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Best Time to Drive from The Bronx 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 24-mile drive from The Bronx to Newark (via I-95 West and Bronx River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 140 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 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (131 minutes).

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 25 to 60 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 The Bronx 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 The Bronx to Newark by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon667488112121114112120123121126125126115826963
Tue6477981091161221211211201231281291291151017672
Wed59711031131191171161151191221311251291231138061
Thu688110511511412012112112612813213113112511710681
Fri637697113110115117118121128140132131133129118102
Sat77101100891081111151171201211271261231241159891
Sun5656595670951101101311231271241211111039999

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 The Bronx to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to Newark?

The 24-mile drive usually takes 59 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Newark?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

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