Best Time to Drive from Elmhurst to Hillsborough

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 Hillsborough 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	86	92	99	104	105	107	110	104	107	109	116	124	125	116	105	101	99
Tue	86	93	100	106	106	106	110	105	108	113	126	127	129	121	111	107	101
Wed	87	94	100	104	105	107	111	108	110	117	125	132	131	120	110	105	102
Thu	88	94	100	104	108	107	113	109	113	127	133	136	136	126	115	109	106
Fri	88	93	100	102	104	107	112	110	117	134	140	141	136	121	111	104	102
Sat	92	88	90	95	97	104	105	105	107	107	104	105	107	108	109	107	105
Sun	92	90	87	90	93	95	99	102	103	105	102	105	108	106	105	106	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Elmhurst to Hillsborough (via NY-440 South and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (37 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmhurst to central Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 86 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmhurst to Hillsborough?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	92	99	104	105	107	110	104	107	109	116	124	125	116	105	101	99
Tue	86	93	100	106	106	106	110	105	108	113	126	127	129	121	111	107	101
Wed	87	94	100	104	105	107	111	108	110	117	125	132	131	120	110	105	102
Thu	88	94	100	104	108	107	113	109	113	127	133	136	136	126	115	109	106
Fri	88	93	100	102	104	107	112	110	117	134	140	141	136	121	111	104	102
Sat	92	88	90	95	97	104	105	105	107	107	104	105	107	108	109	107	105
Sun	92	90	87	90	93	95	99	102	103	105	102	105	108	106	105	106	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	92	99	104	105	107	110	104	107	109	116	124	125	116	105	101	99
Tue	86	93	100	106	106	106	110	105	108	113	126	127	129	121	111	107	101
Wed	87	94	100	104	105	107	111	108	110	117	125	132	131	120	110	105	102
Thu	88	94	100	104	108	107	113	109	113	127	133	136	136	126	115	109	106
Fri	88	93	100	102	104	107	112	110	117	134	140	141	136	121	111	104	102
Sat	92	88	90	95	97	104	105	105	107	107	104	105	107	108	109	107	105
Sun	92	90	87	90	93	95	99	102	103	105	102	105	108	106	105	106	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	92	99	104	105	107	110	104	107	109	116	124	125	116	105	101	99
Tue	86	93	100	106	106	106	110	105	108	113	126	127	129	121	111	107	101
Wed	87	94	100	104	105	107	111	108	110	117	125	132	131	120	110	105	102
Thu	88	94	100	104	108	107	113	109	113	127	133	136	136	126	115	109	106
Fri	88	93	100	102	104	107	112	110	117	134	140	141	136	121	111	104	102
Sat	92	88	90	95	97	104	105	105	107	107	104	105	107	108	109	107	105
Sun	92	90	87	90	93	95	99	102	103	105	102	105	108	106	105	106	104