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.

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 11 am on Thursdays. 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 Sundays (48 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Elmhurst

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 15 to 41 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Elmhurst to central Brooklyn along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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

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 11 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Elmhurst (return trip)

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

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

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