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	131	157	156	134	120	122	135	134	154	153	156	140	102	84	72	68
Tue	68	123	151	142	115	119	131	144	140	149	158	158	141	103	89	73	82
Wed	67	121	152	151	118	100	132	138	143	148	174	167	151	122	99	76	70
Thu	71	133	150	147	119	126	134	143	149	166	172	171	165	139	116	86	75
Fri	67	126	149	136	119	139	137	149	159	184	197	195	184	161	134	114	88
Sat	62	63	69	78	101	107	134	141	134	150	136	139	126	132	110	110	94
Sun	61	61	62	67	73	91	103	110	128	144	133	127	117	101	102	99	98

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 197 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 144 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (150 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 62 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 197 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 197 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 144 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Chester to Newark?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 197 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	131	157	156	134	120	122	135	134	154	153	156	140	102	84	72	68
Tue	68	123	151	142	115	119	131	144	140	149	158	158	141	103	89	73	82
Wed	67	121	152	151	118	100	132	138	143	148	174	167	151	122	99	76	70
Thu	71	133	150	147	119	126	134	143	149	166	172	171	165	139	116	86	75
Fri	67	126	149	136	119	139	137	149	159	184	197	195	184	161	134	114	88
Sat	62	63	69	78	101	107	134	141	134	150	136	139	126	132	110	110	94
Sun	61	61	62	67	73	91	103	110	128	144	133	127	117	101	102	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	131	157	156	134	120	122	135	134	154	153	156	140	102	84	72	68
Tue	68	123	151	142	115	119	131	144	140	149	158	158	141	103	89	73	82
Wed	67	121	152	151	118	100	132	138	143	148	174	167	151	122	99	76	70
Thu	71	133	150	147	119	126	134	143	149	166	172	171	165	139	116	86	75
Fri	67	126	149	136	119	139	137	149	159	184	197	195	184	161	134	114	88
Sat	62	63	69	78	101	107	134	141	134	150	136	139	126	132	110	110	94
Sun	61	61	62	67	73	91	103	110	128	144	133	127	117	101	102	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	131	157	156	134	120	122	135	134	154	153	156	140	102	84	72	68
Tue	68	123	151	142	115	119	131	144	140	149	158	158	141	103	89	73	82
Wed	67	121	152	151	118	100	132	138	143	148	174	167	151	122	99	76	70
Thu	71	133	150	147	119	126	134	143	149	166	172	171	165	139	116	86	75
Fri	67	126	149	136	119	139	137	149	159	184	197	195	184	161	134	114	88
Sat	62	63	69	78	101	107	134	141	134	150	136	139	126	132	110	110	94
Sun	61	61	62	67	73	91	103	110	128	144	133	127	117	101	102	99	98