Best Time to Drive from Port Chester to Newark

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 Port Chester to Newark 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	70	133	151	158	132	113	120	137	135	155	151	155	139	100	83	73	69
Tue	67	122	151	143	114	119	130	147	141	154	159	160	141	106	87	73	81
Wed	67	118	151	147	115	104	134	142	153	154	171	166	148	118	99	77	72
Thu	72	129	144	141	120	117	143	145	150	170	173	166	159	136	109	86	77
Fri	68	119	136	139	115	137	138	148	160	184	196	190	184	170	145	110	90
Sat	61	63	71	78	101	110	143	154	148	154	140	146	129	133	112	115	99
Sun	60	61	63	67	73	90	102	113	126	143	131	127	117	98	103	105	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Port Chester to Newark (via I-95 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 196 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 146 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (154 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (24 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Port Chester to central Newark 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 Port Chester to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 196 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Port Chester to Newark?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 67 to 196 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 146 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Chester to Newark?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 196 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	133	151	158	132	113	120	137	135	155	151	155	139	100	83	73	69
Tue	67	122	151	143	114	119	130	147	141	154	159	160	141	106	87	73	81
Wed	67	118	151	147	115	104	134	142	153	154	171	166	148	118	99	77	72
Thu	72	129	144	141	120	117	143	145	150	170	173	166	159	136	109	86	77
Fri	68	119	136	139	115	137	138	148	160	184	196	190	184	170	145	110	90
Sat	61	63	71	78	101	110	143	154	148	154	140	146	129	133	112	115	99
Sun	60	61	63	67	73	90	102	113	126	143	131	127	117	98	103	105	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	133	151	158	132	113	120	137	135	155	151	155	139	100	83	73	69
Tue	67	122	151	143	114	119	130	147	141	154	159	160	141	106	87	73	81
Wed	67	118	151	147	115	104	134	142	153	154	171	166	148	118	99	77	72
Thu	72	129	144	141	120	117	143	145	150	170	173	166	159	136	109	86	77
Fri	68	119	136	139	115	137	138	148	160	184	196	190	184	170	145	110	90
Sat	61	63	71	78	101	110	143	154	148	154	140	146	129	133	112	115	99
Sun	60	61	63	67	73	90	102	113	126	143	131	127	117	98	103	105	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	133	151	158	132	113	120	137	135	155	151	155	139	100	83	73	69
Tue	67	122	151	143	114	119	130	147	141	154	159	160	141	106	87	73	81
Wed	67	118	151	147	115	104	134	142	153	154	171	166	148	118	99	77	72
Thu	72	129	144	141	120	117	143	145	150	170	173	166	159	136	109	86	77
Fri	68	119	136	139	115	137	138	148	160	184	196	190	184	170	145	110	90
Sat	61	63	71	78	101	110	143	154	148	154	140	146	129	133	112	115	99
Sun	60	61	63	67	73	90	102	113	126	143	131	127	117	98	103	105	104