Best Time to Drive from Elmhurst to Brooklyn

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 Elmhurst to Brooklyn 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	25	34	37	41	43	45	49	42	44	42	43	50	53	51	44	39	37
Tue	25	35	39	44	43	45	52	45	46	44	45	48	54	52	48	45	42
Wed	26	36	39	41	43	45	52	47	49	44	44	49	54	53	47	45	43
Thu	25	36	39	42	46	46	54	47	47	46	45	49	52	51	50	47	45
Fri	26	33	39	40	42	43	48	43	43	44	46	50	50	48	45	43	41
Sat	27	25	28	34	35	39	39	39	41	42	42	44	49	48	48	46	45
Sun	30	27	26	28	34	34	35	38	40	41	40	45	47	47	45	45	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Elmhurst to Brooklyn (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (15 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmhurst to central Brooklyn 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 Elmhurst to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 25 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmhurst to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

More drives

Brooklyn to Elmhurst (return trip) · Elmhurst to Staten Island · Elmhurst to Clifton · Elmhurst to Union City · Elmhurst to New Brunswick

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	37	41	43	45	49	42	44	42	43	50	53	51	44	39	37
Tue	25	35	39	44	43	45	52	45	46	44	45	48	54	52	48	45	42
Wed	26	36	39	41	43	45	52	47	49	44	44	49	54	53	47	45	43
Thu	25	36	39	42	46	46	54	47	47	46	45	49	52	51	50	47	45
Fri	26	33	39	40	42	43	48	43	43	44	46	50	50	48	45	43	41
Sat	27	25	28	34	35	39	39	39	41	42	42	44	49	48	48	46	45
Sun	30	27	26	28	34	34	35	38	40	41	40	45	47	47	45	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	37	41	43	45	49	42	44	42	43	50	53	51	44	39	37
Tue	25	35	39	44	43	45	52	45	46	44	45	48	54	52	48	45	42
Wed	26	36	39	41	43	45	52	47	49	44	44	49	54	53	47	45	43
Thu	25	36	39	42	46	46	54	47	47	46	45	49	52	51	50	47	45
Fri	26	33	39	40	42	43	48	43	43	44	46	50	50	48	45	43	41
Sat	27	25	28	34	35	39	39	39	41	42	42	44	49	48	48	46	45
Sun	30	27	26	28	34	34	35	38	40	41	40	45	47	47	45	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	34	37	41	43	45	49	42	44	42	43	50	53	51	44	39	37
Tue	25	35	39	44	43	45	52	45	46	44	45	48	54	52	48	45	42
Wed	26	36	39	41	43	45	52	47	49	44	44	49	54	53	47	45	43
Thu	25	36	39	42	46	46	54	47	47	46	45	49	52	51	50	47	45
Fri	26	33	39	40	42	43	48	43	43	44	46	50	50	48	45	43	41
Sat	27	25	28	34	35	39	39	39	41	42	42	44	49	48	48	46	45
Sun	30	27	26	28	34	34	35	38	40	41	40	45	47	47	45	45	44