Best Time to Drive from Newark to New Rochelle

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 New Rochelle 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	57	114	126	110	112	107	97	93	96	89	93	97	101	96	78	62	64
Tue	52	100	120	109	109	112	109	105	97	95	93	99	105	99	71	66	72
Wed	53	96	114	108	110	105	99	86	96	96	94	95	107	104	92	77	65
Thu	57	99	119	114	113	114	109	99	94	89	109	117	121	109	100	79	75
Fri	52	86	114	110	106	103	98	88	92	108	124	130	119	116	114	102	73
Sat	53	51	61	64	74	109	118	122	120	125	128	121	118	118	115	114	109
Sun	55	57	55	57	59	81	114	119	121	121	127	124	119	116	122	112	109

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Newark to New Rochelle (via I-95 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (130 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to New Rochelle?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 52 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to New Rochelle?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	114	126	110	112	107	97	93	96	89	93	97	101	96	78	62	64
Tue	52	100	120	109	109	112	109	105	97	95	93	99	105	99	71	66	72
Wed	53	96	114	108	110	105	99	86	96	96	94	95	107	104	92	77	65
Thu	57	99	119	114	113	114	109	99	94	89	109	117	121	109	100	79	75
Fri	52	86	114	110	106	103	98	88	92	108	124	130	119	116	114	102	73
Sat	53	51	61	64	74	109	118	122	120	125	128	121	118	118	115	114	109
Sun	55	57	55	57	59	81	114	119	121	121	127	124	119	116	122	112	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	114	126	110	112	107	97	93	96	89	93	97	101	96	78	62	64
Tue	52	100	120	109	109	112	109	105	97	95	93	99	105	99	71	66	72
Wed	53	96	114	108	110	105	99	86	96	96	94	95	107	104	92	77	65
Thu	57	99	119	114	113	114	109	99	94	89	109	117	121	109	100	79	75
Fri	52	86	114	110	106	103	98	88	92	108	124	130	119	116	114	102	73
Sat	53	51	61	64	74	109	118	122	120	125	128	121	118	118	115	114	109
Sun	55	57	55	57	59	81	114	119	121	121	127	124	119	116	122	112	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	114	126	110	112	107	97	93	96	89	93	97	101	96	78	62	64
Tue	52	100	120	109	109	112	109	105	97	95	93	99	105	99	71	66	72
Wed	53	96	114	108	110	105	99	86	96	96	94	95	107	104	92	77	65
Thu	57	99	119	114	113	114	109	99	94	89	109	117	121	109	100	79	75
Fri	52	86	114	110	106	103	98	88	92	108	124	130	119	116	114	102	73
Sat	53	51	61	64	74	109	118	122	120	125	128	121	118	118	115	114	109
Sun	55	57	55	57	59	81	114	119	121	121	127	124	119	116	122	112	109