Best Time to Drive from Newark to Freeport

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 Freeport 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	96	160	172	185	172	171	158	141	142	133	145	148	145	137	118	104	105
Tue	104	143	169	173	172	171	161	153	146	140	137	157	155	143	112	105	110
Wed	102	146	163	173	176	169	151	140	143	147	142	156	162	143	125	116	100
Thu	105	146	166	182	182	176	165	144	145	138	151	170	182	158	140	124	117
Fri	96	135	164	162	170	166	161	143	144	146	159	173	167	167	157	143	113
Sat	93	92	100	103	113	142	159	159	161	169	171	177	168	161	160	156	148
Sun	94	89	91	98	99	126	152	160	165	171	176	178	168	168	175	157	147

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Newark to Freeport (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 185 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 146 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (178 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (32 to 86 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Freeport 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 Freeport?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 185 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 96 to 185 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 146 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Freeport?

Leaving around 8 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 185 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	160	172	185	172	171	158	141	142	133	145	148	145	137	118	104	105
Tue	104	143	169	173	172	171	161	153	146	140	137	157	155	143	112	105	110
Wed	102	146	163	173	176	169	151	140	143	147	142	156	162	143	125	116	100
Thu	105	146	166	182	182	176	165	144	145	138	151	170	182	158	140	124	117
Fri	96	135	164	162	170	166	161	143	144	146	159	173	167	167	157	143	113
Sat	93	92	100	103	113	142	159	159	161	169	171	177	168	161	160	156	148
Sun	94	89	91	98	99	126	152	160	165	171	176	178	168	168	175	157	147

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	160	172	185	172	171	158	141	142	133	145	148	145	137	118	104	105
Tue	104	143	169	173	172	171	161	153	146	140	137	157	155	143	112	105	110
Wed	102	146	163	173	176	169	151	140	143	147	142	156	162	143	125	116	100
Thu	105	146	166	182	182	176	165	144	145	138	151	170	182	158	140	124	117
Fri	96	135	164	162	170	166	161	143	144	146	159	173	167	167	157	143	113
Sat	93	92	100	103	113	142	159	159	161	169	171	177	168	161	160	156	148
Sun	94	89	91	98	99	126	152	160	165	171	176	178	168	168	175	157	147

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	160	172	185	172	171	158	141	142	133	145	148	145	137	118	104	105
Tue	104	143	169	173	172	171	161	153	146	140	137	157	155	143	112	105	110
Wed	102	146	163	173	176	169	151	140	143	147	142	156	162	143	125	116	100
Thu	105	146	166	182	182	176	165	144	145	138	151	170	182	158	140	124	117
Fri	96	135	164	162	170	166	161	143	144	146	159	173	167	167	157	143	113
Sat	93	92	100	103	113	142	159	159	161	169	171	177	168	161	160	156	148
Sun	94	89	91	98	99	126	152	160	165	171	176	178	168	168	175	157	147