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	68	82	84	80	78	61	58	53	62	81	89	108	86	57	48	46
Tue	43	67	80	79	76	64	66	60	53	60	84	88	105	98	66	52	46
Wed	42	63	77	85	83	74	63	56	55	71	94	99	120	107	69	51	45
Thu	42	62	78	73	76	69	69	59	59	78	99	108	126	120	82	56	47
Fri	41	56	69	59	55	56	62	66	81	105	135	136	136	113	79	56	48
Sat	40	41	44	47	51	62	75	87	81	79	76	77	83	76	68	62	56
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	46	62	81	79	81	77	82	81	81	80	67	61

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 140 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (87 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 140 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 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunset Park to Plainfield?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 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	68	82	84	80	78	61	58	53	62	81	89	108	86	57	48	46
Tue	43	67	80	79	76	64	66	60	53	60	84	88	105	98	66	52	46
Wed	42	63	77	85	83	74	63	56	55	71	94	99	120	107	69	51	45
Thu	42	62	78	73	76	69	69	59	59	78	99	108	126	120	82	56	47
Fri	41	56	69	59	55	56	62	66	81	105	135	136	136	113	79	56	48
Sat	40	41	44	47	51	62	75	87	81	79	76	77	83	76	68	62	56
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	46	62	81	79	81	77	82	81	81	80	67	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	68	82	84	80	78	61	58	53	62	81	89	108	86	57	48	46
Tue	43	67	80	79	76	64	66	60	53	60	84	88	105	98	66	52	46
Wed	42	63	77	85	83	74	63	56	55	71	94	99	120	107	69	51	45
Thu	42	62	78	73	76	69	69	59	59	78	99	108	126	120	82	56	47
Fri	41	56	69	59	55	56	62	66	81	105	135	136	136	113	79	56	48
Sat	40	41	44	47	51	62	75	87	81	79	76	77	83	76	68	62	56
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	46	62	81	79	81	77	82	81	81	80	67	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	68	82	84	80	78	61	58	53	62	81	89	108	86	57	48	46
Tue	43	67	80	79	76	64	66	60	53	60	84	88	105	98	66	52	46
Wed	42	63	77	85	83	74	63	56	55	71	94	99	120	107	69	51	45
Thu	42	62	78	73	76	69	69	59	59	78	99	108	126	120	82	56	47
Fri	41	56	69	59	55	56	62	66	81	105	135	136	136	113	79	56	48
Sat	40	41	44	47	51	62	75	87	81	79	76	77	83	76	68	62	56
Sun	41	41	40	41	43	46	62	81	79	81	77	82	81	81	80	67	61