Best Time to Drive from Newark to Port Chester

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 Port Chester 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	68	125	136	125	116	113	108	104	107	97	105	110	113	108	88	74	74
Tue	65	107	130	119	112	118	113	107	99	106	106	109	112	108	82	77	82
Wed	65	101	124	118	115	112	105	95	103	106	104	106	114	106	94	86	75
Thu	72	106	125	123	117	118	115	103	103	103	117	116	130	116	103	86	86
Fri	64	97	127	118	114	114	112	101	105	134	138	139	128	122	123	110	82
Sat	66	62	74	77	82	118	124	123	127	132	135	129	124	124	121	117	112
Sun	66	69	67	69	71	98	121	125	128	131	131	133	127	123	128	120	122

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Newark to Port Chester (via I-95 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (135 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (22 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 Port Chester 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 Port Chester?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to Port Chester?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 64 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Port Chester?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	125	136	125	116	113	108	104	107	97	105	110	113	108	88	74	74
Tue	65	107	130	119	112	118	113	107	99	106	106	109	112	108	82	77	82
Wed	65	101	124	118	115	112	105	95	103	106	104	106	114	106	94	86	75
Thu	72	106	125	123	117	118	115	103	103	103	117	116	130	116	103	86	86
Fri	64	97	127	118	114	114	112	101	105	134	138	139	128	122	123	110	82
Sat	66	62	74	77	82	118	124	123	127	132	135	129	124	124	121	117	112
Sun	66	69	67	69	71	98	121	125	128	131	131	133	127	123	128	120	122

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	125	136	125	116	113	108	104	107	97	105	110	113	108	88	74	74
Tue	65	107	130	119	112	118	113	107	99	106	106	109	112	108	82	77	82
Wed	65	101	124	118	115	112	105	95	103	106	104	106	114	106	94	86	75
Thu	72	106	125	123	117	118	115	103	103	103	117	116	130	116	103	86	86
Fri	64	97	127	118	114	114	112	101	105	134	138	139	128	122	123	110	82
Sat	66	62	74	77	82	118	124	123	127	132	135	129	124	124	121	117	112
Sun	66	69	67	69	71	98	121	125	128	131	131	133	127	123	128	120	122

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	125	136	125	116	113	108	104	107	97	105	110	113	108	88	74	74
Tue	65	107	130	119	112	118	113	107	99	106	106	109	112	108	82	77	82
Wed	65	101	124	118	115	112	105	95	103	106	104	106	114	106	94	86	75
Thu	72	106	125	123	117	118	115	103	103	103	117	116	130	116	103	86	86
Fri	64	97	127	118	114	114	112	101	105	134	138	139	128	122	123	110	82
Sat	66	62	74	77	82	118	124	123	127	132	135	129	124	124	121	117	112
Sun	66	69	67	69	71	98	121	125	128	131	131	133	127	123	128	120	122