Best Time to Drive from Queens 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 Queens 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	72	81	82	79	77	79	75	76	89	102	112	104	90	74	71	68
Tue	65	72	86	90	87	79	76	76	75	92	123	125	115	101	78	72	69
Wed	65	71	85	87	84	80	77	75	76	94	125	131	120	97	77	72	68
Thu	66	72	83	85	83	80	79	78	84	111	136	136	132	115	90	75	71
Fri	65	70	82	80	75	75	80	89	105	143	140	141	133	111	89	76	71
Sat	65	66	67	70	76	83	84	87	87	85	78	73	71	72	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	66	67	72	80	82	83	81	75	73	73	71	72	73	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Queens to South Plainfield (via NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 143 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (26 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Queens 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 Queens 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 143 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Queens to South Plainfield?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 65 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to South Plainfield?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	72	81	82	79	77	79	75	76	89	102	112	104	90	74	71	68
Tue	65	72	86	90	87	79	76	76	75	92	123	125	115	101	78	72	69
Wed	65	71	85	87	84	80	77	75	76	94	125	131	120	97	77	72	68
Thu	66	72	83	85	83	80	79	78	84	111	136	136	132	115	90	75	71
Fri	65	70	82	80	75	75	80	89	105	143	140	141	133	111	89	76	71
Sat	65	66	67	70	76	83	84	87	87	85	78	73	71	72	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	66	67	72	80	82	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	72	81	82	79	77	79	75	76	89	102	112	104	90	74	71	68
Tue	65	72	86	90	87	79	76	76	75	92	123	125	115	101	78	72	69
Wed	65	71	85	87	84	80	77	75	76	94	125	131	120	97	77	72	68
Thu	66	72	83	85	83	80	79	78	84	111	136	136	132	115	90	75	71
Fri	65	70	82	80	75	75	80	89	105	143	140	141	133	111	89	76	71
Sat	65	66	67	70	76	83	84	87	87	85	78	73	71	72	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	66	67	72	80	82	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	72	81	82	79	77	79	75	76	89	102	112	104	90	74	71	68
Tue	65	72	86	90	87	79	76	76	75	92	123	125	115	101	78	72	69
Wed	65	71	85	87	84	80	77	75	76	94	125	131	120	97	77	72	68
Thu	66	72	83	85	83	80	79	78	84	111	136	136	132	115	90	75	71
Fri	65	70	82	80	75	75	80	89	105	143	140	141	133	111	89	76	71
Sat	65	66	67	70	76	83	84	87	87	85	78	73	71	72	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	66	67	72	80	82	83	81	75	73	73	71	72	73	73