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	64	101	118	105	97	93	82	80	73	70	82	84	90	89	75	66	63
Tue	65	106	128	118	100	88	84	76	68	72	75	79	83	87	77	70	64
Wed	63	110	133	119	106	94	83	71	70	69	80	82	85	91	78	68	65
Thu	65	102	121	117	102	94	87	78	76	73	79	83	93	94	87	72	66
Fri	63	93	105	84	72	70	76	76	75	81	101	102	100	94	84	71	67
Sat	60	59	60	64	67	72	79	84	80	80	80	80	86	86	80	77	72
Sun	58	59	58	59	62	66	74	85	85	87	86	90	91	94	92	84	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Newark to Far Rockaway (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (94 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 80 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 63 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 63 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Far Rockaway?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	101	118	105	97	93	82	80	73	70	82	84	90	89	75	66	63
Tue	65	106	128	118	100	88	84	76	68	72	75	79	83	87	77	70	64
Wed	63	110	133	119	106	94	83	71	70	69	80	82	85	91	78	68	65
Thu	65	102	121	117	102	94	87	78	76	73	79	83	93	94	87	72	66
Fri	63	93	105	84	72	70	76	76	75	81	101	102	100	94	84	71	67
Sat	60	59	60	64	67	72	79	84	80	80	80	80	86	86	80	77	72
Sun	58	59	58	59	62	66	74	85	85	87	86	90	91	94	92	84	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	101	118	105	97	93	82	80	73	70	82	84	90	89	75	66	63
Tue	65	106	128	118	100	88	84	76	68	72	75	79	83	87	77	70	64
Wed	63	110	133	119	106	94	83	71	70	69	80	82	85	91	78	68	65
Thu	65	102	121	117	102	94	87	78	76	73	79	83	93	94	87	72	66
Fri	63	93	105	84	72	70	76	76	75	81	101	102	100	94	84	71	67
Sat	60	59	60	64	67	72	79	84	80	80	80	80	86	86	80	77	72
Sun	58	59	58	59	62	66	74	85	85	87	86	90	91	94	92	84	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	101	118	105	97	93	82	80	73	70	82	84	90	89	75	66	63
Tue	65	106	128	118	100	88	84	76	68	72	75	79	83	87	77	70	64
Wed	63	110	133	119	106	94	83	71	70	69	80	82	85	91	78	68	65
Thu	65	102	121	117	102	94	87	78	76	73	79	83	93	94	87	72	66
Fri	63	93	105	84	72	70	76	76	75	81	101	102	100	94	84	71	67
Sat	60	59	60	64	67	72	79	84	80	80	80	80	86	86	80	77	72
Sun	58	59	58	59	62	66	74	85	85	87	86	90	91	94	92	84	80