Best Time to Drive from Bridgewater to Elmhurst

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 Bridgewater to Elmhurst 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	127	162	164	167	158	140	135	134	137	136	144	143	141	133	112	101	93
Tue	127	170	176	178	164	153	141	137	137	140	143	143	142	136	126	119	103
Wed	128	169	178	171	161	146	145	140	140	143	149	146	150	140	126	126	107
Thu	128	163	169	173	167	151	146	143	145	143	144	153	150	148	133	126	116
Fri	124	146	150	147	142	139	137	135	141	145	160	164	158	149	133	128	118
Sat	83	93	118	124	128	134	138	141	145	148	143	148	151	146	136	133	132
Sun	82	83	88	113	122	127	133	142	146	151	146	145	143	139	130	126	123

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Bridgewater to Elmhurst (via I-278 North and NY-440 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 181 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 140 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (151 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (32 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bridgewater to central Elmhurst 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 Bridgewater to Elmhurst?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 181 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bridgewater to Elmhurst?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 93 to 181 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 140 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bridgewater to Elmhurst?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 181 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	127	162	164	167	158	140	135	134	137	136	144	143	141	133	112	101	93
Tue	127	170	176	178	164	153	141	137	137	140	143	143	142	136	126	119	103
Wed	128	169	178	171	161	146	145	140	140	143	149	146	150	140	126	126	107
Thu	128	163	169	173	167	151	146	143	145	143	144	153	150	148	133	126	116
Fri	124	146	150	147	142	139	137	135	141	145	160	164	158	149	133	128	118
Sat	83	93	118	124	128	134	138	141	145	148	143	148	151	146	136	133	132
Sun	82	83	88	113	122	127	133	142	146	151	146	145	143	139	130	126	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	127	162	164	167	158	140	135	134	137	136	144	143	141	133	112	101	93
Tue	127	170	176	178	164	153	141	137	137	140	143	143	142	136	126	119	103
Wed	128	169	178	171	161	146	145	140	140	143	149	146	150	140	126	126	107
Thu	128	163	169	173	167	151	146	143	145	143	144	153	150	148	133	126	116
Fri	124	146	150	147	142	139	137	135	141	145	160	164	158	149	133	128	118
Sat	83	93	118	124	128	134	138	141	145	148	143	148	151	146	136	133	132
Sun	82	83	88	113	122	127	133	142	146	151	146	145	143	139	130	126	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	127	162	164	167	158	140	135	134	137	136	144	143	141	133	112	101	93
Tue	127	170	176	178	164	153	141	137	137	140	143	143	142	136	126	119	103
Wed	128	169	178	171	161	146	145	140	140	143	149	146	150	140	126	126	107
Thu	128	163	169	173	167	151	146	143	145	143	144	153	150	148	133	126	116
Fri	124	146	150	147	142	139	137	135	141	145	160	164	158	149	133	128	118
Sat	83	93	118	124	128	134	138	141	145	148	143	148	151	146	136	133	132
Sun	82	83	88	113	122	127	133	142	146	151	146	145	143	139	130	126	123