Best Time to Drive from Whitestone 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 Whitestone 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	50	94	138	143	129	96	108	115	127	122	145	149	142	105	70	61	52
Tue	47	90	131	122	113	120	120	126	128	132	150	152	147	99	73	56	73
Wed	47	78	133	130	118	98	98	119	136	138	155	166	154	127	82	67	56
Thu	68	103	140	129	125	103	113	119	134	142	160	163	157	141	114	81	66
Fri	47	87	137	136	108	112	126	130	133	156	179	179	173	160	139	107	79
Sat	50	44	51	59	83	93	111	116	129	133	137	140	120	115	103	98	87
Sun	46	46	47	49	53	83	87	96	114	130	127	119	116	97	91	84	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Whitestone to Newark (via I-95 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 179 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 126 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (143 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (19 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whitestone 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 Whitestone to Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 179 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 47 to 179 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 126 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whitestone to Newark?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 179 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	94	138	143	129	96	108	115	127	122	145	149	142	105	70	61	52
Tue	47	90	131	122	113	120	120	126	128	132	150	152	147	99	73	56	73
Wed	47	78	133	130	118	98	98	119	136	138	155	166	154	127	82	67	56
Thu	68	103	140	129	125	103	113	119	134	142	160	163	157	141	114	81	66
Fri	47	87	137	136	108	112	126	130	133	156	179	179	173	160	139	107	79
Sat	50	44	51	59	83	93	111	116	129	133	137	140	120	115	103	98	87
Sun	46	46	47	49	53	83	87	96	114	130	127	119	116	97	91	84	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	94	138	143	129	96	108	115	127	122	145	149	142	105	70	61	52
Tue	47	90	131	122	113	120	120	126	128	132	150	152	147	99	73	56	73
Wed	47	78	133	130	118	98	98	119	136	138	155	166	154	127	82	67	56
Thu	68	103	140	129	125	103	113	119	134	142	160	163	157	141	114	81	66
Fri	47	87	137	136	108	112	126	130	133	156	179	179	173	160	139	107	79
Sat	50	44	51	59	83	93	111	116	129	133	137	140	120	115	103	98	87
Sun	46	46	47	49	53	83	87	96	114	130	127	119	116	97	91	84	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	94	138	143	129	96	108	115	127	122	145	149	142	105	70	61	52
Tue	47	90	131	122	113	120	120	126	128	132	150	152	147	99	73	56	73
Wed	47	78	133	130	118	98	98	119	136	138	155	166	154	127	82	67	56
Thu	68	103	140	129	125	103	113	119	134	142	160	163	157	141	114	81	66
Fri	47	87	137	136	108	112	126	130	133	156	179	179	173	160	139	107	79
Sat	50	44	51	59	83	93	111	116	129	133	137	140	120	115	103	98	87
Sun	46	46	47	49	53	83	87	96	114	130	127	119	116	97	91	84	86