Best Time to Drive from Staten Island 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.

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Staten Island to Newark (via NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

Freeway, about 10 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 17 to 50 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Staten Island to central Newark along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Staten Island 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	29	42	54	47	49	45	41	39	34	37	45	46	53	53	36	31	30
Tue	30	43	56	55	50	43	45	41	33	35	43	47	49	52	42	33	30
Wed	28	37	48	48	51	45	45	35	35	39	49	49	56	60	43	34	30
Thu	28	38	44	43	46	43	44	38	37	39	46	48	53	62	56	35	31
Fri	27	34	43	36	34	35	40	41	42	46	61	71	68	68	51	36	31
Sat	27	27	27	29	33	37	45	51	50	49	44	47	53	53	44	40	35
Sun	27	28	27	27	28	30	40	57	56	67	56	56	55	59	53	44	43

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 Staten Island to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Staten Island to Newark?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 27 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Staten Island to Newark?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	42	54	47	49	45	41	39	34	37	45	46	53	53	36	31	30
Tue	30	43	56	55	50	43	45	41	33	35	43	47	49	52	42	33	30
Wed	28	37	48	48	51	45	45	35	35	39	49	49	56	60	43	34	30
Thu	28	38	44	43	46	43	44	38	37	39	46	48	53	62	56	35	31
Fri	27	34	43	36	34	35	40	41	42	46	61	71	68	68	51	36	31
Sat	27	27	27	29	33	37	45	51	50	49	44	47	53	53	44	40	35
Sun	27	28	27	27	28	30	40	57	56	67	56	56	55	59	53	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	42	54	47	49	45	41	39	34	37	45	46	53	53	36	31	30
Tue	30	43	56	55	50	43	45	41	33	35	43	47	49	52	42	33	30
Wed	28	37	48	48	51	45	45	35	35	39	49	49	56	60	43	34	30
Thu	28	38	44	43	46	43	44	38	37	39	46	48	53	62	56	35	31
Fri	27	34	43	36	34	35	40	41	42	46	61	71	68	68	51	36	31
Sat	27	27	27	29	33	37	45	51	50	49	44	47	53	53	44	40	35
Sun	27	28	27	27	28	30	40	57	56	67	56	56	55	59	53	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	42	54	47	49	45	41	39	34	37	45	46	53	53	36	31	30
Tue	30	43	56	55	50	43	45	41	33	35	43	47	49	52	42	33	30
Wed	28	37	48	48	51	45	45	35	35	39	49	49	56	60	43	34	30
Thu	28	38	44	43	46	43	44	38	37	39	46	48	53	62	56	35	31
Fri	27	34	43	36	34	35	40	41	42	46	61	71	68	68	51	36	31
Sat	27	27	27	29	33	37	45	51	50	49	44	47	53	53	44	40	35
Sun	27	28	27	27	28	30	40	57	56	67	56	56	55	59	53	44	43