Best Time to Drive from Plainfield to Canarsie

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 Plainfield to Canarsie 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	61	90	108	97	91	86	81	77	72	67	83	86	94	88	74	64	61
Tue	62	94	128	116	96	86	84	75	68	70	76	83	87	89	77	66	62
Wed	60	96	119	114	98	90	82	69	69	68	83	83	88	92	78	66	63
Thu	62	95	111	104	96	92	86	75	72	73	83	87	94	96	87	71	63
Fri	60	85	97	79	69	69	75	76	75	85	103	104	103	96	85	70	66
Sat	58	57	58	62	67	73	82	85	83	81	79	79	85	84	78	75	71
Sun	57	57	56	57	60	65	73	84	86	87	88	90	92	95	93	88	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Plainfield to Canarsie (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (36 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Plainfield to central Canarsie 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 Plainfield to Canarsie?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Plainfield to Canarsie?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 60 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plainfield to Canarsie?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	90	108	97	91	86	81	77	72	67	83	86	94	88	74	64	61
Tue	62	94	128	116	96	86	84	75	68	70	76	83	87	89	77	66	62
Wed	60	96	119	114	98	90	82	69	69	68	83	83	88	92	78	66	63
Thu	62	95	111	104	96	92	86	75	72	73	83	87	94	96	87	71	63
Fri	60	85	97	79	69	69	75	76	75	85	103	104	103	96	85	70	66
Sat	58	57	58	62	67	73	82	85	83	81	79	79	85	84	78	75	71
Sun	57	57	56	57	60	65	73	84	86	87	88	90	92	95	93	88	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	90	108	97	91	86	81	77	72	67	83	86	94	88	74	64	61
Tue	62	94	128	116	96	86	84	75	68	70	76	83	87	89	77	66	62
Wed	60	96	119	114	98	90	82	69	69	68	83	83	88	92	78	66	63
Thu	62	95	111	104	96	92	86	75	72	73	83	87	94	96	87	71	63
Fri	60	85	97	79	69	69	75	76	75	85	103	104	103	96	85	70	66
Sat	58	57	58	62	67	73	82	85	83	81	79	79	85	84	78	75	71
Sun	57	57	56	57	60	65	73	84	86	87	88	90	92	95	93	88	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	90	108	97	91	86	81	77	72	67	83	86	94	88	74	64	61
Tue	62	94	128	116	96	86	84	75	68	70	76	83	87	89	77	66	62
Wed	60	96	119	114	98	90	82	69	69	68	83	83	88	92	78	66	63
Thu	62	95	111	104	96	92	86	75	72	73	83	87	94	96	87	71	63
Fri	60	85	97	79	69	69	75	76	75	85	103	104	103	96	85	70	66
Sat	58	57	58	62	67	73	82	85	83	81	79	79	85	84	78	75	71
Sun	57	57	56	57	60	65	73	84	86	87	88	90	92	95	93	88	81