Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn 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.

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Brooklyn to Elmhurst (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Elmhurst to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 7 to 20 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Elmhurst along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Brooklyn 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	25	72	78	78	78	78	74	73	77	79	78	83	82	80	71	46	40
Tue	26	72	79	79	79	80	80	78	77	80	81	83	86	81	78	70	64
Wed	25	73	77	79	76	76	77	77	77	77	81	83	82	81	77	67	72
Thu	24	72	78	79	79	80	81	78	80	81	82	87	86	79	80	74	71
Fri	25	72	75	78	79	79	79	80	80	84	82	86	85	80	79	76	74
Sat	24	23	31	68	70	75	78	78	79	83	83	80	84	81	81	78	75
Sun	22	22	24	29	55	69	72	77	77	78	83	80	80	80	76	73	60

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 Brooklyn to Elmhurst?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 24 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Elmhurst?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	72	78	78	78	78	74	73	77	79	78	83	82	80	71	46	40
Tue	26	72	79	79	79	80	80	78	77	80	81	83	86	81	78	70	64
Wed	25	73	77	79	76	76	77	77	77	77	81	83	82	81	77	67	72
Thu	24	72	78	79	79	80	81	78	80	81	82	87	86	79	80	74	71
Fri	25	72	75	78	79	79	79	80	80	84	82	86	85	80	79	76	74
Sat	24	23	31	68	70	75	78	78	79	83	83	80	84	81	81	78	75
Sun	22	22	24	29	55	69	72	77	77	78	83	80	80	80	76	73	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	72	78	78	78	78	74	73	77	79	78	83	82	80	71	46	40
Tue	26	72	79	79	79	80	80	78	77	80	81	83	86	81	78	70	64
Wed	25	73	77	79	76	76	77	77	77	77	81	83	82	81	77	67	72
Thu	24	72	78	79	79	80	81	78	80	81	82	87	86	79	80	74	71
Fri	25	72	75	78	79	79	79	80	80	84	82	86	85	80	79	76	74
Sat	24	23	31	68	70	75	78	78	79	83	83	80	84	81	81	78	75
Sun	22	22	24	29	55	69	72	77	77	78	83	80	80	80	76	73	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	72	78	78	78	78	74	73	77	79	78	83	82	80	71	46	40
Tue	26	72	79	79	79	80	80	78	77	80	81	83	86	81	78	70	64
Wed	25	73	77	79	76	76	77	77	77	77	81	83	82	81	77	67	72
Thu	24	72	78	79	79	80	81	78	80	81	82	87	86	79	80	74	71
Fri	25	72	75	78	79	79	79	80	80	84	82	86	85	80	79	76	74
Sat	24	23	31	68	70	75	78	78	79	83	83	80	84	81	81	78	75
Sun	22	22	24	29	55	69	72	77	77	78	83	80	80	80	76	73	60