Best Time to Drive from Newark to Harrison

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 Harrison 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	71	151	152	136	135	129	123	121	123	106	116	122	123	118	99	76	77
Tue	65	128	144	136	133	133	130	127	114	120	119	118	125	121	88	81	90
Wed	65	124	139	132	132	128	122	107	115	114	112	114	124	120	105	90	79
Thu	69	126	142	133	134	135	130	118	115	110	136	130	141	128	115	96	92
Fri	65	111	137	135	129	133	120	110	112	137	152	149	139	139	135	122	88
Sat	65	62	77	82	90	135	145	143	145	155	152	148	144	141	142	135	130
Sun	68	71	69	71	75	107	140	145	149	147	152	147	144	145	145	137	136

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Newark to Harrison (via I-95 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (155 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (32 to 90 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Harrison 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 Harrison?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 65 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Harrison?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 156 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	151	152	136	135	129	123	121	123	106	116	122	123	118	99	76	77
Tue	65	128	144	136	133	133	130	127	114	120	119	118	125	121	88	81	90
Wed	65	124	139	132	132	128	122	107	115	114	112	114	124	120	105	90	79
Thu	69	126	142	133	134	135	130	118	115	110	136	130	141	128	115	96	92
Fri	65	111	137	135	129	133	120	110	112	137	152	149	139	139	135	122	88
Sat	65	62	77	82	90	135	145	143	145	155	152	148	144	141	142	135	130
Sun	68	71	69	71	75	107	140	145	149	147	152	147	144	145	145	137	136

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	151	152	136	135	129	123	121	123	106	116	122	123	118	99	76	77
Tue	65	128	144	136	133	133	130	127	114	120	119	118	125	121	88	81	90
Wed	65	124	139	132	132	128	122	107	115	114	112	114	124	120	105	90	79
Thu	69	126	142	133	134	135	130	118	115	110	136	130	141	128	115	96	92
Fri	65	111	137	135	129	133	120	110	112	137	152	149	139	139	135	122	88
Sat	65	62	77	82	90	135	145	143	145	155	152	148	144	141	142	135	130
Sun	68	71	69	71	75	107	140	145	149	147	152	147	144	145	145	137	136

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	151	152	136	135	129	123	121	123	106	116	122	123	118	99	76	77
Tue	65	128	144	136	133	133	130	127	114	120	119	118	125	121	88	81	90
Wed	65	124	139	132	132	128	122	107	115	114	112	114	124	120	105	90	79
Thu	69	126	142	133	134	135	130	118	115	110	136	130	141	128	115	96	92
Fri	65	111	137	135	129	133	120	110	112	137	152	149	139	139	135	122	88
Sat	65	62	77	82	90	135	145	143	145	155	152	148	144	141	142	135	130
Sun	68	71	69	71	75	107	140	145	149	147	152	147	144	145	145	137	136