Best Time to Drive from Newark to Bayside

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 Newark to Bayside 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	59	129	135	128	126	120	106	102	107	98	102	107	110	104	85	65	68
Tue	55	114	132	123	128	125	124	119	109	105	103	107	114	111	77	69	79
Wed	57	111	127	124	125	119	110	97	107	102	101	105	115	111	98	83	70
Thu	60	112	131	124	128	123	122	113	105	96	121	130	131	120	110	87	82
Fri	55	97	123	123	118	114	108	94	94	104	126	137	126	130	126	113	81
Sat	53	53	62	67	76	112	128	131	130	140	139	137	133	130	131	126	121
Sun	55	53	58	60	62	86	124	131	136	137	144	137	134	135	134	126	118

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Newark to Bayside (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (144 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Bayside 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 Newark to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 55 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Bayside?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	129	135	128	126	120	106	102	107	98	102	107	110	104	85	65	68
Tue	55	114	132	123	128	125	124	119	109	105	103	107	114	111	77	69	79
Wed	57	111	127	124	125	119	110	97	107	102	101	105	115	111	98	83	70
Thu	60	112	131	124	128	123	122	113	105	96	121	130	131	120	110	87	82
Fri	55	97	123	123	118	114	108	94	94	104	126	137	126	130	126	113	81
Sat	53	53	62	67	76	112	128	131	130	140	139	137	133	130	131	126	121
Sun	55	53	58	60	62	86	124	131	136	137	144	137	134	135	134	126	118

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	129	135	128	126	120	106	102	107	98	102	107	110	104	85	65	68
Tue	55	114	132	123	128	125	124	119	109	105	103	107	114	111	77	69	79
Wed	57	111	127	124	125	119	110	97	107	102	101	105	115	111	98	83	70
Thu	60	112	131	124	128	123	122	113	105	96	121	130	131	120	110	87	82
Fri	55	97	123	123	118	114	108	94	94	104	126	137	126	130	126	113	81
Sat	53	53	62	67	76	112	128	131	130	140	139	137	133	130	131	126	121
Sun	55	53	58	60	62	86	124	131	136	137	144	137	134	135	134	126	118

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	129	135	128	126	120	106	102	107	98	102	107	110	104	85	65	68
Tue	55	114	132	123	128	125	124	119	109	105	103	107	114	111	77	69	79
Wed	57	111	127	124	125	119	110	97	107	102	101	105	115	111	98	83	70
Thu	60	112	131	124	128	123	122	113	105	96	121	130	131	120	110	87	82
Fri	55	97	123	123	118	114	108	94	94	104	126	137	126	130	126	113	81
Sat	53	53	62	67	76	112	128	131	130	140	139	137	133	130	131	126	121
Sun	55	53	58	60	62	86	124	131	136	137	144	137	134	135	134	126	118