Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth to Sunnyside

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 Sunnyside 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	42	80	98	100	99	88	82	83	82	84	82	89	88	86	76	53	49
Tue	42	84	107	108	110	100	94	85	81	84	86	88	88	89	83	71	64
Wed	46	84	103	107	107	100	91	86	84	87	89	88	91	94	83	65	70
Thu	43	84	101	104	107	102	93	92	89	89	89	93	99	99	91	76	70
Fri	42	78	96	95	90	86	85	84	85	90	96	104	105	99	91	77	72
Sat	34	36	47	68	72	78	86	90	92	95	98	91	98	97	89	82	78
Sun	33	34	36	43	58	70	78	89	90	99	100	94	93	94	87	79	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Elizabeth to Sunnyside (via I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth to central Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 42 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Sunnyside?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	80	98	100	99	88	82	83	82	84	82	89	88	86	76	53	49
Tue	42	84	107	108	110	100	94	85	81	84	86	88	88	89	83	71	64
Wed	46	84	103	107	107	100	91	86	84	87	89	88	91	94	83	65	70
Thu	43	84	101	104	107	102	93	92	89	89	89	93	99	99	91	76	70
Fri	42	78	96	95	90	86	85	84	85	90	96	104	105	99	91	77	72
Sat	34	36	47	68	72	78	86	90	92	95	98	91	98	97	89	82	78
Sun	33	34	36	43	58	70	78	89	90	99	100	94	93	94	87	79	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	80	98	100	99	88	82	83	82	84	82	89	88	86	76	53	49
Tue	42	84	107	108	110	100	94	85	81	84	86	88	88	89	83	71	64
Wed	46	84	103	107	107	100	91	86	84	87	89	88	91	94	83	65	70
Thu	43	84	101	104	107	102	93	92	89	89	89	93	99	99	91	76	70
Fri	42	78	96	95	90	86	85	84	85	90	96	104	105	99	91	77	72
Sat	34	36	47	68	72	78	86	90	92	95	98	91	98	97	89	82	78
Sun	33	34	36	43	58	70	78	89	90	99	100	94	93	94	87	79	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	80	98	100	99	88	82	83	82	84	82	89	88	86	76	53	49
Tue	42	84	107	108	110	100	94	85	81	84	86	88	88	89	83	71	64
Wed	46	84	103	107	107	100	91	86	84	87	89	88	91	94	83	65	70
Thu	43	84	101	104	107	102	93	92	89	89	89	93	99	99	91	76	70
Fri	42	78	96	95	90	86	85	84	85	90	96	104	105	99	91	77	72
Sat	34	36	47	68	72	78	86	90	92	95	98	91	98	97	89	82	78
Sun	33	34	36	43	58	70	78	89	90	99	100	94	93	94	87	79	66