Best Time to Drive from Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway 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	59	107	140	151	140	111	139	119	145	148	174	173	156	155	128	103	96
Tue	74	135	167	172	165	161	136	150	145	159	164	172	159	141	146	126	112
Wed	75	143	151	160	153	139	114	135	140	156	174	162	158	143	128	117	110
Thu	80	126	145	164	166	143	144	140	141	148	151	160	154	143	130	121	109
Fri	79	128	154	159	152	136	154	153	156	166	176	162	163	156	139	124	137
Sat	96	71	72	91	106	104	110	109	127	144	152	166	157	165	171	162	153
Sun	107	75	71	76	68	81	85	88	102	123	146	158	153	160	154	141	132

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Far Rockaway to Newark (via I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 181 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 145 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (176 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (29 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway to Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 181 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Far Rockaway to Newark?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 59 to 181 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 145 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Newark?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 181 minutes.

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Newark to Far Rockaway (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	107	140	151	140	111	139	119	145	148	174	173	156	155	128	103	96
Tue	74	135	167	172	165	161	136	150	145	159	164	172	159	141	146	126	112
Wed	75	143	151	160	153	139	114	135	140	156	174	162	158	143	128	117	110
Thu	80	126	145	164	166	143	144	140	141	148	151	160	154	143	130	121	109
Fri	79	128	154	159	152	136	154	153	156	166	176	162	163	156	139	124	137
Sat	96	71	72	91	106	104	110	109	127	144	152	166	157	165	171	162	153
Sun	107	75	71	76	68	81	85	88	102	123	146	158	153	160	154	141	132

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	107	140	151	140	111	139	119	145	148	174	173	156	155	128	103	96
Tue	74	135	167	172	165	161	136	150	145	159	164	172	159	141	146	126	112
Wed	75	143	151	160	153	139	114	135	140	156	174	162	158	143	128	117	110
Thu	80	126	145	164	166	143	144	140	141	148	151	160	154	143	130	121	109
Fri	79	128	154	159	152	136	154	153	156	166	176	162	163	156	139	124	137
Sat	96	71	72	91	106	104	110	109	127	144	152	166	157	165	171	162	153
Sun	107	75	71	76	68	81	85	88	102	123	146	158	153	160	154	141	132

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	107	140	151	140	111	139	119	145	148	174	173	156	155	128	103	96
Tue	74	135	167	172	165	161	136	150	145	159	164	172	159	141	146	126	112
Wed	75	143	151	160	153	139	114	135	140	156	174	162	158	143	128	117	110
Thu	80	126	145	164	166	143	144	140	141	148	151	160	154	143	130	121	109
Fri	79	128	154	159	152	136	154	153	156	166	176	162	163	156	139	124	137
Sat	96	71	72	91	106	104	110	109	127	144	152	166	157	165	171	162	153
Sun	107	75	71	76	68	81	85	88	102	123	146	158	153	160	154	141	132