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	30	36	52	62	62	65	63	62	62	64	64	79	86	80	63	56	38
Tue	29	49	56	66	66	67	68	67	68	65	68	78	86	85	78	64	77
Wed	29	39	56	59	68	64	69	67	69	70	69	82	89	84	73	66	75
Thu	29	40	51	63	69	69	75	74	72	73	76	86	92	84	75	68	67
Fri	45	41	53	57	60	54	67	69	66	68	79	82	83	72	64	63	62
Sat	35	31	31	37	35	45	62	67	67	70	66	70	73	73	77	69	70
Sun	32	30	31	31	34	36	59	55	56	60	63	70	71	71	66	70	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 92 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 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 47 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 92 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 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Sunset Park?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	52	62	62	65	63	62	62	64	64	79	86	80	63	56	38
Tue	29	49	56	66	66	67	68	67	68	65	68	78	86	85	78	64	77
Wed	29	39	56	59	68	64	69	67	69	70	69	82	89	84	73	66	75
Thu	29	40	51	63	69	69	75	74	72	73	76	86	92	84	75	68	67
Fri	45	41	53	57	60	54	67	69	66	68	79	82	83	72	64	63	62
Sat	35	31	31	37	35	45	62	67	67	70	66	70	73	73	77	69	70
Sun	32	30	31	31	34	36	59	55	56	60	63	70	71	71	66	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	52	62	62	65	63	62	62	64	64	79	86	80	63	56	38
Tue	29	49	56	66	66	67	68	67	68	65	68	78	86	85	78	64	77
Wed	29	39	56	59	68	64	69	67	69	70	69	82	89	84	73	66	75
Thu	29	40	51	63	69	69	75	74	72	73	76	86	92	84	75	68	67
Fri	45	41	53	57	60	54	67	69	66	68	79	82	83	72	64	63	62
Sat	35	31	31	37	35	45	62	67	67	70	66	70	73	73	77	69	70
Sun	32	30	31	31	34	36	59	55	56	60	63	70	71	71	66	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	36	52	62	62	65	63	62	62	64	64	79	86	80	63	56	38
Tue	29	49	56	66	66	67	68	67	68	65	68	78	86	85	78	64	77
Wed	29	39	56	59	68	64	69	67	69	70	69	82	89	84	73	66	75
Thu	29	40	51	63	69	69	75	74	72	73	76	86	92	84	75	68	67
Fri	45	41	53	57	60	54	67	69	66	68	79	82	83	72	64	63	62
Sat	35	31	31	37	35	45	62	67	67	70	66	70	73	73	77	69	70
Sun	32	30	31	31	34	36	59	55	56	60	63	70	71	71	66	70	64