Best Time to Drive from Harrison 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Harrison to Newark (via I-95 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 207 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 149 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (158 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (29 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Harrison 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 Harrison to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 207 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 68 to 207 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 149 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Harrison to Newark?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 207 minutes.

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