How far is Newark Airport from Hackensack?

About 19 miles — typically 25–45 min by car via Route 17 or the Garden State Parkway south to the NJ Turnpike.

How long does it take to get to Newark Airport from Montclair?

Typically 25–35 min for the 13-mile drive via Garden State Parkway or Route 21 (McCarter Highway) south.

How early should I leave for a flight at Newark?

Add your drive time to the airline’s recommendation — generally 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one — then add margin for weekday rush hours. Each route page on our site has a pickup planner by departure time.

Airports

How Long Does It Take to Get to Newark Airport? Drive Times From Every NJ Town We Serve

Typical drive times and road distances to Newark Liberty (EWR) from 177 New Jersey towns, county by county — plus what makes an EWR trip run long.

By the Black Car Service Limo dispatch team · Updated September 24, 2026 · 9 min read

Key takeaways

The shortest EWR runs in our coverage are from Elizabeth, Harrison, and Newark.
From most of Bergen County, allow 15 min to 1 hr 5 min; from Essex County, 10 min to 50 min.
From Central Jersey and the Shore, EWR is a longer highway run — 45 min – 1 hr 15 min from Princeton and 55 min – 1 hr 30 min from Toms River.
The terminal approaches at peak departure banks are often slower than the highway itself — build that into early pickups.

How these times are calculated

Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network from each town’s center to the airport. Drive times are typical planning ranges: the low end is an early-morning run, the high end a weekday rush hour. For the original North Jersey towns they are calibrated against trips we run every day; elsewhere they combine the routed time with a congestion allowance fitted to those same trips.

Your chauffeur picks the route on live traffic, and dispatch confirms the pickup time for your address and flight.

Bergen County

Typical range across the 68 Bergen County towns we list: 15 min to 1 hr 5 min. Usual route from most of the county: Route 17 or Route 208 to the Garden State Parkway south, then I-78 or the NJ Turnpike.

Drive times from Bergen County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
North Arlington	15–30 min	11 mi
East Rutherford	20–35 min	15 mi
Lyndhurst	20–35 min	11 mi
Rutherford	20–35 min	13 mi
Carlstadt	20–40 min	15 mi
Cliffside Park	20–40 min	17 mi
Fairview	20–40 min	16 mi
Hasbrouck Heights	20–40 min	17 mi
Little Ferry	20–40 min	18 mi
Moonachie	20–40 min	16 mi
Wallington	20–40 min	15 mi
Wood-Ridge	20–40 min	16 mi
Garfield	25–40 min	16 mi
Ridgefield	25–40 min	16 mi
Teterboro	25–40 min	19 mi
Bogota	25–45 min	19 mi
Edgewater	25–45 min	18 mi
Elmwood Park	25–45 min	19 mi
Fort Lee	25–45 min	19 mi
Hackensack	25–45 min	19 mi
Leonia	25–45 min	19 mi
Lodi	25–45 min	20 mi
Maywood	25–45 min	21 mi
Palisades Park	25–45 min	18 mi
Ridgefield Park	25–45 min	17 mi
Rochelle Park	25–45 min	21 mi
Saddle Brook	25–45 min	20 mi
Teaneck	25–45 min	19 mi
Bergenfield	30–50 min	22 mi
Englewood	30–50 min	21 mi
Englewood Cliffs	30–50 min	22 mi
Fair Lawn	30–50 min	21 mi
Glen Rock	30–50 min	23 mi
New Milford	30–50 min	24 mi
Paramus	30–50 min	24 mi
River Edge	30–50 min	23 mi
Cresskill	30–55 min	25 mi
Dumont	30–55 min	23 mi
Emerson	30–55 min	27 mi
Haworth	30–55 min	25 mi
Ho-Ho-Kus	30–55 min	27 mi
Midland Park	30–55 min	26 mi
Oradell	30–55 min	26 mi
Ridgewood	30–55 min	25 mi
Tenafly	30–55 min	24 mi
Washington Township	30–55 min	26 mi
Demarest	35–55 min	26 mi
Westwood	35–55 min	27 mi
Wyckoff	35–55 min	27 mi
Allendale	35 min – 1 hr	30 mi
Alpine	35 min – 1 hr	28 mi
Closter	35 min – 1 hr	27 mi
Franklin Lakes	35 min – 1 hr	28 mi
Harrington Park	35 min – 1 hr	27 mi
Hillsdale	35 min – 1 hr	28 mi
Northvale	35 min – 1 hr	29 mi
Norwood	35 min – 1 hr	28 mi
Oakland	35 min – 1 hr	31 mi
Old Tappan	35 min – 1 hr	29 mi
Park Ridge	35 min – 1 hr	30 mi
River Vale	35 min – 1 hr	29 mi
Saddle River	35 min – 1 hr	29 mi
Waldwick	35 min – 1 hr	28 mi
Woodcliff Lake	35 min – 1 hr	28 mi
Montvale	35 min – 1 hr 5 min	31 mi
Ramsey	35 min – 1 hr 5 min	32 mi
Mahwah	40 min – 1 hr 5 min	33 mi
Upper Saddle River	40 min – 1 hr 5 min	31 mi

