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	75	103	105	101	96	91	82	80	76	72	76	77	79	79	74	72	69
Tue	75	110	123	114	98	87	84	78	73	74	73	74	76	76	75	73	71
Wed	73	111	124	113	93	86	81	74	73	72	74	74	76	76	74	73	71
Thu	75	105	111	106	99	91	85	78	77	73	73	75	81	81	76	74	72
Fri	71	96	98	81	74	76	77	75	73	74	87	86	88	81	75	73	72
Sat	67	67	68	70	71	73	74	74	73	73	73	76	77	77	77	76	74
Sun	66	66	66	68	69	73	74	82	78	78	78	79	79	80	78	79	79

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 69 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (82 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 58 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 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 69 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Plainfield to Queens?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	103	105	101	96	91	82	80	76	72	76	77	79	79	74	72	69
Tue	75	110	123	114	98	87	84	78	73	74	73	74	76	76	75	73	71
Wed	73	111	124	113	93	86	81	74	73	72	74	74	76	76	74	73	71
Thu	75	105	111	106	99	91	85	78	77	73	73	75	81	81	76	74	72
Fri	71	96	98	81	74	76	77	75	73	74	87	86	88	81	75	73	72
Sat	67	67	68	70	71	73	74	74	73	73	73	76	77	77	77	76	74
Sun	66	66	66	68	69	73	74	82	78	78	78	79	79	80	78	79	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	103	105	101	96	91	82	80	76	72	76	77	79	79	74	72	69
Tue	75	110	123	114	98	87	84	78	73	74	73	74	76	76	75	73	71
Wed	73	111	124	113	93	86	81	74	73	72	74	74	76	76	74	73	71
Thu	75	105	111	106	99	91	85	78	77	73	73	75	81	81	76	74	72
Fri	71	96	98	81	74	76	77	75	73	74	87	86	88	81	75	73	72
Sat	67	67	68	70	71	73	74	74	73	73	73	76	77	77	77	76	74
Sun	66	66	66	68	69	73	74	82	78	78	78	79	79	80	78	79	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	103	105	101	96	91	82	80	76	72	76	77	79	79	74	72	69
Tue	75	110	123	114	98	87	84	78	73	74	73	74	76	76	75	73	71
Wed	73	111	124	113	93	86	81	74	73	72	74	74	76	76	74	73	71
Thu	75	105	111	106	99	91	85	78	77	73	73	75	81	81	76	74	72
Fri	71	96	98	81	74	76	77	75	73	74	87	86	88	81	75	73	72
Sat	67	67	68	70	71	73	74	74	73	73	73	76	77	77	77	76	74
Sun	66	66	66	68	69	73	74	82	78	78	78	79	79	80	78	79	79