Best Time to Drive from Newark to Gravesend

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 Gravesend 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	39	50	66	77	78	84	80	78	80	80	82	98	106	100	78	70	49
Tue	37	62	72	82	82	83	88	84	86	81	86	97	106	105	96	83	94
Wed	38	55	71	75	82	83	88	85	87	88	87	101	108	104	91	84	92
Thu	38	57	64	80	85	87	92	92	90	89	95	105	111	104	94	90	87
Fri	58	60	68	72	76	71	87	89	83	84	97	100	100	88	79	84	80
Sat	43	40	46	51	50	60	77	83	83	87	82	90	91	94	95	87	89
Sun	39	36	39	47	49	52	74	70	71	76	81	88	90	90	83	87	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Newark to Gravesend (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (24 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Gravesend 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 Gravesend?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 37 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Gravesend?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	66	77	78	84	80	78	80	80	82	98	106	100	78	70	49
Tue	37	62	72	82	82	83	88	84	86	81	86	97	106	105	96	83	94
Wed	38	55	71	75	82	83	88	85	87	88	87	101	108	104	91	84	92
Thu	38	57	64	80	85	87	92	92	90	89	95	105	111	104	94	90	87
Fri	58	60	68	72	76	71	87	89	83	84	97	100	100	88	79	84	80
Sat	43	40	46	51	50	60	77	83	83	87	82	90	91	94	95	87	89
Sun	39	36	39	47	49	52	74	70	71	76	81	88	90	90	83	87	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	66	77	78	84	80	78	80	80	82	98	106	100	78	70	49
Tue	37	62	72	82	82	83	88	84	86	81	86	97	106	105	96	83	94
Wed	38	55	71	75	82	83	88	85	87	88	87	101	108	104	91	84	92
Thu	38	57	64	80	85	87	92	92	90	89	95	105	111	104	94	90	87
Fri	58	60	68	72	76	71	87	89	83	84	97	100	100	88	79	84	80
Sat	43	40	46	51	50	60	77	83	83	87	82	90	91	94	95	87	89
Sun	39	36	39	47	49	52	74	70	71	76	81	88	90	90	83	87	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	66	77	78	84	80	78	80	80	82	98	106	100	78	70	49
Tue	37	62	72	82	82	83	88	84	86	81	86	97	106	105	96	83	94
Wed	38	55	71	75	82	83	88	85	87	88	87	101	108	104	91	84	92
Thu	38	57	64	80	85	87	92	92	90	89	95	105	111	104	94	90	87
Fri	58	60	68	72	76	71	87	89	83	84	97	100	100	88	79	84	80
Sat	43	40	46	51	50	60	77	83	83	87	82	90	91	94	95	87	89
Sun	39	36	39	47	49	52	74	70	71	76	81	88	90	90	83	87	81