Best Time to Drive from Sunset Park 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 Sunset Park 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	35	49	69	67	51	45	42	41	43	45	51	58	65	37	32	35
Tue	27	36	54	80	85	71	58	51	46	46	46	56	81	79	44	33	36
Wed	27	40	54	80	83	69	59	61	51	50	50	56	79	74	42	34	40
Thu	27	38	54	80	90	72	69	66	54	56	57	69	89	85	55	35	38
Fri	27	35	49	58	60	52	50	49	50	68	85	89	97	88	57	40	34
Sat	25	27	29	33	36	43	56	55	56	58	58	51	55	50	42	38	39
Sun	25	25	30	28	30	32	37	49	52	59	52	46	46	42	38	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Sunset Park to Newark (via I-478 West and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (10 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunset Park 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 Sunset Park to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunset Park to Newark?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 27 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunset Park to Newark?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 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	35	49	69	67	51	45	42	41	43	45	51	58	65	37	32	35
Tue	27	36	54	80	85	71	58	51	46	46	46	56	81	79	44	33	36
Wed	27	40	54	80	83	69	59	61	51	50	50	56	79	74	42	34	40
Thu	27	38	54	80	90	72	69	66	54	56	57	69	89	85	55	35	38
Fri	27	35	49	58	60	52	50	49	50	68	85	89	97	88	57	40	34
Sat	25	27	29	33	36	43	56	55	56	58	58	51	55	50	42	38	39
Sun	25	25	30	28	30	32	37	49	52	59	52	46	46	42	38	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	49	69	67	51	45	42	41	43	45	51	58	65	37	32	35
Tue	27	36	54	80	85	71	58	51	46	46	46	56	81	79	44	33	36
Wed	27	40	54	80	83	69	59	61	51	50	50	56	79	74	42	34	40
Thu	27	38	54	80	90	72	69	66	54	56	57	69	89	85	55	35	38
Fri	27	35	49	58	60	52	50	49	50	68	85	89	97	88	57	40	34
Sat	25	27	29	33	36	43	56	55	56	58	58	51	55	50	42	38	39
Sun	25	25	30	28	30	32	37	49	52	59	52	46	46	42	38	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	35	49	69	67	51	45	42	41	43	45	51	58	65	37	32	35
Tue	27	36	54	80	85	71	58	51	46	46	46	56	81	79	44	33	36
Wed	27	40	54	80	83	69	59	61	51	50	50	56	79	74	42	34	40
Thu	27	38	54	80	90	72	69	66	54	56	57	69	89	85	55	35	38
Fri	27	35	49	58	60	52	50	49	50	68	85	89	97	88	57	40	34
Sat	25	27	29	33	36	43	56	55	56	58	58	51	55	50	42	38	39
Sun	25	25	30	28	30	32	37	49	52	59	52	46	46	42	38	34	33