Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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	45	86	104	106	104	94	88	91	90	91	91	98	97	94	81	57	53
Tue	45	91	112	114	115	108	101	93	89	91	94	97	97	96	90	78	70
Wed	50	91	106	114	114	105	99	93	91	95	98	101	100	101	90	74	77
Thu	46	91	106	111	112	105	99	99	96	96	97	101	106	104	98	83	76
Fri	45	83	97	100	96	93	93	92	93	102	106	114	114	107	99	86	81
Sat	38	39	50	75	80	87	93	98	106	107	107	104	106	103	96	89	86
Sun	37	38	39	47	61	76	83	96	97	106	107	103	101	99	93	86	72

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 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 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 (9 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 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Elmhurst?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	86	104	106	104	94	88	91	90	91	91	98	97	94	81	57	53
Tue	45	91	112	114	115	108	101	93	89	91	94	97	97	96	90	78	70
Wed	50	91	106	114	114	105	99	93	91	95	98	101	100	101	90	74	77
Thu	46	91	106	111	112	105	99	99	96	96	97	101	106	104	98	83	76
Fri	45	83	97	100	96	93	93	92	93	102	106	114	114	107	99	86	81
Sat	38	39	50	75	80	87	93	98	106	107	107	104	106	103	96	89	86
Sun	37	38	39	47	61	76	83	96	97	106	107	103	101	99	93	86	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	86	104	106	104	94	88	91	90	91	91	98	97	94	81	57	53
Tue	45	91	112	114	115	108	101	93	89	91	94	97	97	96	90	78	70
Wed	50	91	106	114	114	105	99	93	91	95	98	101	100	101	90	74	77
Thu	46	91	106	111	112	105	99	99	96	96	97	101	106	104	98	83	76
Fri	45	83	97	100	96	93	93	92	93	102	106	114	114	107	99	86	81
Sat	38	39	50	75	80	87	93	98	106	107	107	104	106	103	96	89	86
Sun	37	38	39	47	61	76	83	96	97	106	107	103	101	99	93	86	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	86	104	106	104	94	88	91	90	91	91	98	97	94	81	57	53
Tue	45	91	112	114	115	108	101	93	89	91	94	97	97	96	90	78	70
Wed	50	91	106	114	114	105	99	93	91	95	98	101	100	101	90	74	77
Thu	46	91	106	111	112	105	99	99	96	96	97	101	106	104	98	83	76
Fri	45	83	97	100	96	93	93	92	93	102	106	114	114	107	99	86	81
Sat	38	39	50	75	80	87	93	98	106	107	107	104	106	103	96	89	86
Sun	37	38	39	47	61	76	83	96	97	106	107	103	101	99	93	86	72