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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Jamaica 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	46	59	99	113	108	77	83	92	83	90	126	122	122	98	85	79	71
Tue	50	77	113	115	121	105	88	98	107	103	112	120	118	99	86	106	76
Wed	57	70	111	116	115	102	106	97	86	84	112	125	109	102	88	79	86
Thu	52	85	107	121	113	111	110	107	81	97	102	119	100	94	90	86	80
Fri	46	67	100	104	112	82	85	88	86	101	123	123	107	91	92	86	84
Sat	70	56	55	61	62	66	74	68	78	80	97	97	112	115	119	114	98
Sun	109	71	56	56	54	61	61	67	68	73	86	117	107	116	105	99	85

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 46 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (17 to 55 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 before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 46 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Newark?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	59	99	113	108	77	83	92	83	90	126	122	122	98	85	79	71
Tue	50	77	113	115	121	105	88	98	107	103	112	120	118	99	86	106	76
Wed	57	70	111	116	115	102	106	97	86	84	112	125	109	102	88	79	86
Thu	52	85	107	121	113	111	110	107	81	97	102	119	100	94	90	86	80
Fri	46	67	100	104	112	82	85	88	86	101	123	123	107	91	92	86	84
Sat	70	56	55	61	62	66	74	68	78	80	97	97	112	115	119	114	98
Sun	109	71	56	56	54	61	61	67	68	73	86	117	107	116	105	99	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	59	99	113	108	77	83	92	83	90	126	122	122	98	85	79	71
Tue	50	77	113	115	121	105	88	98	107	103	112	120	118	99	86	106	76
Wed	57	70	111	116	115	102	106	97	86	84	112	125	109	102	88	79	86
Thu	52	85	107	121	113	111	110	107	81	97	102	119	100	94	90	86	80
Fri	46	67	100	104	112	82	85	88	86	101	123	123	107	91	92	86	84
Sat	70	56	55	61	62	66	74	68	78	80	97	97	112	115	119	114	98
Sun	109	71	56	56	54	61	61	67	68	73	86	117	107	116	105	99	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	59	99	113	108	77	83	92	83	90	126	122	122	98	85	79	71
Tue	50	77	113	115	121	105	88	98	107	103	112	120	118	99	86	106	76
Wed	57	70	111	116	115	102	106	97	86	84	112	125	109	102	88	79	86
Thu	52	85	107	121	113	111	110	107	81	97	102	119	100	94	90	86	80
Fri	46	67	100	104	112	82	85	88	86	101	123	123	107	91	92	86	84
Sat	70	56	55	61	62	66	74	68	78	80	97	97	112	115	119	114	98
Sun	109	71	56	56	54	61	61	67	68	73	86	117	107	116	105	99	85