Best Time to Drive from Port Richmond 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 Richmond 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	17	21	27	28	27	25	23	22	21	23	35	37	37	34	26	20	19
Tue	17	21	27	29	28	25	23	23	22	24	33	38	37	37	27	21	19
Wed	17	20	26	29	29	26	24	21	22	27	38	37	39	39	31	21	19
Thu	17	20	26	26	26	25	25	22	23	29	39	39	41	43	39	24	20
Fri	17	19	24	24	22	23	25	27	30	35	42	45	43	42	35	24	20
Sat	17	17	19	20	22	26	33	35	33	32	31	27	28	26	24	24	22
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	19	23	30	30	31	29	29	28	28	28	27	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Port Richmond to Newark (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 24 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Port Richmond 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 Richmond to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 17 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 24 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Richmond to Newark?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	21	27	28	27	25	23	22	21	23	35	37	37	34	26	20	19
Tue	17	21	27	29	28	25	23	23	22	24	33	38	37	37	27	21	19
Wed	17	20	26	29	29	26	24	21	22	27	38	37	39	39	31	21	19
Thu	17	20	26	26	26	25	25	22	23	29	39	39	41	43	39	24	20
Fri	17	19	24	24	22	23	25	27	30	35	42	45	43	42	35	24	20
Sat	17	17	19	20	22	26	33	35	33	32	31	27	28	26	24	24	22
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	19	23	30	30	31	29	29	28	28	28	27	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	21	27	28	27	25	23	22	21	23	35	37	37	34	26	20	19
Tue	17	21	27	29	28	25	23	23	22	24	33	38	37	37	27	21	19
Wed	17	20	26	29	29	26	24	21	22	27	38	37	39	39	31	21	19
Thu	17	20	26	26	26	25	25	22	23	29	39	39	41	43	39	24	20
Fri	17	19	24	24	22	23	25	27	30	35	42	45	43	42	35	24	20
Sat	17	17	19	20	22	26	33	35	33	32	31	27	28	26	24	24	22
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	19	23	30	30	31	29	29	28	28	28	27	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	21	27	28	27	25	23	22	21	23	35	37	37	34	26	20	19
Tue	17	21	27	29	28	25	23	23	22	24	33	38	37	37	27	21	19
Wed	17	20	26	29	29	26	24	21	22	27	38	37	39	39	31	21	19
Thu	17	20	26	26	26	25	25	22	23	29	39	39	41	43	39	24	20
Fri	17	19	24	24	22	23	25	27	30	35	42	45	43	42	35	24	20
Sat	17	17	19	20	22	26	33	35	33	32	31	27	28	26	24	24	22
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	19	23	30	30	31	29	29	28	28	28	27	24