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	102	172	189	196	182	177	161	148	142	134	143	157	153	143	122	103	99
Tue	105	164	175	182	175	172	166	154	143	141	140	155	159	147	120	111	113
Wed	104	162	172	185	177	177	158	142	143	148	144	154	168	150	135	119	105
Thu	102	156	171	191	184	184	168	146	150	148	169	179	185	165	157	130	123
Fri	100	146	176	178	176	170	160	148	151	160	171	181	175	174	161	150	122
Sat	98	94	102	109	119	139	151	163	160	165	172	178	171	166	163	159	152
Sun	93	92	98	95	99	129	156	169	172	182	182	186	182	177	176	166	157

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 99 minutes and up to 196 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 150 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (186 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (36 to 95 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 99 minutes then, versus up to 196 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 99 to 196 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 150 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to East Meadow?

Leaving around 8 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 196 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	172	189	196	182	177	161	148	142	134	143	157	153	143	122	103	99
Tue	105	164	175	182	175	172	166	154	143	141	140	155	159	147	120	111	113
Wed	104	162	172	185	177	177	158	142	143	148	144	154	168	150	135	119	105
Thu	102	156	171	191	184	184	168	146	150	148	169	179	185	165	157	130	123
Fri	100	146	176	178	176	170	160	148	151	160	171	181	175	174	161	150	122
Sat	98	94	102	109	119	139	151	163	160	165	172	178	171	166	163	159	152
Sun	93	92	98	95	99	129	156	169	172	182	182	186	182	177	176	166	157

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	172	189	196	182	177	161	148	142	134	143	157	153	143	122	103	99
Tue	105	164	175	182	175	172	166	154	143	141	140	155	159	147	120	111	113
Wed	104	162	172	185	177	177	158	142	143	148	144	154	168	150	135	119	105
Thu	102	156	171	191	184	184	168	146	150	148	169	179	185	165	157	130	123
Fri	100	146	176	178	176	170	160	148	151	160	171	181	175	174	161	150	122
Sat	98	94	102	109	119	139	151	163	160	165	172	178	171	166	163	159	152
Sun	93	92	98	95	99	129	156	169	172	182	182	186	182	177	176	166	157

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	172	189	196	182	177	161	148	142	134	143	157	153	143	122	103	99
Tue	105	164	175	182	175	172	166	154	143	141	140	155	159	147	120	111	113
Wed	104	162	172	185	177	177	158	142	143	148	144	154	168	150	135	119	105
Thu	102	156	171	191	184	184	168	146	150	148	169	179	185	165	157	130	123
Fri	100	146	176	178	176	170	160	148	151	160	171	181	175	174	161	150	122
Sat	98	94	102	109	119	139	151	163	160	165	172	178	171	166	163	159	152
Sun	93	92	98	95	99	129	156	169	172	182	182	186	182	177	176	166	157