Best Time to Drive from Massapequa 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.

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On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Massapequa to Newark (via Cross Island Pkwy North and I-95 West and Laurelton Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 247 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 185 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (206 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (35 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Massapequa 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 Massapequa to Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 247 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 86 to 247 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 185 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Massapequa to Newark?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 247 minutes.

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