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	73	165	167	158	153	152	147	129	130	121	130	143	136	131	105	83	84
Tue	70	157	161	155	159	146	148	137	126	132	141	136	135	142	105	91	97
Wed	71	149	160	155	154	150	140	118	127	128	130	134	144	136	120	102	90
Thu	74	147	161	156	159	152	148	132	131	130	171	161	165	156	144	115	105
Fri	71	142	162	155	151	140	128	121	128	150	166	167	162	163	151	141	98
Sat	65	67	78	87	100	123	142	155	160	169	167	164	163	160	155	151	149
Sun	71	69	74	75	79	106	162	166	170	173	174	170	167	170	163	157	147

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 70 minutes and up to 171 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 131 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (175 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (25 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 70 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 70 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 131 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Elmont?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 171 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	165	167	158	153	152	147	129	130	121	130	143	136	131	105	83	84
Tue	70	157	161	155	159	146	148	137	126	132	141	136	135	142	105	91	97
Wed	71	149	160	155	154	150	140	118	127	128	130	134	144	136	120	102	90
Thu	74	147	161	156	159	152	148	132	131	130	171	161	165	156	144	115	105
Fri	71	142	162	155	151	140	128	121	128	150	166	167	162	163	151	141	98
Sat	65	67	78	87	100	123	142	155	160	169	167	164	163	160	155	151	149
Sun	71	69	74	75	79	106	162	166	170	173	174	170	167	170	163	157	147

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	165	167	158	153	152	147	129	130	121	130	143	136	131	105	83	84
Tue	70	157	161	155	159	146	148	137	126	132	141	136	135	142	105	91	97
Wed	71	149	160	155	154	150	140	118	127	128	130	134	144	136	120	102	90
Thu	74	147	161	156	159	152	148	132	131	130	171	161	165	156	144	115	105
Fri	71	142	162	155	151	140	128	121	128	150	166	167	162	163	151	141	98
Sat	65	67	78	87	100	123	142	155	160	169	167	164	163	160	155	151	149
Sun	71	69	74	75	79	106	162	166	170	173	174	170	167	170	163	157	147

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	165	167	158	153	152	147	129	130	121	130	143	136	131	105	83	84
Tue	70	157	161	155	159	146	148	137	126	132	141	136	135	142	105	91	97
Wed	71	149	160	155	154	150	140	118	127	128	130	134	144	136	120	102	90
Thu	74	147	161	156	159	152	148	132	131	130	171	161	165	156	144	115	105
Fri	71	142	162	155	151	140	128	121	128	150	166	167	162	163	151	141	98
Sat	65	67	78	87	100	123	142	155	160	169	167	164	163	160	155	151	149
Sun	71	69	74	75	79	106	162	166	170	173	174	170	167	170	163	157	147