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	55	55	66	67	60	56	46	50	55	48	64	67	67	49	36	40
Tue	35	50	55	65	54	55	65	50	52	51	51	65	68	71	50	39	38
Wed	34	50	55	64	54	55	51	47	47	52	57	61	70	71	55	49	40
Thu	52	54	61	67	57	60	70	54	46	55	57	68	73	72	67	62	46
Fri	34	48	52	65	64	53	54	52	49	49	59	72	73	70	72	57	55
Sat	36	31	37	41	41	56	54	51	61	61	66	73	73	64	65	57	60
Sun	34	34	35	36	39	43	51	52	56	64	69	72	73	62	56	61	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Morris Heights to Newark (via I-95 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 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 (16 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 34 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 34 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 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	55	55	66	67	60	56	46	50	55	48	64	67	67	49	36	40
Tue	35	50	55	65	54	55	65	50	52	51	51	65	68	71	50	39	38
Wed	34	50	55	64	54	55	51	47	47	52	57	61	70	71	55	49	40
Thu	52	54	61	67	57	60	70	54	46	55	57	68	73	72	67	62	46
Fri	34	48	52	65	64	53	54	52	49	49	59	72	73	70	72	57	55
Sat	36	31	37	41	41	56	54	51	61	61	66	73	73	64	65	57	60
Sun	34	34	35	36	39	43	51	52	56	64	69	72	73	62	56	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	55	55	66	67	60	56	46	50	55	48	64	67	67	49	36	40
Tue	35	50	55	65	54	55	65	50	52	51	51	65	68	71	50	39	38
Wed	34	50	55	64	54	55	51	47	47	52	57	61	70	71	55	49	40
Thu	52	54	61	67	57	60	70	54	46	55	57	68	73	72	67	62	46
Fri	34	48	52	65	64	53	54	52	49	49	59	72	73	70	72	57	55
Sat	36	31	37	41	41	56	54	51	61	61	66	73	73	64	65	57	60
Sun	34	34	35	36	39	43	51	52	56	64	69	72	73	62	56	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	55	55	66	67	60	56	46	50	55	48	64	67	67	49	36	40
Tue	35	50	55	65	54	55	65	50	52	51	51	65	68	71	50	39	38
Wed	34	50	55	64	54	55	51	47	47	52	57	61	70	71	55	49	40
Thu	52	54	61	67	57	60	70	54	46	55	57	68	73	72	67	62	46
Fri	34	48	52	65	64	53	54	52	49	49	59	72	73	70	72	57	55
Sat	36	31	37	41	41	56	54	51	61	61	66	73	73	64	65	57	60
Sun	34	34	35	36	39	43	51	52	56	64	69	72	73	62	56	61	57