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Best Time to Drive from Hempstead to Newark

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hempstead to Newark by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon76140179197174147142160149191196203171121918077
Tue6813818517814614515216817018620220617413210684100
Wed701481831671531271521591661842161901801341238576
Thu8014517617616316116116917719521519919417614410090
Fri70130179165141174162174196212232218219194179139101
Sat64617795114133154167156189166174151169134137113
Sun6666697179113119127148169164163144119122115124

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 68 minutes and up to 233 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 171 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (189 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (31 to 94 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 68 minutes then, versus up to 233 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 68 to 233 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 171 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Newark?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 233 minutes.

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