Best Time to Drive from Gravesend 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 Gravesend 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	34	39	50	76	62	55	55	54	53	53	60	72	82	80	48	43	49
Tue	33	39	59	95	83	67	67	67	64	57	55	108	121	105	54	46	52
Wed	33	39	58	91	81	63	67	72	62	56	66	94	101	96	55	47	57
Thu	30	40	54	93	93	76	81	75	65	66	77	110	116	99	66	49	54
Fri	33	40	52	57	58	67	67	66	77	100	117	120	121	96	68	53	47
Sat	31	35	39	47	53	61	81	79	85	78	72	62	75	64	56	56	54
Sun	31	30	38	36	42	44	46	65	70	70	59	54	60	53	49	49	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Gravesend to Newark (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (18 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gravesend 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 Gravesend to Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 30 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gravesend to Newark?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

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Newark to Gravesend (return trip) · Gravesend to Staten Island · Gravesend to Jersey City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	50	76	62	55	55	54	53	53	60	72	82	80	48	43	49
Tue	33	39	59	95	83	67	67	67	64	57	55	108	121	105	54	46	52
Wed	33	39	58	91	81	63	67	72	62	56	66	94	101	96	55	47	57
Thu	30	40	54	93	93	76	81	75	65	66	77	110	116	99	66	49	54
Fri	33	40	52	57	58	67	67	66	77	100	117	120	121	96	68	53	47
Sat	31	35	39	47	53	61	81	79	85	78	72	62	75	64	56	56	54
Sun	31	30	38	36	42	44	46	65	70	70	59	54	60	53	49	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	50	76	62	55	55	54	53	53	60	72	82	80	48	43	49
Tue	33	39	59	95	83	67	67	67	64	57	55	108	121	105	54	46	52
Wed	33	39	58	91	81	63	67	72	62	56	66	94	101	96	55	47	57
Thu	30	40	54	93	93	76	81	75	65	66	77	110	116	99	66	49	54
Fri	33	40	52	57	58	67	67	66	77	100	117	120	121	96	68	53	47
Sat	31	35	39	47	53	61	81	79	85	78	72	62	75	64	56	56	54
Sun	31	30	38	36	42	44	46	65	70	70	59	54	60	53	49	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	50	76	62	55	55	54	53	53	60	72	82	80	48	43	49
Tue	33	39	59	95	83	67	67	67	64	57	55	108	121	105	54	46	52
Wed	33	39	58	91	81	63	67	72	62	56	66	94	101	96	55	47	57
Thu	30	40	54	93	93	76	81	75	65	66	77	110	116	99	66	49	54
Fri	33	40	52	57	58	67	67	66	77	100	117	120	121	96	68	53	47
Sat	31	35	39	47	53	61	81	79	85	78	72	62	75	64	56	56	54
Sun	31	30	38	36	42	44	46	65	70	70	59	54	60	53	49	49	45