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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from The Bronx 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	36	61	77	94	77	66	61	56	59	73	72	95	92	80	58	40	43
Tue	33	53	70	79	68	64	65	62	63	66	71	91	98	91	57	45	41
Wed	34	53	75	81	69	63	60	56	55	60	80	94	100	95	58	55	44
Thu	51	59	71	84	68	68	77	71	63	80	80	103	111	101	81	59	51
Fri	34	50	66	73	65	59	65	60	65	69	99	107	107	98	98	77	62
Sat	34	30	38	41	43	62	64	68	82	74	91	96	96	97	92	77	70
Sun	32	33	34	38	40	46	61	59	72	79	96	91	89	86	82	80	82

About this drive

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 33 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (18 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central The Bronx 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 The Bronx to Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 33 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Newark?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	61	77	94	77	66	61	56	59	73	72	95	92	80	58	40	43
Tue	33	53	70	79	68	64	65	62	63	66	71	91	98	91	57	45	41
Wed	34	53	75	81	69	63	60	56	55	60	80	94	100	95	58	55	44
Thu	51	59	71	84	68	68	77	71	63	80	80	103	111	101	81	59	51
Fri	34	50	66	73	65	59	65	60	65	69	99	107	107	98	98	77	62
Sat	34	30	38	41	43	62	64	68	82	74	91	96	96	97	92	77	70
Sun	32	33	34	38	40	46	61	59	72	79	96	91	89	86	82	80	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	61	77	94	77	66	61	56	59	73	72	95	92	80	58	40	43
Tue	33	53	70	79	68	64	65	62	63	66	71	91	98	91	57	45	41
Wed	34	53	75	81	69	63	60	56	55	60	80	94	100	95	58	55	44
Thu	51	59	71	84	68	68	77	71	63	80	80	103	111	101	81	59	51
Fri	34	50	66	73	65	59	65	60	65	69	99	107	107	98	98	77	62
Sat	34	30	38	41	43	62	64	68	82	74	91	96	96	97	92	77	70
Sun	32	33	34	38	40	46	61	59	72	79	96	91	89	86	82	80	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	61	77	94	77	66	61	56	59	73	72	95	92	80	58	40	43
Tue	33	53	70	79	68	64	65	62	63	66	71	91	98	91	57	45	41
Wed	34	53	75	81	69	63	60	56	55	60	80	94	100	95	58	55	44
Thu	51	59	71	84	68	68	77	71	63	80	80	103	111	101	81	59	51
Fri	34	50	66	73	65	59	65	60	65	69	99	107	107	98	98	77	62
Sat	34	30	38	41	43	62	64	68	82	74	91	96	96	97	92	77	70
Sun	32	33	34	38	40	46	61	59	72	79	96	91	89	86	82	80	82