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Best Time to Drive from Newark to Hempstead

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Newark to Hempstead by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon8818618717717416915715415816116016515314711797102
Tue81173179175183177172175163165168168155160114102106
Wed81168181179175173163143166165170164159161134115100
Thu87169185187182177171161155148195186183172157125118
Fri79149177172177162158140142166189189186186171162121
Sat76759195112164184187193198194188186185180177170
Sun8177838692122186191191197197188189189180176161

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Newark to Hempstead (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 195 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 158 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (200 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (36 to 116 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Hempstead 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 Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 79 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 158 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Hempstead?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

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