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	81	89	95	83	73	71	67	64	64	65	66	67	64	59	58	56
Tue	60	90	99	106	98	79	73	66	62	63	64	64	67	63	59	59	57
Wed	60	86	99	102	93	76	72	69	67	67	66	65	70	66	60	59	57
Thu	60	83	92	98	89	76	76	71	69	65	66	70	76	74	62	60	58
Fri	58	74	77	75	69	65	65	64	66	69	79	88	91	78	64	60	58
Sat	53	54	55	58	59	62	65	68	71	72	71	70	73	67	64	62	61
Sun	52	54	53	54	56	59	62	69	70	72	71	71	67	67	63	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 106 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (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 37 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 106 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 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Plainfield to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 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	81	89	95	83	73	71	67	64	64	65	66	67	64	59	58	56
Tue	60	90	99	106	98	79	73	66	62	63	64	64	67	63	59	59	57
Wed	60	86	99	102	93	76	72	69	67	67	66	65	70	66	60	59	57
Thu	60	83	92	98	89	76	76	71	69	65	66	70	76	74	62	60	58
Fri	58	74	77	75	69	65	65	64	66	69	79	88	91	78	64	60	58
Sat	53	54	55	58	59	62	65	68	71	72	71	70	73	67	64	62	61
Sun	52	54	53	54	56	59	62	69	70	72	71	71	67	67	63	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	81	89	95	83	73	71	67	64	64	65	66	67	64	59	58	56
Tue	60	90	99	106	98	79	73	66	62	63	64	64	67	63	59	59	57
Wed	60	86	99	102	93	76	72	69	67	67	66	65	70	66	60	59	57
Thu	60	83	92	98	89	76	76	71	69	65	66	70	76	74	62	60	58
Fri	58	74	77	75	69	65	65	64	66	69	79	88	91	78	64	60	58
Sat	53	54	55	58	59	62	65	68	71	72	71	70	73	67	64	62	61
Sun	52	54	53	54	56	59	62	69	70	72	71	71	67	67	63	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	81	89	95	83	73	71	67	64	64	65	66	67	64	59	58	56
Tue	60	90	99	106	98	79	73	66	62	63	64	64	67	63	59	59	57
Wed	60	86	99	102	93	76	72	69	67	67	66	65	70	66	60	59	57
Thu	60	83	92	98	89	76	76	71	69	65	66	70	76	74	62	60	58
Fri	58	74	77	75	69	65	65	64	66	69	79	88	91	78	64	60	58
Sat	53	54	55	58	59	62	65	68	71	72	71	70	73	67	64	62	61
Sun	52	54	53	54	56	59	62	69	70	72	71	71	67	67	63	66	65