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	68	149	151	136	134	129	124	110	111	100	105	119	118	115	95	75	76
Tue	64	133	146	134	131	124	127	116	106	109	110	112	119	120	91	83	88
Wed	64	129	140	132	131	126	118	99	106	106	103	108	123	118	106	89	80
Thu	68	127	140	131	131	133	126	112	111	109	138	132	140	131	125	101	91
Fri	65	118	141	135	129	122	112	109	113	140	153	148	139	138	130	120	86
Sat	64	61	73	82	91	115	127	137	139	143	146	140	139	137	138	131	128
Sun	67	68	68	70	74	98	136	144	146	148	151	147	145	147	143	133	129

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 64 minutes and up to 154 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 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (151 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (31 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 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 64 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 64 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Harrison?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	149	151	136	134	129	124	110	111	100	105	119	118	115	95	75	76
Tue	64	133	146	134	131	124	127	116	106	109	110	112	119	120	91	83	88
Wed	64	129	140	132	131	126	118	99	106	106	103	108	123	118	106	89	80
Thu	68	127	140	131	131	133	126	112	111	109	138	132	140	131	125	101	91
Fri	65	118	141	135	129	122	112	109	113	140	153	148	139	138	130	120	86
Sat	64	61	73	82	91	115	127	137	139	143	146	140	139	137	138	131	128
Sun	67	68	68	70	74	98	136	144	146	148	151	147	145	147	143	133	129

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	149	151	136	134	129	124	110	111	100	105	119	118	115	95	75	76
Tue	64	133	146	134	131	124	127	116	106	109	110	112	119	120	91	83	88
Wed	64	129	140	132	131	126	118	99	106	106	103	108	123	118	106	89	80
Thu	68	127	140	131	131	133	126	112	111	109	138	132	140	131	125	101	91
Fri	65	118	141	135	129	122	112	109	113	140	153	148	139	138	130	120	86
Sat	64	61	73	82	91	115	127	137	139	143	146	140	139	137	138	131	128
Sun	67	68	68	70	74	98	136	144	146	148	151	147	145	147	143	133	129

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	149	151	136	134	129	124	110	111	100	105	119	118	115	95	75	76
Tue	64	133	146	134	131	124	127	116	106	109	110	112	119	120	91	83	88
Wed	64	129	140	132	131	126	118	99	106	106	103	108	123	118	106	89	80
Thu	68	127	140	131	131	133	126	112	111	109	138	132	140	131	125	101	91
Fri	65	118	141	135	129	122	112	109	113	140	153	148	139	138	130	120	86
Sat	64	61	73	82	91	115	127	137	139	143	146	140	139	137	138	131	128
Sun	67	68	68	70	74	98	136	144	146	148	151	147	145	147	143	133	129