Best Time to Drive from Long Beach 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 Long Beach 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	73	128	168	166	139	114	137	118	128	142	180	177	149	133	142	125	147
Tue	75	141	166	169	162	127	140	127	128	146	166	181	155	151	164	133	126
Wed	72	117	174	171	155	142	140	126	125	141	171	169	157	140	148	138	151
Thu	87	148	188	170	155	151	147	142	137	159	168	170	153	157	149	133	123
Fri	86	133	164	159	142	138	151	132	158	182	191	171	155	153	152	139	161
Sat	105	78	105	109	121	117	124	113	127	141	158	161	163	169	174	161	156
Sun	139	101	82	91	96	97	105	114	123	133	152	167	150	150	148	137	132

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 72 minutes and up to 191 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 140 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (177 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (40 to 120 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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 191 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 72 to 191 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 140 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Newark?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 191 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	128	168	166	139	114	137	118	128	142	180	177	149	133	142	125	147
Tue	75	141	166	169	162	127	140	127	128	146	166	181	155	151	164	133	126
Wed	72	117	174	171	155	142	140	126	125	141	171	169	157	140	148	138	151
Thu	87	148	188	170	155	151	147	142	137	159	168	170	153	157	149	133	123
Fri	86	133	164	159	142	138	151	132	158	182	191	171	155	153	152	139	161
Sat	105	78	105	109	121	117	124	113	127	141	158	161	163	169	174	161	156
Sun	139	101	82	91	96	97	105	114	123	133	152	167	150	150	148	137	132

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	128	168	166	139	114	137	118	128	142	180	177	149	133	142	125	147
Tue	75	141	166	169	162	127	140	127	128	146	166	181	155	151	164	133	126
Wed	72	117	174	171	155	142	140	126	125	141	171	169	157	140	148	138	151
Thu	87	148	188	170	155	151	147	142	137	159	168	170	153	157	149	133	123
Fri	86	133	164	159	142	138	151	132	158	182	191	171	155	153	152	139	161
Sat	105	78	105	109	121	117	124	113	127	141	158	161	163	169	174	161	156
Sun	139	101	82	91	96	97	105	114	123	133	152	167	150	150	148	137	132

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	128	168	166	139	114	137	118	128	142	180	177	149	133	142	125	147
Tue	75	141	166	169	162	127	140	127	128	146	166	181	155	151	164	133	126
Wed	72	117	174	171	155	142	140	126	125	141	171	169	157	140	148	138	151
Thu	87	148	188	170	155	151	147	142	137	159	168	170	153	157	149	133	123
Fri	86	133	164	159	142	138	151	132	158	182	191	171	155	153	152	139	161
Sat	105	78	105	109	121	117	124	113	127	141	158	161	163	169	174	161	156
Sun	139	101	82	91	96	97	105	114	123	133	152	167	150	150	148	137	132