Best Time to Drive from Newark to Hillside

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 Hillside 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	73	147	151	151	148	140	127	126	125	110	123	129	132	122	103	80	82
Tue	71	132	146	144	143	141	137	131	120	124	125	125	132	125	96	87	93
Wed	73	130	143	142	148	136	123	111	118	117	116	123	136	125	109	95	81
Thu	74	132	141	146	149	141	136	124	123	117	146	145	152	137	119	102	98
Fri	70	116	137	137	135	136	127	114	115	121	144	155	146	145	138	126	94
Sat	67	65	75	81	92	128	140	144	146	156	155	156	149	151	142	138	133
Sun	68	66	72	73	76	107	141	147	150	150	159	154	151	150	150	143	135

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Newark to Hillside (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (159 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (26 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Hillside 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 Hillside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 70 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Hillside?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	147	151	151	148	140	127	126	125	110	123	129	132	122	103	80	82
Tue	71	132	146	144	143	141	137	131	120	124	125	125	132	125	96	87	93
Wed	73	130	143	142	148	136	123	111	118	117	116	123	136	125	109	95	81
Thu	74	132	141	146	149	141	136	124	123	117	146	145	152	137	119	102	98
Fri	70	116	137	137	135	136	127	114	115	121	144	155	146	145	138	126	94
Sat	67	65	75	81	92	128	140	144	146	156	155	156	149	151	142	138	133
Sun	68	66	72	73	76	107	141	147	150	150	159	154	151	150	150	143	135

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	147	151	151	148	140	127	126	125	110	123	129	132	122	103	80	82
Tue	71	132	146	144	143	141	137	131	120	124	125	125	132	125	96	87	93
Wed	73	130	143	142	148	136	123	111	118	117	116	123	136	125	109	95	81
Thu	74	132	141	146	149	141	136	124	123	117	146	145	152	137	119	102	98
Fri	70	116	137	137	135	136	127	114	115	121	144	155	146	145	138	126	94
Sat	67	65	75	81	92	128	140	144	146	156	155	156	149	151	142	138	133
Sun	68	66	72	73	76	107	141	147	150	150	159	154	151	150	150	143	135

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	147	151	151	148	140	127	126	125	110	123	129	132	122	103	80	82
Tue	71	132	146	144	143	141	137	131	120	124	125	125	132	125	96	87	93
Wed	73	130	143	142	148	136	123	111	118	117	116	123	136	125	109	95	81
Thu	74	132	141	146	149	141	136	124	123	117	146	145	152	137	119	102	98
Fri	70	116	137	137	135	136	127	114	115	121	144	155	146	145	138	126	94
Sat	67	65	75	81	92	128	140	144	146	156	155	156	149	151	142	138	133
Sun	68	66	72	73	76	107	141	147	150	150	159	154	151	150	150	143	135