Best Time to Drive from New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle 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	81	94	122	148	149	138	137	143	145	153	154	150	145	121	97	86	81
Tue	78	104	127	141	137	135	145	148	147	155	156	157	148	131	117	90	88
Wed	74	96	128	145	139	132	141	146	153	158	161	163	155	140	122	99	84
Thu	77	111	134	142	143	137	146	149	153	167	164	159	158	147	135	122	95
Fri	76	100	126	138	133	147	145	154	155	174	177	181	179	167	159	133	128
Sat	88	113	109	95	130	138	142	147	144	147	144	146	144	140	128	120	109
Sun	71	72	73	75	85	115	128	132	140	141	142	141	137	122	116	111	108

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from New Rochelle to Newark (via I-95 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 181 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 150 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (149 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (27 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 181 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Rochelle to Newark?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 74 to 181 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 150 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Rochelle to Newark?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 181 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	94	122	148	149	138	137	143	145	153	154	150	145	121	97	86	81
Tue	78	104	127	141	137	135	145	148	147	155	156	157	148	131	117	90	88
Wed	74	96	128	145	139	132	141	146	153	158	161	163	155	140	122	99	84
Thu	77	111	134	142	143	137	146	149	153	167	164	159	158	147	135	122	95
Fri	76	100	126	138	133	147	145	154	155	174	177	181	179	167	159	133	128
Sat	88	113	109	95	130	138	142	147	144	147	144	146	144	140	128	120	109
Sun	71	72	73	75	85	115	128	132	140	141	142	141	137	122	116	111	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	94	122	148	149	138	137	143	145	153	154	150	145	121	97	86	81
Tue	78	104	127	141	137	135	145	148	147	155	156	157	148	131	117	90	88
Wed	74	96	128	145	139	132	141	146	153	158	161	163	155	140	122	99	84
Thu	77	111	134	142	143	137	146	149	153	167	164	159	158	147	135	122	95
Fri	76	100	126	138	133	147	145	154	155	174	177	181	179	167	159	133	128
Sat	88	113	109	95	130	138	142	147	144	147	144	146	144	140	128	120	109
Sun	71	72	73	75	85	115	128	132	140	141	142	141	137	122	116	111	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	94	122	148	149	138	137	143	145	153	154	150	145	121	97	86	81
Tue	78	104	127	141	137	135	145	148	147	155	156	157	148	131	117	90	88
Wed	74	96	128	145	139	132	141	146	153	158	161	163	155	140	122	99	84
Thu	77	111	134	142	143	137	146	149	153	167	164	159	158	147	135	122	95
Fri	76	100	126	138	133	147	145	154	155	174	177	181	179	167	159	133	128
Sat	88	113	109	95	130	138	142	147	144	147	144	146	144	140	128	120	109
Sun	71	72	73	75	85	115	128	132	140	141	142	141	137	122	116	111	108