Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth to Elmont

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 Elmont 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	63	86	114	103	94	89	76	79	72	76	98	101	107	108	88	71	69
Tue	60	91	127	106	87	93	88	74	87	80	113	114	118	128	88	72	72
Wed	63	87	128	117	93	88	85	70	74	82	120	115	117	122	114	97	94
Thu	83	94	126	95	85	81	81	75	76	87	95	96	100	111	96	72	65
Fri	60	77	91	92	88	99	115	125	119	123	129	128	134	130	127	111	97
Sat	58	57	60	66	80	77	93	103	119	100	94	101	107	97	99	95	90
Sun	60	64	62	73	71	79	90	100	106	111	109	117	109	111	96	90	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Elizabeth to Elmont (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (25 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth to central Elmont 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 Elmont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 60 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Elmont?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	86	114	103	94	89	76	79	72	76	98	101	107	108	88	71	69
Tue	60	91	127	106	87	93	88	74	87	80	113	114	118	128	88	72	72
Wed	63	87	128	117	93	88	85	70	74	82	120	115	117	122	114	97	94
Thu	83	94	126	95	85	81	81	75	76	87	95	96	100	111	96	72	65
Fri	60	77	91	92	88	99	115	125	119	123	129	128	134	130	127	111	97
Sat	58	57	60	66	80	77	93	103	119	100	94	101	107	97	99	95	90
Sun	60	64	62	73	71	79	90	100	106	111	109	117	109	111	96	90	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	86	114	103	94	89	76	79	72	76	98	101	107	108	88	71	69
Tue	60	91	127	106	87	93	88	74	87	80	113	114	118	128	88	72	72
Wed	63	87	128	117	93	88	85	70	74	82	120	115	117	122	114	97	94
Thu	83	94	126	95	85	81	81	75	76	87	95	96	100	111	96	72	65
Fri	60	77	91	92	88	99	115	125	119	123	129	128	134	130	127	111	97
Sat	58	57	60	66	80	77	93	103	119	100	94	101	107	97	99	95	90
Sun	60	64	62	73	71	79	90	100	106	111	109	117	109	111	96	90	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	86	114	103	94	89	76	79	72	76	98	101	107	108	88	71	69
Tue	60	91	127	106	87	93	88	74	87	80	113	114	118	128	88	72	72
Wed	63	87	128	117	93	88	85	70	74	82	120	115	117	122	114	97	94
Thu	83	94	126	95	85	81	81	75	76	87	95	96	100	111	96	72	65
Fri	60	77	91	92	88	99	115	125	119	123	129	128	134	130	127	111	97
Sat	58	57	60	66	80	77	93	103	119	100	94	101	107	97	99	95	90
Sun	60	64	62	73	71	79	90	100	106	111	109	117	109	111	96	90	82