Best Time to Drive from Melville 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 Melville 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	90	151	170	156	128	166	184	174	166	166	159	161	138	114	99	86	80
Tue	91	146	153	153	142	182	187	189	179	175	159	149	157	138	107	88	86
Wed	90	174	174	156	132	173	193	174	176	174	168	154	169	149	119	89	83
Thu	99	142	159	154	125	185	191	175	162	177	166	153	183	158	129	100	87
Fri	83	143	161	136	132	171	170	182	174	187	166	171	176	175	148	127	89
Sat	74	76	82	87	115	133	149	146	154	159	154	152	148	141	131	116	107
Sun	71	73	71	80	84	106	123	128	134	140	133	129	120	115	114	117	105

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Melville to Newark (via I-95 West and I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 195 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 177 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (159 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (25 to 70 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Melville 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 Melville to Newark?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 80 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 177 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Melville to Newark?

Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	151	170	156	128	166	184	174	166	166	159	161	138	114	99	86	80
Tue	91	146	153	153	142	182	187	189	179	175	159	149	157	138	107	88	86
Wed	90	174	174	156	132	173	193	174	176	174	168	154	169	149	119	89	83
Thu	99	142	159	154	125	185	191	175	162	177	166	153	183	158	129	100	87
Fri	83	143	161	136	132	171	170	182	174	187	166	171	176	175	148	127	89
Sat	74	76	82	87	115	133	149	146	154	159	154	152	148	141	131	116	107
Sun	71	73	71	80	84	106	123	128	134	140	133	129	120	115	114	117	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	151	170	156	128	166	184	174	166	166	159	161	138	114	99	86	80
Tue	91	146	153	153	142	182	187	189	179	175	159	149	157	138	107	88	86
Wed	90	174	174	156	132	173	193	174	176	174	168	154	169	149	119	89	83
Thu	99	142	159	154	125	185	191	175	162	177	166	153	183	158	129	100	87
Fri	83	143	161	136	132	171	170	182	174	187	166	171	176	175	148	127	89
Sat	74	76	82	87	115	133	149	146	154	159	154	152	148	141	131	116	107
Sun	71	73	71	80	84	106	123	128	134	140	133	129	120	115	114	117	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	151	170	156	128	166	184	174	166	166	159	161	138	114	99	86	80
Tue	91	146	153	153	142	182	187	189	179	175	159	149	157	138	107	88	86
Wed	90	174	174	156	132	173	193	174	176	174	168	154	169	149	119	89	83
Thu	99	142	159	154	125	185	191	175	162	177	166	153	183	158	129	100	87
Fri	83	143	161	136	132	171	170	182	174	187	166	171	176	175	148	127	89
Sat	74	76	82	87	115	133	149	146	154	159	154	152	148	141	131	116	107
Sun	71	73	71	80	84	106	123	128	134	140	133	129	120	115	114	117	105