Best Time to Drive from Newark to Port Washington

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 Washington 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	85	179	187	183	175	174	161	153	150	132	140	152	147	136	117	92	93
Tue	84	166	179	178	181	173	165	157	143	142	147	153	153	152	119	104	107
Wed	85	158	177	176	175	172	154	135	141	144	136	148	163	140	128	114	94
Thu	84	159	178	180	181	174	167	145	148	144	182	181	180	166	153	126	117
Fri	82	147	174	172	172	165	158	143	142	158	174	188	175	175	162	149	111
Sat	75	76	87	99	114	141	158	166	171	177	177	176	175	170	165	159	159
Sun	80	78	83	82	89	118	171	174	180	184	186	184	181	184	173	169	161

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Newark to Port Washington (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 188 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 148 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (188 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (40 to 119 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 Washington 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 Washington?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 82 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 148 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Port Washington?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	179	187	183	175	174	161	153	150	132	140	152	147	136	117	92	93
Tue	84	166	179	178	181	173	165	157	143	142	147	153	153	152	119	104	107
Wed	85	158	177	176	175	172	154	135	141	144	136	148	163	140	128	114	94
Thu	84	159	178	180	181	174	167	145	148	144	182	181	180	166	153	126	117
Fri	82	147	174	172	172	165	158	143	142	158	174	188	175	175	162	149	111
Sat	75	76	87	99	114	141	158	166	171	177	177	176	175	170	165	159	159
Sun	80	78	83	82	89	118	171	174	180	184	186	184	181	184	173	169	161

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	179	187	183	175	174	161	153	150	132	140	152	147	136	117	92	93
Tue	84	166	179	178	181	173	165	157	143	142	147	153	153	152	119	104	107
Wed	85	158	177	176	175	172	154	135	141	144	136	148	163	140	128	114	94
Thu	84	159	178	180	181	174	167	145	148	144	182	181	180	166	153	126	117
Fri	82	147	174	172	172	165	158	143	142	158	174	188	175	175	162	149	111
Sat	75	76	87	99	114	141	158	166	171	177	177	176	175	170	165	159	159
Sun	80	78	83	82	89	118	171	174	180	184	186	184	181	184	173	169	161

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	179	187	183	175	174	161	153	150	132	140	152	147	136	117	92	93
Tue	84	166	179	178	181	173	165	157	143	142	147	153	153	152	119	104	107
Wed	85	158	177	176	175	172	154	135	141	144	136	148	163	140	128	114	94
Thu	84	159	178	180	181	174	167	145	148	144	182	181	180	166	153	126	117
Fri	82	147	174	172	172	165	158	143	142	158	174	188	175	175	162	149	111
Sat	75	76	87	99	114	141	158	166	171	177	177	176	175	170	165	159	159
Sun	80	78	83	82	89	118	171	174	180	184	186	184	181	184	173	169	161