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.

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	28	44	57	52	51	46	40	36	33	36	45	46	53	54	36	31	30
Tue	29	44	57	58	48	45	43	38	33	34	44	46	50	55	40	32	30
Wed	28	39	55	56	55	49	41	34	34	39	49	49	55	61	43	33	30
Thu	28	40	50	47	49	48	45	36	36	40	47	49	56	64	55	35	30
Fri	27	37	48	37	34	35	38	39	41	47	63	72	70	65	51	35	31
Sat	27	27	29	31	34	39	48	53	47	47	45	47	56	56	47	42	37
Sun	27	27	27	27	29	31	40	57	56	60	57	58	58	60	54	48	44

About this drive

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 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (17 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Staten Island 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 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 37 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	28	44	57	52	51	46	40	36	33	36	45	46	53	54	36	31	30
Tue	29	44	57	58	48	45	43	38	33	34	44	46	50	55	40	32	30
Wed	28	39	55	56	55	49	41	34	34	39	49	49	55	61	43	33	30
Thu	28	40	50	47	49	48	45	36	36	40	47	49	56	64	55	35	30
Fri	27	37	48	37	34	35	38	39	41	47	63	72	70	65	51	35	31
Sat	27	27	29	31	34	39	48	53	47	47	45	47	56	56	47	42	37
Sun	27	27	27	27	29	31	40	57	56	60	57	58	58	60	54	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	44	57	52	51	46	40	36	33	36	45	46	53	54	36	31	30
Tue	29	44	57	58	48	45	43	38	33	34	44	46	50	55	40	32	30
Wed	28	39	55	56	55	49	41	34	34	39	49	49	55	61	43	33	30
Thu	28	40	50	47	49	48	45	36	36	40	47	49	56	64	55	35	30
Fri	27	37	48	37	34	35	38	39	41	47	63	72	70	65	51	35	31
Sat	27	27	29	31	34	39	48	53	47	47	45	47	56	56	47	42	37
Sun	27	27	27	27	29	31	40	57	56	60	57	58	58	60	54	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	44	57	52	51	46	40	36	33	36	45	46	53	54	36	31	30
Tue	29	44	57	58	48	45	43	38	33	34	44	46	50	55	40	32	30
Wed	28	39	55	56	55	49	41	34	34	39	49	49	55	61	43	33	30
Thu	28	40	50	47	49	48	45	36	36	40	47	49	56	64	55	35	30
Fri	27	37	48	37	34	35	38	39	41	47	63	72	70	65	51	35	31
Sat	27	27	29	31	34	39	48	53	47	47	45	47	56	56	47	42	37
Sun	27	27	27	27	29	31	40	57	56	60	57	58	58	60	54	48	44