Best Time to Drive from Plainfield to Sheepshead Bay

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 Sheepshead Bay 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	49	70	84	77	73	67	67	63	58	57	70	74	80	74	61	51	49
Tue	50	75	103	91	78	72	68	62	54	57	64	71	74	76	64	54	50
Wed	48	74	93	90	80	74	68	56	56	57	71	71	76	80	66	55	51
Thu	49	72	87	81	76	73	71	62	59	61	71	75	81	84	76	59	52
Fri	48	65	77	64	57	56	63	64	64	73	89	93	90	84	73	58	53
Sat	46	45	46	50	55	62	72	75	74	71	71	68	73	71	67	64	59
Sun	45	46	45	46	47	53	62	77	77	81	81	80	80	82	79	74	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Plainfield to Sheepshead Bay (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (30 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Plainfield to central Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Plainfield to Sheepshead Bay?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 48 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plainfield to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	70	84	77	73	67	67	63	58	57	70	74	80	74	61	51	49
Tue	50	75	103	91	78	72	68	62	54	57	64	71	74	76	64	54	50
Wed	48	74	93	90	80	74	68	56	56	57	71	71	76	80	66	55	51
Thu	49	72	87	81	76	73	71	62	59	61	71	75	81	84	76	59	52
Fri	48	65	77	64	57	56	63	64	64	73	89	93	90	84	73	58	53
Sat	46	45	46	50	55	62	72	75	74	71	71	68	73	71	67	64	59
Sun	45	46	45	46	47	53	62	77	77	81	81	80	80	82	79	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	70	84	77	73	67	67	63	58	57	70	74	80	74	61	51	49
Tue	50	75	103	91	78	72	68	62	54	57	64	71	74	76	64	54	50
Wed	48	74	93	90	80	74	68	56	56	57	71	71	76	80	66	55	51
Thu	49	72	87	81	76	73	71	62	59	61	71	75	81	84	76	59	52
Fri	48	65	77	64	57	56	63	64	64	73	89	93	90	84	73	58	53
Sat	46	45	46	50	55	62	72	75	74	71	71	68	73	71	67	64	59
Sun	45	46	45	46	47	53	62	77	77	81	81	80	80	82	79	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	70	84	77	73	67	67	63	58	57	70	74	80	74	61	51	49
Tue	50	75	103	91	78	72	68	62	54	57	64	71	74	76	64	54	50
Wed	48	74	93	90	80	74	68	56	56	57	71	71	76	80	66	55	51
Thu	49	72	87	81	76	73	71	62	59	61	71	75	81	84	76	59	52
Fri	48	65	77	64	57	56	63	64	64	73	89	93	90	84	73	58	53
Sat	46	45	46	50	55	62	72	75	74	71	71	68	73	71	67	64	59
Sun	45	46	45	46	47	53	62	77	77	81	81	80	80	82	79	74	68