Best Time to Drive from Newark to Massapequa

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 Massapequa 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	104	169	179	198	181	177	156	149	148	137	154	158	155	144	125	109	109
Tue	110	158	173	180	179	175	165	158	147	147	145	165	160	146	119	112	114
Wed	109	153	170	181	183	176	157	142	146	151	146	161	170	147	128	119	104
Thu	109	155	170	188	184	181	171	148	153	149	165	184	185	165	150	128	122
Fri	103	146	175	173	176	175	171	155	153	159	170	180	175	175	161	145	118
Sat	97	96	105	109	117	150	163	166	166	173	177	184	179	173	168	161	154
Sun	100	96	103	99	103	132	158	168	172	181	183	185	173	173	177	163	155

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Newark to Massapequa (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 103 minutes and up to 198 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 152 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (185 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (35 to 92 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Massapequa 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 Massapequa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 103 minutes then, versus up to 198 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 103 to 198 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 152 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Massapequa?

Leaving around 8 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 198 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	169	179	198	181	177	156	149	148	137	154	158	155	144	125	109	109
Tue	110	158	173	180	179	175	165	158	147	147	145	165	160	146	119	112	114
Wed	109	153	170	181	183	176	157	142	146	151	146	161	170	147	128	119	104
Thu	109	155	170	188	184	181	171	148	153	149	165	184	185	165	150	128	122
Fri	103	146	175	173	176	175	171	155	153	159	170	180	175	175	161	145	118
Sat	97	96	105	109	117	150	163	166	166	173	177	184	179	173	168	161	154
Sun	100	96	103	99	103	132	158	168	172	181	183	185	173	173	177	163	155

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	169	179	198	181	177	156	149	148	137	154	158	155	144	125	109	109
Tue	110	158	173	180	179	175	165	158	147	147	145	165	160	146	119	112	114
Wed	109	153	170	181	183	176	157	142	146	151	146	161	170	147	128	119	104
Thu	109	155	170	188	184	181	171	148	153	149	165	184	185	165	150	128	122
Fri	103	146	175	173	176	175	171	155	153	159	170	180	175	175	161	145	118
Sat	97	96	105	109	117	150	163	166	166	173	177	184	179	173	168	161	154
Sun	100	96	103	99	103	132	158	168	172	181	183	185	173	173	177	163	155

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	169	179	198	181	177	156	149	148	137	154	158	155	144	125	109	109
Tue	110	158	173	180	179	175	165	158	147	147	145	165	160	146	119	112	114
Wed	109	153	170	181	183	176	157	142	146	151	146	161	170	147	128	119	104
Thu	109	155	170	188	184	181	171	148	153	149	165	184	185	165	150	128	122
Fri	103	146	175	173	176	175	171	155	153	159	170	180	175	175	161	145	118
Sat	97	96	105	109	117	150	163	166	166	173	177	184	179	173	168	161	154
Sun	100	96	103	99	103	132	158	168	172	181	183	185	173	173	177	163	155