	126	170	154	131	118	133	150	153	165	197	177	167	134	111	77	68
Thu	69	127	167	165	136	138	144	154	151	162	193	178	171	166	128	91	78
Fri	62	105	169	155	128	148	147	160	176	184	210	197	190	173	154	117	92
Sat	56	55	63	74	97	110	136	151	142	169	150	154	135	134	114	119	100
Sun	57	57	59	60	67	98	102	112	130	146	143	142	128	106	106	97	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	128	166	175	158	123	125	147	144	174	176	182	158	115	80	68	65
Tue	59	120	172	158	131	138	143	149	154	168	181	182	158	115	90	71	86
Wed	61	126	170	154	131	118	133	150	153	165	197	177	167	134	111	77	68
Thu	69	127	167	165	136	138	144	154	151	162	193	178	171	166	128	91	78
Fri	62	105	169	155	128	148	147	160	176	184	210	197	190	173	154	117	92
Sat	56	55	63	74	97	110	136	151	142	169	150	154	135	134	114	119	100
Sun	57	57	59	60	67	98	102	112	130	146	143	142	128	106	106	97	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	128	166	175	158	123	125	147	144	174	176	182	158	115	80	68	65
Tue	59	120	172	158	131	138	143	149	154	168	181	182	158	115	90	71	86
Wed	61	126	170	154	131	118	133	150	153	165	197	177	167	134	111	77	68
Thu	69	127	167	165	136	138	144	154	151	162	193	178	171	166	128	91	78
Fri	62	105	169	155	128	148	147	160	176	184	210	197	190	173	154	117	92
Sat	56	55	63	74	97	110	136	151	142	169	150	154	135	134	114	119	100
Sun	57	57	59	60	67	98	102	112	130	146	143	142	128	106	106	97	109