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	56	119	126	115	110	107	101	91	90	84	90	96	100	97	78	62	62
Tue	52	101	122	111	108	110	104	98	89	92	90	97	102	100	77	69	70
Wed	53	97	116	108	109	104	94	82	86	89	89	92	105	95	86	73	63
Thu	56	103	116	113	109	113	106	93	92	90	117	115	119	111	104	84	78
Fri	53	93	117	111	106	103	97	90	93	114	124	127	117	116	109	99	70
Sat	52	50	59	68	76	98	111	114	117	120	125	119	115	116	112	111	104
Sun	55	55	55	57	58	80	111	122	122	123	127	125	123	120	123	114	107

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 129 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 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (127 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 62 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 129 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 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to New Rochelle?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	119	126	115	110	107	101	91	90	84	90	96	100	97	78	62	62
Tue	52	101	122	111	108	110	104	98	89	92	90	97	102	100	77	69	70
Wed	53	97	116	108	109	104	94	82	86	89	89	92	105	95	86	73	63
Thu	56	103	116	113	109	113	106	93	92	90	117	115	119	111	104	84	78
Fri	53	93	117	111	106	103	97	90	93	114	124	127	117	116	109	99	70
Sat	52	50	59	68	76	98	111	114	117	120	125	119	115	116	112	111	104
Sun	55	55	55	57	58	80	111	122	122	123	127	125	123	120	123	114	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	119	126	115	110	107	101	91	90	84	90	96	100	97	78	62	62
Tue	52	101	122	111	108	110	104	98	89	92	90	97	102	100	77	69	70
Wed	53	97	116	108	109	104	94	82	86	89	89	92	105	95	86	73	63
Thu	56	103	116	113	109	113	106	93	92	90	117	115	119	111	104	84	78
Fri	53	93	117	111	106	103	97	90	93	114	124	127	117	116	109	99	70
Sat	52	50	59	68	76	98	111	114	117	120	125	119	115	116	112	111	104
Sun	55	55	55	57	58	80	111	122	122	123	127	125	123	120	123	114	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	119	126	115	110	107	101	91	90	84	90	96	100	97	78	62	62
Tue	52	101	122	111	108	110	104	98	89	92	90	97	102	100	77	69	70
Wed	53	97	116	108	109	104	94	82	86	89	89	92	105	95	86	73	63
Thu	56	103	116	113	109	113	106	93	92	90	117	115	119	111	104	84	78
Fri	53	93	117	111	106	103	97	90	93	114	124	127	117	116	109	99	70
Sat	52	50	59	68	76	98	111	114	117	120	125	119	115	116	112	111	104
Sun	55	55	55	57	58	80	111	122	122	123	127	125	123	120	123	114	107