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	104	166	179	195	179	177	159	148	141	136	143	154	152	142	122	105	100
Tue	107	161	172	179	173	171	165	153	141	140	139	155	158	146	120	112	115
Wed	107	157	170	181	174	176	157	141	143	148	144	155	166	149	132	120	107
Thu	105	152	168	190	180	182	166	146	149	147	167	176	182	166	155	130	123
Fri	102	145	174	174	172	168	158	148	151	160	168	177	171	173	159	145	117
Sat	98	95	102	110	120	140	156	158	160	162	170	175	167	162	161	157	149
Sun	96	93	100	97	101	127	153	165	170	178	179	182	176	172	173	163	152

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 100 minutes and up to 195 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 149 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (182 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (34 to 88 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 100 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 100 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 149 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Freeport?

Leaving around 8 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	166	179	195	179	177	159	148	141	136	143	154	152	142	122	105	100
Tue	107	161	172	179	173	171	165	153	141	140	139	155	158	146	120	112	115
Wed	107	157	170	181	174	176	157	141	143	148	144	155	166	149	132	120	107
Thu	105	152	168	190	180	182	166	146	149	147	167	176	182	166	155	130	123
Fri	102	145	174	174	172	168	158	148	151	160	168	177	171	173	159	145	117
Sat	98	95	102	110	120	140	156	158	160	162	170	175	167	162	161	157	149
Sun	96	93	100	97	101	127	153	165	170	178	179	182	176	172	173	163	152

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	166	179	195	179	177	159	148	141	136	143	154	152	142	122	105	100
Tue	107	161	172	179	173	171	165	153	141	140	139	155	158	146	120	112	115
Wed	107	157	170	181	174	176	157	141	143	148	144	155	166	149	132	120	107
Thu	105	152	168	190	180	182	166	146	149	147	167	176	182	166	155	130	123
Fri	102	145	174	174	172	168	158	148	151	160	168	177	171	173	159	145	117
Sat	98	95	102	110	120	140	156	158	160	162	170	175	167	162	161	157	149
Sun	96	93	100	97	101	127	153	165	170	178	179	182	176	172	173	163	152

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	166	179	195	179	177	159	148	141	136	143	154	152	142	122	105	100
Tue	107	161	172	179	173	171	165	153	141	140	139	155	158	146	120	112	115
Wed	107	157	170	181	174	176	157	141	143	148	144	155	166	149	132	120	107
Thu	105	152	168	190	180	182	166	146	149	147	167	176	182	166	155	130	123
Fri	102	145	174	174	172	168	158	148	151	160	168	177	171	173	159	145	117
Sat	98	95	102	110	120	140	156	158	160	162	170	175	167	162	161	157	149
Sun	96	93	100	97	101	127	153	165	170	178	179	182	176	172	173	163	152