Best Time to Drive from East New York 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 East New York 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	66	73	83	84	80	77	79	75	76	90	104	115	106	91	74	71	68
Tue	65	72	86	90	89	79	76	76	76	94	126	128	117	102	79	72	69
Wed	65	71	86	88	85	81	78	75	75	95	127	135	121	98	78	72	68
Thu	66	72	84	86	84	81	79	78	85	111	139	138	135	116	92	76	72
Fri	65	70	82	80	75	76	81	90	106	145	143	143	135	113	90	76	71
Sat	65	65	67	70	77	84	85	88	88	86	78	74	71	72	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	65	67	71	79	81	83	81	75	73	73	71	72	73	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from East New York to South Plainfield (via NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (28 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York 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 East New York to South Plainfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East New York to South Plainfield?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 65 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to South Plainfield?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	73	83	84	80	77	79	75	76	90	104	115	106	91	74	71	68
Tue	65	72	86	90	89	79	76	76	76	94	126	128	117	102	79	72	69
Wed	65	71	86	88	85	81	78	75	75	95	127	135	121	98	78	72	68
Thu	66	72	84	86	84	81	79	78	85	111	139	138	135	116	92	76	72
Fri	65	70	82	80	75	76	81	90	106	145	143	143	135	113	90	76	71
Sat	65	65	67	70	77	84	85	88	88	86	78	74	71	72	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	65	67	71	79	81	83	81	75	73	73	71	72	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	73	83	84	80	77	79	75	76	90	104	115	106	91	74	71	68
Tue	65	72	86	90	89	79	76	76	76	94	126	128	117	102	79	72	69
Wed	65	71	86	88	85	81	78	75	75	95	127	135	121	98	78	72	68
Thu	66	72	84	86	84	81	79	78	85	111	139	138	135	116	92	76	72
Fri	65	70	82	80	75	76	81	90	106	145	143	143	135	113	90	76	71
Sat	65	65	67	70	77	84	85	88	88	86	78	74	71	72	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	65	67	71	79	81	83	81	75	73	73	71	72	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	73	83	84	80	77	79	75	76	90	104	115	106	91	74	71	68
Tue	65	72	86	90	89	79	76	76	76	94	126	128	117	102	79	72	69
Wed	65	71	86	88	85	81	78	75	75	95	127	135	121	98	78	72	68
Thu	66	72	84	86	84	81	79	78	85	111	139	138	135	116	92	76	72
Fri	65	70	82	80	75	76	81	90	106	145	143	143	135	113	90	76	71
Sat	65	65	67	70	77	84	85	88	88	86	78	74	71	72	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	65	67	71	79	81	83	81	75	73	73	71	72	73	73