Best Time to Drive from Newark to East Meadow

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 East Meadow 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	94	164	176	190	175	175	154	141	142	132	146	148	148	137	118	103	103
Tue	100	156	171	177	174	174	164	157	145	142	138	156	158	144	110	103	109
Wed	101	148	168	179	175	170	152	139	144	147	143	155	163	144	129	115	98
Thu	99	151	168	185	183	177	167	144	145	138	153	171	183	161	141	124	117
Fri	93	136	165	168	172	167	163	142	144	147	163	175	169	168	159	145	113
Sat	90	90	98	102	114	147	163	164	164	173	173	176	173	165	162	158	150
Sun	89	88	95	96	97	128	156	165	172	176	176	181	173	173	179	159	149

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Newark to East Meadow (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 190 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 147 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (181 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (34 to 94 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central East Meadow 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 East Meadow?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 190 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to East Meadow?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 93 to 190 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 147 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to East Meadow?

Leaving around 8 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 190 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	164	176	190	175	175	154	141	142	132	146	148	148	137	118	103	103
Tue	100	156	171	177	174	174	164	157	145	142	138	156	158	144	110	103	109
Wed	101	148	168	179	175	170	152	139	144	147	143	155	163	144	129	115	98
Thu	99	151	168	185	183	177	167	144	145	138	153	171	183	161	141	124	117
Fri	93	136	165	168	172	167	163	142	144	147	163	175	169	168	159	145	113
Sat	90	90	98	102	114	147	163	164	164	173	173	176	173	165	162	158	150
Sun	89	88	95	96	97	128	156	165	172	176	176	181	173	173	179	159	149

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	164	176	190	175	175	154	141	142	132	146	148	148	137	118	103	103
Tue	100	156	171	177	174	174	164	157	145	142	138	156	158	144	110	103	109
Wed	101	148	168	179	175	170	152	139	144	147	143	155	163	144	129	115	98
Thu	99	151	168	185	183	177	167	144	145	138	153	171	183	161	141	124	117
Fri	93	136	165	168	172	167	163	142	144	147	163	175	169	168	159	145	113
Sat	90	90	98	102	114	147	163	164	164	173	173	176	173	165	162	158	150
Sun	89	88	95	96	97	128	156	165	172	176	176	181	173	173	179	159	149

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	164	176	190	175	175	154	141	142	132	146	148	148	137	118	103	103
Tue	100	156	171	177	174	174	164	157	145	142	138	156	158	144	110	103	109
Wed	101	148	168	179	175	170	152	139	144	147	143	155	163	144	129	115	98
Thu	99	151	168	185	183	177	167	144	145	138	153	171	183	161	141	124	117
Fri	93	136	165	168	172	167	163	142	144	147	163	175	169	168	159	145	113
Sat	90	90	98	102	114	147	163	164	164	173	173	176	173	165	162	158	150
Sun	89	88	95	96	97	128	156	165	172	176	176	181	173	173	179	159	149