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Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth to Elmhurst

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Elizabeth to Elmhurst by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon47901121131091008987889191979797845853
Tue479311311511710710191889294979798917772
Wed5092113120115107999490959897100103907477
Thu489111211311610910199979698101107107998377
Fri4584104102979392919298106114115108998479
Sat39405274788492969810210098105101958885
Sun38393947617480869096101101101101938670

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Elizabeth to Elmhurst (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (107 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (10 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth to Elmhurst?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 45 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Elmhurst?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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