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	65	82	79	73	64	64	59	56	55	71	76	80	72	58	48	45
Tue	46	70	95	93	80	71	66	60	53	55	68	76	77	80	63	50	46
Wed	45	64	87	90	86	74	67	57	57	59	76	78	82	83	66	52	48
Thu	45	65	81	82	79	69	69	62	60	64	77	84	88	90	79	57	48
Fri	44	58	73	66	59	56	62	64	67	80	98	105	100	89	75	56	50
Sat	42	42	44	47	54	64	77	80	81	79	78	72	77	71	65	63	58
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	49	62	80	82	89	85	84	82	83	80	73	65

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 105 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (26 to 70 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 105 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 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plainfield to Sunset Park?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 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	65	82	79	73	64	64	59	56	55	71	76	80	72	58	48	45
Tue	46	70	95	93	80	71	66	60	53	55	68	76	77	80	63	50	46
Wed	45	64	87	90	86	74	67	57	57	59	76	78	82	83	66	52	48
Thu	45	65	81	82	79	69	69	62	60	64	77	84	88	90	79	57	48
Fri	44	58	73	66	59	56	62	64	67	80	98	105	100	89	75	56	50
Sat	42	42	44	47	54	64	77	80	81	79	78	72	77	71	65	63	58
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	49	62	80	82	89	85	84	82	83	80	73	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	65	82	79	73	64	64	59	56	55	71	76	80	72	58	48	45
Tue	46	70	95	93	80	71	66	60	53	55	68	76	77	80	63	50	46
Wed	45	64	87	90	86	74	67	57	57	59	76	78	82	83	66	52	48
Thu	45	65	81	82	79	69	69	62	60	64	77	84	88	90	79	57	48
Fri	44	58	73	66	59	56	62	64	67	80	98	105	100	89	75	56	50
Sat	42	42	44	47	54	64	77	80	81	79	78	72	77	71	65	63	58
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	49	62	80	82	89	85	84	82	83	80	73	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	65	82	79	73	64	64	59	56	55	71	76	80	72	58	48	45
Tue	46	70	95	93	80	71	66	60	53	55	68	76	77	80	63	50	46
Wed	45	64	87	90	86	74	67	57	57	59	76	78	82	83	66	52	48
Thu	45	65	81	82	79	69	69	62	60	64	77	84	88	90	79	57	48
Fri	44	58	73	66	59	56	62	64	67	80	98	105	100	89	75	56	50
Sat	42	42	44	47	54	64	77	80	81	79	78	72	77	71	65	63	58
Sun	42	42	42	43	44	49	62	80	82	89	85	84	82	83	80	73	65