Best Time to Drive from South Plainfield to Brooklyn

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 South Plainfield to Brooklyn 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	60	89	94	100	86	73	69	64	63	63	64	65	66	64	60	58	56
Tue	61	97	106	108	96	83	71	64	63	63	64	64	66	64	60	58	56
Wed	61	95	111	106	93	77	72	68	66	66	65	66	71	67	60	58	57
Thu	61	91	99	102	95	79	75	70	70	65	66	69	77	77	62	59	57
Fri	58	79	81	78	70	65	65	64	64	69	81	86	87	78	64	60	58
Sat	53	54	55	58	59	62	63	66	67	70	68	69	72	68	64	62	61
Sun	53	54	53	54	56	59	62	70	71	72	72	71	69	68	65	66	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from South Plainfield to Brooklyn (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (21 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Plainfield to central Brooklyn 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 South Plainfield to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 56 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Plainfield to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	89	94	100	86	73	69	64	63	63	64	65	66	64	60	58	56
Tue	61	97	106	108	96	83	71	64	63	63	64	64	66	64	60	58	56
Wed	61	95	111	106	93	77	72	68	66	66	65	66	71	67	60	58	57
Thu	61	91	99	102	95	79	75	70	70	65	66	69	77	77	62	59	57
Fri	58	79	81	78	70	65	65	64	64	69	81	86	87	78	64	60	58
Sat	53	54	55	58	59	62	63	66	67	70	68	69	72	68	64	62	61
Sun	53	54	53	54	56	59	62	70	71	72	72	71	69	68	65	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	89	94	100	86	73	69	64	63	63	64	65	66	64	60	58	56
Tue	61	97	106	108	96	83	71	64	63	63	64	64	66	64	60	58	56
Wed	61	95	111	106	93	77	72	68	66	66	65	66	71	67	60	58	57
Thu	61	91	99	102	95	79	75	70	70	65	66	69	77	77	62	59	57
Fri	58	79	81	78	70	65	65	64	64	69	81	86	87	78	64	60	58
Sat	53	54	55	58	59	62	63	66	67	70	68	69	72	68	64	62	61
Sun	53	54	53	54	56	59	62	70	71	72	72	71	69	68	65	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	89	94	100	86	73	69	64	63	63	64	65	66	64	60	58	56
Tue	61	97	106	108	96	83	71	64	63	63	64	64	66	64	60	58	56
Wed	61	95	111	106	93	77	72	68	66	66	65	66	71	67	60	58	57
Thu	61	91	99	102	95	79	75	70	70	65	66	69	77	77	62	59	57
Fri	58	79	81	78	70	65	65	64	64	69	81	86	87	78	64	60	58
Sat	53	54	55	58	59	62	63	66	67	70	68	69	72	68	64	62	61
Sun	53	54	53	54	56	59	62	70	71	72	72	71	69	68	65	66	65