Best Time to Drive from Jamaica 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 24-mile drive from Jamaica to Newark (via I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (140 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (18 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jamaica 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 Jamaica to Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 47 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Newark?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

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