Best Time to Drive from Newark to East New York

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 New York 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	57	63	79	92	92	101	99	97	95	94	98	116	124	116	87	87	60
Tue	52	74	84	98	99	102	103	102	100	97	100	114	124	124	110	102	106
Wed	57	69	85	90	98	102	103	103	105	104	104	119	128	122	110	105	107
Thu	56	71	77	95	103	108	109	110	108	106	113	122	130	123	111	107	100
Fri	73	71	83	86	90	88	101	104	100	101	116	118	118	105	95	100	97
Sat	51	49	59	65	67	78	90	99	99	101	98	107	109	112	111	104	106
Sun	46	43	47	60	62	67	87	84	87	92	97	107	108	100	100	103	93

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Newark to East New York (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (39 to 85 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 New York 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 New York?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to East New York?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 52 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to East New York?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	63	79	92	92	101	99	97	95	94	98	116	124	116	87	87	60
Tue	52	74	84	98	99	102	103	102	100	97	100	114	124	124	110	102	106
Wed	57	69	85	90	98	102	103	103	105	104	104	119	128	122	110	105	107
Thu	56	71	77	95	103	108	109	110	108	106	113	122	130	123	111	107	100
Fri	73	71	83	86	90	88	101	104	100	101	116	118	118	105	95	100	97
Sat	51	49	59	65	67	78	90	99	99	101	98	107	109	112	111	104	106
Sun	46	43	47	60	62	67	87	84	87	92	97	107	108	100	100	103	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	63	79	92	92	101	99	97	95	94	98	116	124	116	87	87	60
Tue	52	74	84	98	99	102	103	102	100	97	100	114	124	124	110	102	106
Wed	57	69	85	90	98	102	103	103	105	104	104	119	128	122	110	105	107
Thu	56	71	77	95	103	108	109	110	108	106	113	122	130	123	111	107	100
Fri	73	71	83	86	90	88	101	104	100	101	116	118	118	105	95	100	97
Sat	51	49	59	65	67	78	90	99	99	101	98	107	109	112	111	104	106
Sun	46	43	47	60	62	67	87	84	87	92	97	107	108	100	100	103	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	63	79	92	92	101	99	97	95	94	98	116	124	116	87	87	60
Tue	52	74	84	98	99	102	103	102	100	97	100	114	124	124	110	102	106
Wed	57	69	85	90	98	102	103	103	105	104	104	119	128	122	110	105	107
Thu	56	71	77	95	103	108	109	110	108	106	113	122	130	123	111	107	100
Fri	73	71	83	86	90	88	101	104	100	101	116	118	118	105	95	100	97
Sat	51	49	59	65	67	78	90	99	99	101	98	107	109	112	111	104	106
Sun	46	43	47	60	62	67	87	84	87	92	97	107	108	100	100	103	93