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Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Newark

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Long Beach to Newark by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon87140169176151127154147164181199200178163147122138
Tue85159176201181179168183172192197197179164178141122
Wed90160189183176171146161162188201187185157159137137
Thu129153181184185155173153160178197181181170167142129
Fri108150174180175147177184189199201185187170166151159
Sat10779107113126128130142154174193210194194193185181
Sun11710878938597103116126149178178197180180171149

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Long Beach to Newark (via I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 202 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 171 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (210 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (43 to 109 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach to Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Newark?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 85 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 171 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Newark?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 202 minutes.

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