Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to South Plainfield

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 Brooklyn to South Plainfield 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	45	50	53	57	56	56	57	57	58	66	73	76	77	66	56	52	51
Tue	44	49	53	58	58	56	58	58	57	66	82	82	80	73	59	54	52
Wed	44	50	52	57	56	58	59	58	60	69	83	86	85	73	61	55	53
Thu	45	50	54	57	57	57	57	58	64	77	90	89	91	84	69	58	54
Fri	44	49	53	56	56	58	61	66	73	87	97	98	95	83	66	58	54
Sat	44	44	46	50	55	63	66	69	68	66	61	57	56	55	56	56	54
Sun	46	44	43	45	48	51	56	60	60	62	59	56	54	54	53	54	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Brooklyn to South Plainfield (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central South Plainfield 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 Brooklyn to South Plainfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to South Plainfield?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 44 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to South Plainfield?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	50	53	57	56	56	57	57	58	66	73	76	77	66	56	52	51
Tue	44	49	53	58	58	56	58	58	57	66	82	82	80	73	59	54	52
Wed	44	50	52	57	56	58	59	58	60	69	83	86	85	73	61	55	53
Thu	45	50	54	57	57	57	57	58	64	77	90	89	91	84	69	58	54
Fri	44	49	53	56	56	58	61	66	73	87	97	98	95	83	66	58	54
Sat	44	44	46	50	55	63	66	69	68	66	61	57	56	55	56	56	54
Sun	46	44	43	45	48	51	56	60	60	62	59	56	54	54	53	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	50	53	57	56	56	57	57	58	66	73	76	77	66	56	52	51
Tue	44	49	53	58	58	56	58	58	57	66	82	82	80	73	59	54	52
Wed	44	50	52	57	56	58	59	58	60	69	83	86	85	73	61	55	53
Thu	45	50	54	57	57	57	57	58	64	77	90	89	91	84	69	58	54
Fri	44	49	53	56	56	58	61	66	73	87	97	98	95	83	66	58	54
Sat	44	44	46	50	55	63	66	69	68	66	61	57	56	55	56	56	54
Sun	46	44	43	45	48	51	56	60	60	62	59	56	54	54	53	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	50	53	57	56	56	57	57	58	66	73	76	77	66	56	52	51
Tue	44	49	53	58	58	56	58	58	57	66	82	82	80	73	59	54	52
Wed	44	50	52	57	56	58	59	58	60	69	83	86	85	73	61	55	53
Thu	45	50	54	57	57	57	57	58	64	77	90	89	91	84	69	58	54
Fri	44	49	53	56	56	58	61	66	73	87	97	98	95	83	66	58	54
Sat	44	44	46	50	55	63	66	69	68	66	61	57	56	55	56	56	54
Sun	46	44	43	45	48	51	56	60	60	62	59	56	54	54	53	54	54