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	92	135	151	124	95	115	98	125	121	163	136	129	113	108	103	96
Tue	67	117	139	149	127	112	121	113	120	120	132	140	126	121	130	125	114
Wed	60	95	139	138	138	127	109	110	128	98	140	139	137	121	114	111	110
Thu	75	127	154	155	127	120	117	123	108	126	132	142	133	128	113	108	97
Fri	69	100	137	140	130	112	124	110	123	133	154	141	133	121	132	105	114
Sat	96	71	68	89	82	98	100	97	114	114	124	136	133	147	134	127	133
Sun	106	75	72	77	73	79	88	90	97	103	121	147	137	126	120	119	106

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 163 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (147 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 87 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 163 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 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Far Rockaway to Newark?

Leaving around 3 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	92	135	151	124	95	115	98	125	121	163	136	129	113	108	103	96
Tue	67	117	139	149	127	112	121	113	120	120	132	140	126	121	130	125	114
Wed	60	95	139	138	138	127	109	110	128	98	140	139	137	121	114	111	110
Thu	75	127	154	155	127	120	117	123	108	126	132	142	133	128	113	108	97
Fri	69	100	137	140	130	112	124	110	123	133	154	141	133	121	132	105	114
Sat	96	71	68	89	82	98	100	97	114	114	124	136	133	147	134	127	133
Sun	106	75	72	77	73	79	88	90	97	103	121	147	137	126	120	119	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	92	135	151	124	95	115	98	125	121	163	136	129	113	108	103	96
Tue	67	117	139	149	127	112	121	113	120	120	132	140	126	121	130	125	114
Wed	60	95	139	138	138	127	109	110	128	98	140	139	137	121	114	111	110
Thu	75	127	154	155	127	120	117	123	108	126	132	142	133	128	113	108	97
Fri	69	100	137	140	130	112	124	110	123	133	154	141	133	121	132	105	114
Sat	96	71	68	89	82	98	100	97	114	114	124	136	133	147	134	127	133
Sun	106	75	72	77	73	79	88	90	97	103	121	147	137	126	120	119	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	92	135	151	124	95	115	98	125	121	163	136	129	113	108	103	96
Tue	67	117	139	149	127	112	121	113	120	120	132	140	126	121	130	125	114
Wed	60	95	139	138	138	127	109	110	128	98	140	139	137	121	114	111	110
Thu	75	127	154	155	127	120	117	123	108	126	132	142	133	128	113	108	97
Fri	69	100	137	140	130	112	124	110	123	133	154	141	133	121	132	105	114
Sat	96	71	68	89	82	98	100	97	114	114	124	136	133	147	134	127	133
Sun	106	75	72	77	73	79	88	90	97	103	121	147	137	126	120	119	106