Best Time to Drive from Sunset Park to 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 Sunset Park to 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	42	64	78	75	76	73	64	59	54	62	82	87	103	84	57	48	46
Tue	43	65	79	82	77	68	69	61	53	59	85	93	102	99	64	51	46
Wed	42	60	73	81	79	73	65	56	56	72	93	99	118	106	70	51	45
Thu	42	61	71	71	74	71	72	57	60	78	99	107	126	120	85	57	48
Fri	41	55	67	60	56	57	63	68	80	104	135	138	137	114	82	57	48
Sat	40	40	44	47	52	66	87	94	92	88	80	78	83	76	71	64	55
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	47	68	90	87	92	87	83	81	80	79	69	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Sunset Park to Plainfield (via I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (26 to 86 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunset Park to central 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 Sunset Park to Plainfield?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunset Park to Plainfield?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 41 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunset Park to Plainfield?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	64	78	75	76	73	64	59	54	62	82	87	103	84	57	48	46
Tue	43	65	79	82	77	68	69	61	53	59	85	93	102	99	64	51	46
Wed	42	60	73	81	79	73	65	56	56	72	93	99	118	106	70	51	45
Thu	42	61	71	71	74	71	72	57	60	78	99	107	126	120	85	57	48
Fri	41	55	67	60	56	57	63	68	80	104	135	138	137	114	82	57	48
Sat	40	40	44	47	52	66	87	94	92	88	80	78	83	76	71	64	55
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	47	68	90	87	92	87	83	81	80	79	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	64	78	75	76	73	64	59	54	62	82	87	103	84	57	48	46
Tue	43	65	79	82	77	68	69	61	53	59	85	93	102	99	64	51	46
Wed	42	60	73	81	79	73	65	56	56	72	93	99	118	106	70	51	45
Thu	42	61	71	71	74	71	72	57	60	78	99	107	126	120	85	57	48
Fri	41	55	67	60	56	57	63	68	80	104	135	138	137	114	82	57	48
Sat	40	40	44	47	52	66	87	94	92	88	80	78	83	76	71	64	55
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	47	68	90	87	92	87	83	81	80	79	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	64	78	75	76	73	64	59	54	62	82	87	103	84	57	48	46
Tue	43	65	79	82	77	68	69	61	53	59	85	93	102	99	64	51	46
Wed	42	60	73	81	79	73	65	56	56	72	93	99	118	106	70	51	45
Thu	42	61	71	71	74	71	72	57	60	78	99	107	126	120	85	57	48
Fri	41	55	67	60	56	57	63	68	80	104	135	138	137	114	82	57	48
Sat	40	40	44	47	52	66	87	94	92	88	80	78	83	76	71	64	55
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	47	68	90	87	92	87	83	81	80	79	69	64