Best Time to Drive from Morris Heights 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 Morris Heights 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	35	56	55	66	66	70	53	45	54	60	50	66	66	67	47	37	41
Tue	35	50	55	68	55	56	66	55	56	53	57	68	69	73	46	38	38
Wed	34	48	59	62	55	57	52	50	49	53	58	63	68	70	54	52	40
Thu	52	53	62	70	56	63	72	60	49	55	59	68	73	68	60	53	48
Fri	33	46	51	66	61	51	58	50	48	47	59	72	73	68	73	66	57
Sat	36	32	37	39	40	58	58	51	62	63	73	73	73	63	66	61	62
Sun	33	34	35	36	40	43	51	53	56	70	70	73	73	64	55	63	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Morris Heights to Newark (via I-95 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Morris Heights 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 Morris Heights to Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Morris Heights to Newark?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 33 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Morris Heights to Newark?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	56	55	66	66	70	53	45	54	60	50	66	66	67	47	37	41
Tue	35	50	55	68	55	56	66	55	56	53	57	68	69	73	46	38	38
Wed	34	48	59	62	55	57	52	50	49	53	58	63	68	70	54	52	40
Thu	52	53	62	70	56	63	72	60	49	55	59	68	73	68	60	53	48
Fri	33	46	51	66	61	51	58	50	48	47	59	72	73	68	73	66	57
Sat	36	32	37	39	40	58	58	51	62	63	73	73	73	63	66	61	62
Sun	33	34	35	36	40	43	51	53	56	70	70	73	73	64	55	63	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	56	55	66	66	70	53	45	54	60	50	66	66	67	47	37	41
Tue	35	50	55	68	55	56	66	55	56	53	57	68	69	73	46	38	38
Wed	34	48	59	62	55	57	52	50	49	53	58	63	68	70	54	52	40
Thu	52	53	62	70	56	63	72	60	49	55	59	68	73	68	60	53	48
Fri	33	46	51	66	61	51	58	50	48	47	59	72	73	68	73	66	57
Sat	36	32	37	39	40	58	58	51	62	63	73	73	73	63	66	61	62
Sun	33	34	35	36	40	43	51	53	56	70	70	73	73	64	55	63	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	56	55	66	66	70	53	45	54	60	50	66	66	67	47	37	41
Tue	35	50	55	68	55	56	66	55	56	53	57	68	69	73	46	38	38
Wed	34	48	59	62	55	57	52	50	49	53	58	63	68	70	54	52	40
Thu	52	53	62	70	56	63	72	60	49	55	59	68	73	68	60	53	48
Fri	33	46	51	66	61	51	58	50	48	47	59	72	73	68	73	66	57
Sat	36	32	37	39	40	58	58	51	62	63	73	73	73	63	66	61	62
Sun	33	34	35	36	40	43	51	53	56	70	70	73	73	64	55	63	60