Best Time to Drive from Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream 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	54	81	107	135	121	84	90	96	90	100	130	124	124	99	94	88	80
Tue	60	103	121	126	115	101	107	103	105	98	116	132	113	105	111	112	95
Wed	56	88	124	125	125	112	108	99	92	88	110	126	122	104	102	91	94
Thu	62	109	133	128	118	117	104	114	87	104	109	121	115	109	104	99	87
Fri	58	82	114	126	120	100	94	97	106	110	130	128	114	109	108	89	102
Sat	89	64	61	70	74	73	84	77	98	100	120	120	133	117	119	114	117
Sun	100	69	65	64	65	68	75	80	85	83	99	129	124	101	112	108	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Valley Stream to Newark (via I-495 West and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (133 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (21 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Valley Stream to Newark?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 54 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Newark?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	81	107	135	121	84	90	96	90	100	130	124	124	99	94	88	80
Tue	60	103	121	126	115	101	107	103	105	98	116	132	113	105	111	112	95
Wed	56	88	124	125	125	112	108	99	92	88	110	126	122	104	102	91	94
Thu	62	109	133	128	118	117	104	114	87	104	109	121	115	109	104	99	87
Fri	58	82	114	126	120	100	94	97	106	110	130	128	114	109	108	89	102
Sat	89	64	61	70	74	73	84	77	98	100	120	120	133	117	119	114	117
Sun	100	69	65	64	65	68	75	80	85	83	99	129	124	101	112	108	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	81	107	135	121	84	90	96	90	100	130	124	124	99	94	88	80
Tue	60	103	121	126	115	101	107	103	105	98	116	132	113	105	111	112	95
Wed	56	88	124	125	125	112	108	99	92	88	110	126	122	104	102	91	94
Thu	62	109	133	128	118	117	104	114	87	104	109	121	115	109	104	99	87
Fri	58	82	114	126	120	100	94	97	106	110	130	128	114	109	108	89	102
Sat	89	64	61	70	74	73	84	77	98	100	120	120	133	117	119	114	117
Sun	100	69	65	64	65	68	75	80	85	83	99	129	124	101	112	108	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	81	107	135	121	84	90	96	90	100	130	124	124	99	94	88	80
Tue	60	103	121	126	115	101	107	103	105	98	116	132	113	105	111	112	95
Wed	56	88	124	125	125	112	108	99	92	88	110	126	122	104	102	91	94
Thu	62	109	133	128	118	117	104	114	87	104	109	121	115	109	104	99	87
Fri	58	82	114	126	120	100	94	97	106	110	130	128	114	109	108	89	102
Sat	89	64	61	70	74	73	84	77	98	100	120	120	133	117	119	114	117
Sun	100	69	65	64	65	68	75	80	85	83	99	129	124	101	112	108	94