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Best Time to Drive from Hempstead 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 78 | 138 | 173 | 210 | 166 | 153 | 138 | 162 | 159 | 195 | 196 | 202 | 170 | 126 | 90 | 80 | 77 |
| Tue | 67 | 138 | 190 | 179 | 142 | 145 | 160 | 172 | 178 | 197 | 207 | 206 | 173 | 129 | 99 | 84 | 100 |
| Wed | 70 | 149 | 180 | 174 | 152 | 128 | 160 | 165 | 176 | 188 | 216 | 196 | 181 | 136 | 124 | 87 | 78 |
| Thu | 81 | 144 | 175 | 171 | 166 | 142 | 168 | 172 | 177 | 196 | 216 | 199 | 189 | 166 | 128 | 98 | 92 |
| Fri | 71 | 129 | 169 | 162 | 140 | 166 | 159 | 172 | 199 | 212 | 232 | 219 | 219 | 205 | 178 | 143 | 104 |
| Sat | 63 | 63 | 77 | 91 | 120 | 140 | 156 | 182 | 182 | 196 | 166 | 176 | 153 | 170 | 143 | 139 | 127 |
| Sun | 63 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 110 | 114 | 124 | 151 | 161 | 156 | 160 | 145 | 113 | 126 | 120 | 135 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Hempstead to Newark (via I-95 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 232 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 175 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (196 minutes).
About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (30 to 95 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead 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 Hempstead to Newark?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 232 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Hempstead to Newark?
The 42-mile drive usually takes 67 to 232 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 175 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Newark?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 232 minutes.
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