Best Time to Drive from Westbury 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 Westbury 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	74	126	152	150	130	158	172	166	159	160	154	156	142	108	92	79	71
Tue	73	137	152	152	127	171	175	180	166	166	153	145	157	127	105	80	78
Wed	72	154	166	153	127	161	185	166	171	166	164	149	166	134	112	80	74
Thu	76	134	143	147	124	168	180	169	157	163	163	149	177	150	125	89	78
Fri	67	131	154	130	125	160	162	172	171	184	162	164	170	167	138	119	86
Sat	66	67	73	82	110	114	137	134	137	151	137	139	127	133	121	108	95
Sun	63	64	64	67	77	96	108	113	126	129	125	129	119	109	105	106	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Westbury to Newark (via I-95 West and I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 185 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 169 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (152 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (24 to 65 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westbury 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 Westbury to Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 185 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Westbury to Newark?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 67 to 185 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 169 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westbury to Newark?

Leaving around 11 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 185 minutes.

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Newark to Westbury (return trip) · Westbury to The Bronx · Westbury to Staten Island

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	126	152	150	130	158	172	166	159	160	154	156	142	108	92	79	71
Tue	73	137	152	152	127	171	175	180	166	166	153	145	157	127	105	80	78
Wed	72	154	166	153	127	161	185	166	171	166	164	149	166	134	112	80	74
Thu	76	134	143	147	124	168	180	169	157	163	163	149	177	150	125	89	78
Fri	67	131	154	130	125	160	162	172	171	184	162	164	170	167	138	119	86
Sat	66	67	73	82	110	114	137	134	137	151	137	139	127	133	121	108	95
Sun	63	64	64	67	77	96	108	113	126	129	125	129	119	109	105	106	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	126	152	150	130	158	172	166	159	160	154	156	142	108	92	79	71
Tue	73	137	152	152	127	171	175	180	166	166	153	145	157	127	105	80	78
Wed	72	154	166	153	127	161	185	166	171	166	164	149	166	134	112	80	74
Thu	76	134	143	147	124	168	180	169	157	163	163	149	177	150	125	89	78
Fri	67	131	154	130	125	160	162	172	171	184	162	164	170	167	138	119	86
Sat	66	67	73	82	110	114	137	134	137	151	137	139	127	133	121	108	95
Sun	63	64	64	67	77	96	108	113	126	129	125	129	119	109	105	106	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	126	152	150	130	158	172	166	159	160	154	156	142	108	92	79	71
Tue	73	137	152	152	127	171	175	180	166	166	153	145	157	127	105	80	78
Wed	72	154	166	153	127	161	185	166	171	166	164	149	166	134	112	80	74
Thu	76	134	143	147	124	168	180	169	157	163	163	149	177	150	125	89	78
Fri	67	131	154	130	125	160	162	172	171	184	162	164	170	167	138	119	86
Sat	66	67	73	82	110	114	137	134	137	151	137	139	127	133	121	108	95
Sun	63	64	64	67	77	96	108	113	126	129	125	129	119	109	105	106	95