Best Time to Drive from Newark to Sunset Park

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 Sunset Park 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	29	37	53	61	63	66	63	61	62	64	64	79	85	80	62	57	43
Tue	29	49	57	64	66	70	68	68	66	64	70	80	87	86	78	63	74
Wed	29	51	57	60	67	66	68	67	69	69	69	83	91	87	74	66	76
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	69	76	70	72	71	76	86	90	86	78	73	81
Fri	43	47	54	57	60	64	67	69	65	67	79	82	82	72	65	63	60
Sat	35	29	42	35	41	64	61	63	62	66	64	68	71	75	77	70	68
Sun	32	29	30	31	33	38	58	56	57	61	62	69	72	72	69	69	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Newark to Sunset Park (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (16 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Sunset Park 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 Sunset Park?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to Sunset Park?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 29 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Sunset Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	53	61	63	66	63	61	62	64	64	79	85	80	62	57	43
Tue	29	49	57	64	66	70	68	68	66	64	70	80	87	86	78	63	74
Wed	29	51	57	60	67	66	68	67	69	69	69	83	91	87	74	66	76
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	69	76	70	72	71	76	86	90	86	78	73	81
Fri	43	47	54	57	60	64	67	69	65	67	79	82	82	72	65	63	60
Sat	35	29	42	35	41	64	61	63	62	66	64	68	71	75	77	70	68
Sun	32	29	30	31	33	38	58	56	57	61	62	69	72	72	69	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	53	61	63	66	63	61	62	64	64	79	85	80	62	57	43
Tue	29	49	57	64	66	70	68	68	66	64	70	80	87	86	78	63	74
Wed	29	51	57	60	67	66	68	67	69	69	69	83	91	87	74	66	76
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	69	76	70	72	71	76	86	90	86	78	73	81
Fri	43	47	54	57	60	64	67	69	65	67	79	82	82	72	65	63	60
Sat	35	29	42	35	41	64	61	63	62	66	64	68	71	75	77	70	68
Sun	32	29	30	31	33	38	58	56	57	61	62	69	72	72	69	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	37	53	61	63	66	63	61	62	64	64	79	85	80	62	57	43
Tue	29	49	57	64	66	70	68	68	66	64	70	80	87	86	78	63	74
Wed	29	51	57	60	67	66	68	67	69	69	69	83	91	87	74	66	76
Thu	30	39	53	64	70	69	76	70	72	71	76	86	90	86	78	73	81
Fri	43	47	54	57	60	64	67	69	65	67	79	82	82	72	65	63	60
Sat	35	29	42	35	41	64	61	63	62	66	64	68	71	75	77	70	68
Sun	32	29	30	31	33	38	58	56	57	61	62	69	72	72	69	69	64