Best Time to Drive from South Plainfield to Queens

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 Queens 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	74	92	97	95	91	88	85	82	76	73	78	79	81	79	75	72	70
Tue	74	104	116	109	97	85	86	78	73	74	73	73	76	75	73	74	71
Wed	72	100	111	105	93	87	81	74	72	72	74	74	76	76	74	73	71
Thu	74	96	101	97	91	87	86	78	76	74	73	75	80	79	76	74	72
Fri	71	87	90	79	74	75	77	76	73	73	83	86	94	82	75	74	73
Sat	67	66	67	69	70	73	73	75	74	74	74	74	78	77	76	76	73
Sun	66	67	66	67	69	73	75	79	77	78	78	79	77	78	76	79	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from South Plainfield to Queens (via I-278 East and NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (28 to 56 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 Queens 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 Queens?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 70 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Plainfield to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	92	97	95	91	88	85	82	76	73	78	79	81	79	75	72	70
Tue	74	104	116	109	97	85	86	78	73	74	73	73	76	75	73	74	71
Wed	72	100	111	105	93	87	81	74	72	72	74	74	76	76	74	73	71
Thu	74	96	101	97	91	87	86	78	76	74	73	75	80	79	76	74	72
Fri	71	87	90	79	74	75	77	76	73	73	83	86	94	82	75	74	73
Sat	67	66	67	69	70	73	73	75	74	74	74	74	78	77	76	76	73
Sun	66	67	66	67	69	73	75	79	77	78	78	79	77	78	76	79	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	92	97	95	91	88	85	82	76	73	78	79	81	79	75	72	70
Tue	74	104	116	109	97	85	86	78	73	74	73	73	76	75	73	74	71
Wed	72	100	111	105	93	87	81	74	72	72	74	74	76	76	74	73	71
Thu	74	96	101	97	91	87	86	78	76	74	73	75	80	79	76	74	72
Fri	71	87	90	79	74	75	77	76	73	73	83	86	94	82	75	74	73
Sat	67	66	67	69	70	73	73	75	74	74	74	74	78	77	76	76	73
Sun	66	67	66	67	69	73	75	79	77	78	78	79	77	78	76	79	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	92	97	95	91	88	85	82	76	73	78	79	81	79	75	72	70
Tue	74	104	116	109	97	85	86	78	73	74	73	73	76	75	73	74	71
Wed	72	100	111	105	93	87	81	74	72	72	74	74	76	76	74	73	71
Thu	74	96	101	97	91	87	86	78	76	74	73	75	80	79	76	74	72
Fri	71	87	90	79	74	75	77	76	73	73	83	86	94	82	75	74	73
Sat	67	66	67	69	70	73	73	75	74	74	74	74	78	77	76	76	73
Sun	66	67	66	67	69	73	75	79	77	78	78	79	77	78	76	79	80