Best Time to Drive from Plainfield to Sunset Park

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 Sunset Park 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	69	89	87	78	68	61	57	54	54	71	76	82	73	60	48	45
Tue	46	72	92	90	79	70	64	58	54	55	67	75	76	79	64	51	46
Wed	45	67	93	92	88	72	66	56	55	58	76	79	83	84	65	51	47
Thu	45	69	86	87	80	69	68	61	59	63	77	83	90	89	78	55	47
Fri	44	60	74	65	59	56	60	63	67	80	99	104	100	89	74	56	51
Sat	42	42	44	46	53	61	72	77	77	77	74	71	75	70	63	61	57
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	48	60	72	76	82	80	81	81	81	79	71	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Plainfield to Sunset Park (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (25 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Plainfield to central Sunset Park 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 Sunset Park?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Plainfield to Sunset Park?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 44 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plainfield to Sunset Park?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 104 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	69	89	87	78	68	61	57	54	54	71	76	82	73	60	48	45
Tue	46	72	92	90	79	70	64	58	54	55	67	75	76	79	64	51	46
Wed	45	67	93	92	88	72	66	56	55	58	76	79	83	84	65	51	47
Thu	45	69	86	87	80	69	68	61	59	63	77	83	90	89	78	55	47
Fri	44	60	74	65	59	56	60	63	67	80	99	104	100	89	74	56	51
Sat	42	42	44	46	53	61	72	77	77	77	74	71	75	70	63	61	57
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	48	60	72	76	82	80	81	81	81	79	71	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	69	89	87	78	68	61	57	54	54	71	76	82	73	60	48	45
Tue	46	72	92	90	79	70	64	58	54	55	67	75	76	79	64	51	46
Wed	45	67	93	92	88	72	66	56	55	58	76	79	83	84	65	51	47
Thu	45	69	86	87	80	69	68	61	59	63	77	83	90	89	78	55	47
Fri	44	60	74	65	59	56	60	63	67	80	99	104	100	89	74	56	51
Sat	42	42	44	46	53	61	72	77	77	77	74	71	75	70	63	61	57
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	48	60	72	76	82	80	81	81	81	79	71	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	69	89	87	78	68	61	57	54	54	71	76	82	73	60	48	45
Tue	46	72	92	90	79	70	64	58	54	55	67	75	76	79	64	51	46
Wed	45	67	93	92	88	72	66	56	55	58	76	79	83	84	65	51	47
Thu	45	69	86	87	80	69	68	61	59	63	77	83	90	89	78	55	47
Fri	44	60	74	65	59	56	60	63	67	80	99	104	100	89	74	56	51
Sat	42	42	44	46	53	61	72	77	77	77	74	71	75	70	63	61	57
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	48	60	72	76	82	80	81	81	81	79	71	63