Best Time to Drive from East Brunswick 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from East Brunswick to Elmhurst (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 199 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 149 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (180 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (39 to 85 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Brunswick 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 East Brunswick to Elmhurst?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 199 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Brunswick to Elmhurst?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 91 to 199 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 149 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Brunswick to Elmhurst?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 199 minutes.

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