Best Time to Drive from Newark to Far Rockaway

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 Far Rockaway 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	63	88	103	93	87	83	84	83	75	72	84	87	92	88	74	67	64
Tue	65	98	129	118	101	91	87	79	69	71	74	79	82	86	76	68	64
Wed	62	102	115	115	102	93	87	72	71	70	80	81	83	89	78	68	65
Thu	66	97	110	104	96	90	87	79	76	74	79	82	93	93	85	72	67
Fri	62	86	101	82	71	70	78	77	75	80	100	101	101	93	84	71	67
Sat	60	59	59	62	67	74	81	84	81	82	80	80	87	86	82	78	72
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	67	76	89	88	89	91	92	91	92	90	84	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Newark to Far Rockaway (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (37 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to Far Rockaway?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 62 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Far Rockaway?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	88	103	93	87	83	84	83	75	72	84	87	92	88	74	67	64
Tue	65	98	129	118	101	91	87	79	69	71	74	79	82	86	76	68	64
Wed	62	102	115	115	102	93	87	72	71	70	80	81	83	89	78	68	65
Thu	66	97	110	104	96	90	87	79	76	74	79	82	93	93	85	72	67
Fri	62	86	101	82	71	70	78	77	75	80	100	101	101	93	84	71	67
Sat	60	59	59	62	67	74	81	84	81	82	80	80	87	86	82	78	72
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	67	76	89	88	89	91	92	91	92	90	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	88	103	93	87	83	84	83	75	72	84	87	92	88	74	67	64
Tue	65	98	129	118	101	91	87	79	69	71	74	79	82	86	76	68	64
Wed	62	102	115	115	102	93	87	72	71	70	80	81	83	89	78	68	65
Thu	66	97	110	104	96	90	87	79	76	74	79	82	93	93	85	72	67
Fri	62	86	101	82	71	70	78	77	75	80	100	101	101	93	84	71	67
Sat	60	59	59	62	67	74	81	84	81	82	80	80	87	86	82	78	72
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	67	76	89	88	89	91	92	91	92	90	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	88	103	93	87	83	84	83	75	72	84	87	92	88	74	67	64
Tue	65	98	129	118	101	91	87	79	69	71	74	79	82	86	76	68	64
Wed	62	102	115	115	102	93	87	72	71	70	80	81	83	89	78	68	65
Thu	66	97	110	104	96	90	87	79	76	74	79	82	93	93	85	72	67
Fri	62	86	101	82	71	70	78	77	75	80	100	101	101	93	84	71	67
Sat	60	59	59	62	67	74	81	84	81	82	80	80	87	86	82	78	72
Sun	58	59	58	59	61	67	76	89	88	89	91	92	91	92	90	84	82