Essex County

Typical range across the 18 Essex County towns we list: 10 min to 50 min. Usual route from most of the county: Garden State Parkway or Route 21 (McCarter Highway) south.

Drive times from Essex County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
Newark	10–20 min	4 mi
Belleville	15–30 min	9 mi
Bloomfield	15–30 min	11 mi
Maplewood	15–30 min	8 mi
South Orange	15–30 min	9 mi
Glen Ridge	15–35 min	12 mi
Livingston	20–35 min	15 mi
Millburn & Short Hills	20–35 min	14 mi
Nutley	20–35 min	12 mi
Verona	20–35 min	14 mi
West Orange	20–35 min	11 mi
Cedar Grove	20–40 min	15 mi
Montclair	25–35 min	13 mi
Roseland	20–40 min	16 mi
Caldwell	25–45 min	17 mi
Essex Fells	25–45 min	16 mi
Fairfield	30–50 min	23 mi
North Caldwell	30–50 min	21 mi

Hudson County

Typical range across the 10 Hudson County towns we list: 10 min to 35 min. Usual route from most of the county: NJ Turnpike (I-95) or Route 1&9 south.

Drive times from Hudson County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
Harrison	10–20 min	6 mi
Bayonne	15–25 min	9 mi
Jersey City	15–30 min	11 mi
Kearny	15–30 min	9 mi
Secaucus	15–30 min	13 mi
Weehawken	15–30 min	13 mi
Hoboken	15–35 min	12 mi
North Bergen	20–35 min	15 mi
Union City	20–35 min	13 mi
West New York	20–35 min	14 mi

Passaic County

Typical range across the 10 Passaic County towns we list: 20 min to 1 hr 15 min. Usual route from most of the county: Garden State Parkway or Route 21 south.

Drive times from Passaic County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
Clifton	20–40 min	15 mi
Passaic	20–40 min	14 mi
Little Falls	25–40 min	18 mi
Paterson	25–45 min	20 mi
Totowa	25–45 min	20 mi
Woodland Park	25–45 min	18 mi
Hawthorne	30–50 min	22 mi
Wayne	30–50 min	23 mi
Pompton Lakes	35 min – 1 hr	29 mi
Ringwood	45 min – 1 hr 15 min	38 mi

Morris County

Typical range across the 15 Morris County towns we list: 15 min to 1 hr 5 min. Usual route from most of the county: I-287 to I-78 east, or I-280 to the NJ Turnpike.

Drive times from Morris County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
Chatham	15–30 min	14 mi
Madison	20–40 min	17 mi
Florham Park	25–45 min	21 mi
Morris Plains	25–45 min	22 mi
Morristown	25–45 min	21 mi
Whippany	25–45 min	22 mi
East Hanover	25–50 min	19 mi
Montville	30–50 min	29 mi
Parsippany	30–50 min	27 mi
Boonton	30–55 min	28 mi
Denville	30–55 min	28 mi
Mountain Lakes	30–55 min	28 mi
Kinnelon	35 min – 1 hr	31 mi
Mendham	35 min – 1 hr	28 mi
Randolph	35 min – 1 hr 5 min	29 mi

Middlesex County

Typical range across the 9 Middlesex County towns we list: 20 min to 1 hr 10 min. Usual route from most of the county: NJ Turnpike north (or the Garden State Parkway and US 1&9) to the airport exit.

