Best Time to Drive from Newark to Elmont

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 Elmont 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	72	166	165	159	152	151	140	139	139	127	141	146	139	132	105	82	86
Tue	68	146	160	154	161	157	150	151	141	137	141	146	137	142	99	86	96
Wed	69	142	160	156	153	149	139	124	140	140	140	140	140	138	116	101	86
Thu	72	144	160	157	159	152	150	136	133	126	164	159	159	151	127	108	102
Fri	68	125	157	151	150	144	137	119	120	139	161	165	160	163	154	140	98
Sat	66	66	78	82	95	139	154	159	168	174	172	167	166	164	157	153	147
Sun	70	67	72	74	78	110	160	166	169	171	174	169	164	169	162	160	148

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Newark to Elmont (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 135 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (174 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (24 to 90 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Elmont 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 Elmont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 68 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 135 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Elmont?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	166	165	159	152	151	140	139	139	127	141	146	139	132	105	82	86
Tue	68	146	160	154	161	157	150	151	141	137	141	146	137	142	99	86	96
Wed	69	142	160	156	153	149	139	124	140	140	140	140	140	138	116	101	86
Thu	72	144	160	157	159	152	150	136	133	126	164	159	159	151	127	108	102
Fri	68	125	157	151	150	144	137	119	120	139	161	165	160	163	154	140	98
Sat	66	66	78	82	95	139	154	159	168	174	172	167	166	164	157	153	147
Sun	70	67	72	74	78	110	160	166	169	171	174	169	164	169	162	160	148

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	166	165	159	152	151	140	139	139	127	141	146	139	132	105	82	86
Tue	68	146	160	154	161	157	150	151	141	137	141	146	137	142	99	86	96
Wed	69	142	160	156	153	149	139	124	140	140	140	140	140	138	116	101	86
Thu	72	144	160	157	159	152	150	136	133	126	164	159	159	151	127	108	102
Fri	68	125	157	151	150	144	137	119	120	139	161	165	160	163	154	140	98
Sat	66	66	78	82	95	139	154	159	168	174	172	167	166	164	157	153	147
Sun	70	67	72	74	78	110	160	166	169	171	174	169	164	169	162	160	148

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	166	165	159	152	151	140	139	139	127	141	146	139	132	105	82	86
Tue	68	146	160	154	161	157	150	151	141	137	141	146	137	142	99	86	96
Wed	69	142	160	156	153	149	139	124	140	140	140	140	140	138	116	101	86
Thu	72	144	160	157	159	152	150	136	133	126	164	159	159	151	127	108	102
Fri	68	125	157	151	150	144	137	119	120	139	161	165	160	163	154	140	98
Sat	66	66	78	82	95	139	154	159	168	174	172	167	166	164	157	153	147
Sun	70	67	72	74	78	110	160	166	169	171	174	169	164	169	162	160	148