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	65	124	124	120	109	110	106	95	94	88	91	96	102	101	82	70	71
Tue	63	110	121	121	111	111	109	101	94	94	91	98	101	106	86	78	72
Wed	63	106	120	118	114	110	100	89	91	92	95	95	103	102	91	84	73
Thu	63	108	118	121	113	116	111	101	98	93	109	113	121	113	102	89	85
Fri	62	101	120	115	111	103	96	90	90	101	116	121	117	114	114	101	77
Sat	62	59	66	74	82	100	113	110	114	117	124	124	119	118	119	113	107
Sun	65	63	63	65	68	87	112	124	123	125	128	128	129	126	128	120	111

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 62 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (130 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (23 to 61 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 62 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 62 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to White Plains?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	124	124	120	109	110	106	95	94	88	91	96	102	101	82	70	71
Tue	63	110	121	121	111	111	109	101	94	94	91	98	101	106	86	78	72
Wed	63	106	120	118	114	110	100	89	91	92	95	95	103	102	91	84	73
Thu	63	108	118	121	113	116	111	101	98	93	109	113	121	113	102	89	85
Fri	62	101	120	115	111	103	96	90	90	101	116	121	117	114	114	101	77
Sat	62	59	66	74	82	100	113	110	114	117	124	124	119	118	119	113	107
Sun	65	63	63	65	68	87	112	124	123	125	128	128	129	126	128	120	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	124	124	120	109	110	106	95	94	88	91	96	102	101	82	70	71
Tue	63	110	121	121	111	111	109	101	94	94	91	98	101	106	86	78	72
Wed	63	106	120	118	114	110	100	89	91	92	95	95	103	102	91	84	73
Thu	63	108	118	121	113	116	111	101	98	93	109	113	121	113	102	89	85
Fri	62	101	120	115	111	103	96	90	90	101	116	121	117	114	114	101	77
Sat	62	59	66	74	82	100	113	110	114	117	124	124	119	118	119	113	107
Sun	65	63	63	65	68	87	112	124	123	125	128	128	129	126	128	120	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	124	124	120	109	110	106	95	94	88	91	96	102	101	82	70	71
Tue	63	110	121	121	111	111	109	101	94	94	91	98	101	106	86	78	72
Wed	63	106	120	118	114	110	100	89	91	92	95	95	103	102	91	84	73
Thu	63	108	118	121	113	116	111	101	98	93	109	113	121	113	102	89	85
Fri	62	101	120	115	111	103	96	90	90	101	116	121	117	114	114	101	77
Sat	62	59	66	74	82	100	113	110	114	117	124	124	119	118	119	113	107
Sun	65	63	63	65	68	87	112	124	123	125	128	128	129	126	128	120	111