Best Time to Drive from Freeport 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 Freeport 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	68	139	146	151	141	114	135	122	146	148	174	171	155	155	131	111	109
Tue	77	152	171	154	170	152	134	137	150	158	165	173	162	143	154	131	121
Wed	71	153	158	160	157	141	122	133	138	148	165	162	157	144	132	124	121
Thu	84	146	157	164	145	149	148	144	143	152	153	166	156	147	133	126	120
Fri	82	138	155	161	150	127	154	142	157	165	173	162	157	155	141	121	141
Sat	101	79	95	92	112	106	114	121	136	157	169	173	170	176	160	170	158
Sun	116	84	79	86	78	94	95	96	108	131	152	163	159	163	158	161	145

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Freeport to Newark (via I-495 West and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 181 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 144 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (190 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (33 to 84 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Freeport 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 Freeport to Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 181 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 68 to 181 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 144 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Freeport to Newark?

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	139	146	151	141	114	135	122	146	148	174	171	155	155	131	111	109
Tue	77	152	171	154	170	152	134	137	150	158	165	173	162	143	154	131	121
Wed	71	153	158	160	157	141	122	133	138	148	165	162	157	144	132	124	121
Thu	84	146	157	164	145	149	148	144	143	152	153	166	156	147	133	126	120
Fri	82	138	155	161	150	127	154	142	157	165	173	162	157	155	141	121	141
Sat	101	79	95	92	112	106	114	121	136	157	169	173	170	176	160	170	158
Sun	116	84	79	86	78	94	95	96	108	131	152	163	159	163	158	161	145

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	139	146	151	141	114	135	122	146	148	174	171	155	155	131	111	109
Tue	77	152	171	154	170	152	134	137	150	158	165	173	162	143	154	131	121
Wed	71	153	158	160	157	141	122	133	138	148	165	162	157	144	132	124	121
Thu	84	146	157	164	145	149	148	144	143	152	153	166	156	147	133	126	120
Fri	82	138	155	161	150	127	154	142	157	165	173	162	157	155	141	121	141
Sat	101	79	95	92	112	106	114	121	136	157	169	173	170	176	160	170	158
Sun	116	84	79	86	78	94	95	96	108	131	152	163	159	163	158	161	145

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	139	146	151	141	114	135	122	146	148	174	171	155	155	131	111	109
Tue	77	152	171	154	170	152	134	137	150	158	165	173	162	143	154	131	121
Wed	71	153	158	160	157	141	122	133	138	148	165	162	157	144	132	124	121
Thu	84	146	157	164	145	149	148	144	143	152	153	166	156	147	133	126	120
Fri	82	138	155	161	150	127	154	142	157	165	173	162	157	155	141	121	141
Sat	101	79	95	92	112	106	114	121	136	157	169	173	170	176	160	170	158
Sun	116	84	79	86	78	94	95	96	108	131	152	163	159	163	158	161	145