Best Time to Drive from Elmhurst to East Brunswick

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 East Brunswick 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	78	111	112	117	110	108	107	97	100	125	135	157	144	114	95	90	86
Tue	81	111	123	123	115	110	110	100	104	127	145	155	156	122	102	94	89
Wed	76	105	114	124	113	114	106	102	117	138	147	169	163	124	102	94	90
Thu	76	106	105	113	113	112	109	106	119	146	159	175	176	143	112	98	94
Fri	76	97	100	98	98	105	116	122	138	178	186	187	170	136	109	95	90
Sat	75	77	82	88	99	127	141	130	130	125	118	124	123	117	114	105	100
Sun	79	75	74	77	83	93	121	129	130	130	125	124	126	124	117	110	106

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Elmhurst to East Brunswick (via I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 189 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (141 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (33 to 99 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmhurst to central East Brunswick 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 East Brunswick?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 189 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elmhurst to East Brunswick?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 76 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmhurst to East Brunswick?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 189 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	111	112	117	110	108	107	97	100	125	135	157	144	114	95	90	86
Tue	81	111	123	123	115	110	110	100	104	127	145	155	156	122	102	94	89
Wed	76	105	114	124	113	114	106	102	117	138	147	169	163	124	102	94	90
Thu	76	106	105	113	113	112	109	106	119	146	159	175	176	143	112	98	94
Fri	76	97	100	98	98	105	116	122	138	178	186	187	170	136	109	95	90
Sat	75	77	82	88	99	127	141	130	130	125	118	124	123	117	114	105	100
Sun	79	75	74	77	83	93	121	129	130	130	125	124	126	124	117	110	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	111	112	117	110	108	107	97	100	125	135	157	144	114	95	90	86
Tue	81	111	123	123	115	110	110	100	104	127	145	155	156	122	102	94	89
Wed	76	105	114	124	113	114	106	102	117	138	147	169	163	124	102	94	90
Thu	76	106	105	113	113	112	109	106	119	146	159	175	176	143	112	98	94
Fri	76	97	100	98	98	105	116	122	138	178	186	187	170	136	109	95	90
Sat	75	77	82	88	99	127	141	130	130	125	118	124	123	117	114	105	100
Sun	79	75	74	77	83	93	121	129	130	130	125	124	126	124	117	110	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	111	112	117	110	108	107	97	100	125	135	157	144	114	95	90	86
Tue	81	111	123	123	115	110	110	100	104	127	145	155	156	122	102	94	89
Wed	76	105	114	124	113	114	106	102	117	138	147	169	163	124	102	94	90
Thu	76	106	105	113	113	112	109	106	119	146	159	175	176	143	112	98	94
Fri	76	97	100	98	98	105	116	122	138	178	186	187	170	136	109	95	90
Sat	75	77	82	88	99	127	141	130	130	125	118	124	123	117	114	105	100
Sun	79	75	74	77	83	93	121	129	130	130	125	124	126	124	117	110	106