Best Time to Drive from Newark to White Plains

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 White Plains 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	66	118	120	116	109	110	104	97	100	95	95	95	97	99	83	71	72
Tue	62	106	119	120	112	118	114	107	101	96	91	98	103	107	81	74	73
Wed	63	103	118	118	114	111	103	94	98	96	99	97	104	104	91	87	74
Thu	63	101	116	121	115	113	108	100	95	90	103	103	119	111	100	85	83
Fri	61	94	116	111	111	104	97	88	88	96	112	117	118	111	114	104	80
Sat	63	59	67	70	77	103	117	113	117	122	125	127	121	118	118	116	110
Sun	66	62	63	65	68	88	114	122	123	123	125	126	125	124	122	118	110

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Newark to White Plains (via I-95 East and I-87 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 122 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 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (129 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (22 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central White Plains 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 White Plains?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to White Plains?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 61 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to White Plains?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

More drives

Newark to Brooklyn · Newark to East New York · Newark to San Jose · Newark to Borough Park · Newark to San Francisco · Newark to Sunset Park · Newark to Sheepshead Bay · Newark to Gravesend · Newark to New Rochelle · Newark to Oakland · Newark to Bayside · Newark to Parkchester

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	118	120	116	109	110	104	97	100	95	95	95	97	99	83	71	72
Tue	62	106	119	120	112	118	114	107	101	96	91	98	103	107	81	74	73
Wed	63	103	118	118	114	111	103	94	98	96	99	97	104	104	91	87	74
Thu	63	101	116	121	115	113	108	100	95	90	103	103	119	111	100	85	83
Fri	61	94	116	111	111	104	97	88	88	96	112	117	118	111	114	104	80
Sat	63	59	67	70	77	103	117	113	117	122	125	127	121	118	118	116	110
Sun	66	62	63	65	68	88	114	122	123	123	125	126	125	124	122	118	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	118	120	116	109	110	104	97	100	95	95	95	97	99	83	71	72
Tue	62	106	119	120	112	118	114	107	101	96	91	98	103	107	81	74	73
Wed	63	103	118	118	114	111	103	94	98	96	99	97	104	104	91	87	74
Thu	63	101	116	121	115	113	108	100	95	90	103	103	119	111	100	85	83
Fri	61	94	116	111	111	104	97	88	88	96	112	117	118	111	114	104	80
Sat	63	59	67	70	77	103	117	113	117	122	125	127	121	118	118	116	110
Sun	66	62	63	65	68	88	114	122	123	123	125	126	125	124	122	118	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	118	120	116	109	110	104	97	100	95	95	95	97	99	83	71	72
Tue	62	106	119	120	112	118	114	107	101	96	91	98	103	107	81	74	73
Wed	63	103	118	118	114	111	103	94	98	96	99	97	104	104	91	87	74
Thu	63	101	116	121	115	113	108	100	95	90	103	103	119	111	100	85	83
Fri	61	94	116	111	111	104	97	88	88	96	112	117	118	111	114	104	80
Sat	63	59	67	70	77	103	117	113	117	122	125	127	121	118	118	116	110
Sun	66	62	63	65	68	88	114	122	123	123	125	126	125	124	122	118	110