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	95	120	131	127	97	108	106	115	131	139	146	138	135	109	93	82
Tue	65	120	152	127	148	124	121	120	124	133	143	149	139	123	125	114	98
Wed	60	119	132	135	135	124	104	113	126	102	129	141	136	123	110	103	96
Thu	67	111	133	132	129	118	118	123	120	124	123	132	135	129	106	103	96
Fri	60	114	120	133	135	110	138	114	123	138	146	144	139	128	135	104	105
Sat	91	66	63	79	83	79	86	92	118	131	143	149	148	142	140	144	137
Sun	100	69	65	62	62	72	77	83	89	102	122	142	143	128	138	134	127

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 152 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 119 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (149 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (19 to 59 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 152 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 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 119 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valley Stream to Newark?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 152 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	95	120	131	127	97	108	106	115	131	139	146	138	135	109	93	82
Tue	65	120	152	127	148	124	121	120	124	133	143	149	139	123	125	114	98
Wed	60	119	132	135	135	124	104	113	126	102	129	141	136	123	110	103	96
Thu	67	111	133	132	129	118	118	123	120	124	123	132	135	129	106	103	96
Fri	60	114	120	133	135	110	138	114	123	138	146	144	139	128	135	104	105
Sat	91	66	63	79	83	79	86	92	118	131	143	149	148	142	140	144	137
Sun	100	69	65	62	62	72	77	83	89	102	122	142	143	128	138	134	127

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	95	120	131	127	97	108	106	115	131	139	146	138	135	109	93	82
Tue	65	120	152	127	148	124	121	120	124	133	143	149	139	123	125	114	98
Wed	60	119	132	135	135	124	104	113	126	102	129	141	136	123	110	103	96
Thu	67	111	133	132	129	118	118	123	120	124	123	132	135	129	106	103	96
Fri	60	114	120	133	135	110	138	114	123	138	146	144	139	128	135	104	105
Sat	91	66	63	79	83	79	86	92	118	131	143	149	148	142	140	144	137
Sun	100	69	65	62	62	72	77	83	89	102	122	142	143	128	138	134	127

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	95	120	131	127	97	108	106	115	131	139	146	138	135	109	93	82
Tue	65	120	152	127	148	124	121	120	124	133	143	149	139	123	125	114	98
Wed	60	119	132	135	135	124	104	113	126	102	129	141	136	123	110	103	96
Thu	67	111	133	132	129	118	118	123	120	124	123	132	135	129	106	103	96
Fri	60	114	120	133	135	110	138	114	123	138	146	144	139	128	135	104	105
Sat	91	66	63	79	83	79	86	92	118	131	143	149	148	142	140	144	137
Sun	100	69	65	62	62	72	77	83	89	102	122	142	143	128	138	134	127