Drive times from Middlesex County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
Woodbridge	20–35 min	12 mi
Metuchen	25–40 min	16 mi
Edison	25–45 min	19 mi
New Brunswick	30–50 min	25 mi
Piscataway	30–50 min	25 mi
East Brunswick	30–55 min	27 mi
Monroe Township	40 min – 1 hr 5 min	35 mi
South Brunswick	40 min – 1 hr 5 min	34 mi
Plainsboro	40 min – 1 hr 10 min	40 mi

Union County

Typical range across the 11 Union County towns we list: 10 min to 40 min. Usual route from most of the county: Route 22, the Garden State Parkway, or US 1&9 north.

Drive times from Union County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
Elizabeth	10–20 min	4 mi
Springfield	15–25 min	10 mi
Union	15–25 min	9 mi
Clark	15–30 min	11 mi
Cranford	15–30 min	8 mi
Mountainside	20–35 min	12 mi
Summit	20–35 min	13 mi
New Providence	20–40 min	17 mi
Scotch Plains	20–40 min	15 mi
Westfield	20–40 min	11 mi
Berkeley Heights	25–40 min	19 mi

Somerset County

Typical range across the 9 Somerset County towns we list: 25 min to 1 hr 10 min. Usual route from most of the county: I-78 east straight to the airport (I-287 to I-78 from Bridgewater and Somerville).

Drive times from Somerset County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
Watchung	25–40 min	20 mi
Warren	30–50 min	24 mi
Basking Ridge	30–55 min	27 mi
Bedminster	30–55 min	32 mi
Bernardsville	30–55 min	29 mi
Far Hills	35–55 min	31 mi
Bridgewater	35 min – 1 hr	34 mi
Somerville	35 min – 1 hr	30 mi
Hillsborough	40 min – 1 hr 10 min	41 mi

Mercer County

Typical range across the 8 Mercer County towns we list: 45 min to 1 hr 25 min. Usual route from most of the county: US 1 or I-295 to the NJ Turnpike north, straight to the airport exit.

Drive times from Mercer County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
Princeton	45 min – 1 hr 15 min	40 mi
Robbinsville	45 min – 1 hr 15 min	44 mi
West Windsor	45 min – 1 hr 15 min	42 mi
Hamilton	50 min – 1 hr 20 min	51 mi
Lawrenceville	50 min – 1 hr 20 min	47 mi
Ewing	50 min – 1 hr 25 min	51 mi
Pennington	50 min – 1 hr 25 min	51 mi
Trenton	50 min – 1 hr 25 min	49 mi

Monmouth County

Typical range across the 14 Monmouth County towns we list: 30 min to 1 hr 25 min. Usual route from most of the county: Garden State Parkway north to the NJ Turnpike or US 1&9 and the airport.

Drive times from Monmouth County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
Matawan	30–55 min	25 mi
Marlboro	35 min – 1 hr 5 min	32 mi
Holmdel	40 min – 1 hr 5 min	31 mi
Little Silver	40 min – 1 hr 5 min	37 mi
Middletown	40 min – 1 hr 5 min	33 mi
Red Bank	40 min – 1 hr 5 min	36 mi
Colts Neck	40 min – 1 hr 10 min	35 mi
Fair Haven	40 min – 1 hr 10 min	38 mi
Freehold	40 min – 1 hr 10 min	36 mi
Manalapan	40 min – 1 hr 10 min	34 mi
Asbury Park	45 min – 1 hr 15 min	45 mi
Long Branch	45 min – 1 hr 15 min	43 mi
Rumson	45 min – 1 hr 15 min	41 mi
Spring Lake	50 min – 1 hr 25 min	51 mi

Ocean County

Typical range across the 5 Ocean County towns we list: 50 min to 1 hr 30 min. Usual route from most of the county: Garden State Parkway north through Monmouth County, then the NJ Turnpike or US 1&9 to the airport.

Drive times from Ocean County to Newark Airport
From	Typical drive	Distance
Brick	50 min – 1 hr 25 min	54 mi
Lakewood	50 min – 1 hr 25 min	47 mi
Point Pleasant	50 min – 1 hr 25 min	54 mi
Jackson	55 min – 1 hr 30 min	48 mi
Toms River	55 min – 1 hr 30 min	63 mi

What makes an EWR trip run long

A few predictable things add time to Newark trips:

Peak departure banks, when the Terminal A, B, and C approaches back up.
The NJ Turnpike near the airport exits and the Route 1&9 corridor through Elizabeth and Newark at rush hour.
Weekday mornings on the Garden State Parkway and I-280 from Essex and Passaic counties.
MetLife Stadium events and holiday weekends, which load the Turnpike and Route 3.
Snow, heavy rain, and construction on the airport roadways.