Best Time to Drive from Newark to Syosset

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 Syosset 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	101	177	194	198	188	182	164	154	151	138	152	158	155	142	123	103	98
Tue	105	165	179	186	184	181	172	162	148	146	144	163	164	149	123	113	114
Wed	106	164	178	185	185	183	159	145	147	154	150	161	170	148	132	117	100
Thu	102	160	173	189	191	186	172	152	154	150	175	187	186	165	152	128	122
Fri	98	151	173	178	181	179	174	155	154	160	177	196	177	179	159	145	117
Sat	91	91	101	107	121	155	168	175	173	179	181	184	185	177	171	166	157
Sun	92	92	98	95	100	132	166	177	179	186	187	190	187	183	179	173	160

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Newark to Syosset (via I-95 East and I-295 South) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 203 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 155 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (190 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (39 to 106 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Syosset 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 Syosset?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 203 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to Syosset?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 98 to 203 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 155 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Syosset?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 203 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	177	194	198	188	182	164	154	151	138	152	158	155	142	123	103	98
Tue	105	165	179	186	184	181	172	162	148	146	144	163	164	149	123	113	114
Wed	106	164	178	185	185	183	159	145	147	154	150	161	170	148	132	117	100
Thu	102	160	173	189	191	186	172	152	154	150	175	187	186	165	152	128	122
Fri	98	151	173	178	181	179	174	155	154	160	177	196	177	179	159	145	117
Sat	91	91	101	107	121	155	168	175	173	179	181	184	185	177	171	166	157
Sun	92	92	98	95	100	132	166	177	179	186	187	190	187	183	179	173	160

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	177	194	198	188	182	164	154	151	138	152	158	155	142	123	103	98
Tue	105	165	179	186	184	181	172	162	148	146	144	163	164	149	123	113	114
Wed	106	164	178	185	185	183	159	145	147	154	150	161	170	148	132	117	100
Thu	102	160	173	189	191	186	172	152	154	150	175	187	186	165	152	128	122
Fri	98	151	173	178	181	179	174	155	154	160	177	196	177	179	159	145	117
Sat	91	91	101	107	121	155	168	175	173	179	181	184	185	177	171	166	157
Sun	92	92	98	95	100	132	166	177	179	186	187	190	187	183	179	173	160

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	177	194	198	188	182	164	154	151	138	152	158	155	142	123	103	98
Tue	105	165	179	186	184	181	172	162	148	146	144	163	164	149	123	113	114
Wed	106	164	178	185	185	183	159	145	147	154	150	161	170	148	132	117	100
Thu	102	160	173	189	191	186	172	152	154	150	175	187	186	165	152	128	122
Fri	98	151	173	178	181	179	174	155	154	160	177	196	177	179	159	145	117
Sat	91	91	101	107	121	155	168	175	173	179	181	184	185	177	171	166	157
Sun	92	92	98	95	100	132	166	177	179	186	187	190	187	183	179	173	160