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	70	78	80	78	76	78	76	76	90	99	107	98	88	74	71	68
Tue	65	71	83	89	86	78	76	77	76	92	120	121	112	97	77	72	69
Wed	65	70	82	84	82	81	78	75	76	90	121	129	120	97	78	72	68
Thu	66	71	81	83	80	79	78	79	85	107	135	135	131	113	91	74	71
Fri	65	69	78	77	74	77	82	93	107	142	141	140	132	110	88	77	71
Sat	65	65	67	70	78	85	87	91	91	88	80	74	70	71	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	66	67	71	78	82	81	81	76	73	71	69	71	73	74

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 142 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (92 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 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 142 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 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Queens to South Plainfield?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 142 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	70	78	80	78	76	78	76	76	90	99	107	98	88	74	71	68
Tue	65	71	83	89	86	78	76	77	76	92	120	121	112	97	77	72	69
Wed	65	70	82	84	82	81	78	75	76	90	121	129	120	97	78	72	68
Thu	66	71	81	83	80	79	78	79	85	107	135	135	131	113	91	74	71
Fri	65	69	78	77	74	77	82	93	107	142	141	140	132	110	88	77	71
Sat	65	65	67	70	78	85	87	91	91	88	80	74	70	71	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	66	67	71	78	82	81	81	76	73	71	69	71	73	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	70	78	80	78	76	78	76	76	90	99	107	98	88	74	71	68
Tue	65	71	83	89	86	78	76	77	76	92	120	121	112	97	77	72	69
Wed	65	70	82	84	82	81	78	75	76	90	121	129	120	97	78	72	68
Thu	66	71	81	83	80	79	78	79	85	107	135	135	131	113	91	74	71
Fri	65	69	78	77	74	77	82	93	107	142	141	140	132	110	88	77	71
Sat	65	65	67	70	78	85	87	91	91	88	80	74	70	71	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	66	67	71	78	82	81	81	76	73	71	69	71	73	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	70	78	80	78	76	78	76	76	90	99	107	98	88	74	71	68
Tue	65	71	83	89	86	78	76	77	76	92	120	121	112	97	77	72	69
Wed	65	70	82	84	82	81	78	75	76	90	121	129	120	97	78	72	68
Thu	66	71	81	83	80	79	78	79	85	107	135	135	131	113	91	74	71
Fri	65	69	78	77	74	77	82	93	107	142	141	140	132	110	88	77	71
Sat	65	65	67	70	78	85	87	91	91	88	80	74	70	71	73	73	71
Sun	65	64	65	66	67	71	78	82	81	81	76	73	71	69	71	73	74