Best Time to Drive from Elmhurst to Montclair

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 Montclair 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	43	47	57	65	68	67	65	68	72	66	79	99	98	78	59	53	50
Tue	42	48	56	66	67	67	65	67	71	69	82	104	102	85	67	62	54
Wed	44	47	56	68	69	74	67	69	67	71	81	110	110	89	66	60	55
Thu	44	48	56	69	68	69	72	74	76	78	91	107	113	94	73	65	60
Fri	44	48	57	70	69	69	74	86	82	92	114	119	110	90	73	60	55
Sat	48	45	47	50	55	61	66	77	66	73	64	69	73	71	69	62	61
Sun	49	47	46	48	50	54	64	65	64	65	71	77	75	65	61	57	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Elmhurst to Montclair (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (19 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmhurst to central Montclair 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 Montclair?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 42 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmhurst to Montclair?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	57	65	68	67	65	68	72	66	79	99	98	78	59	53	50
Tue	42	48	56	66	67	67	65	67	71	69	82	104	102	85	67	62	54
Wed	44	47	56	68	69	74	67	69	67	71	81	110	110	89	66	60	55
Thu	44	48	56	69	68	69	72	74	76	78	91	107	113	94	73	65	60
Fri	44	48	57	70	69	69	74	86	82	92	114	119	110	90	73	60	55
Sat	48	45	47	50	55	61	66	77	66	73	64	69	73	71	69	62	61
Sun	49	47	46	48	50	54	64	65	64	65	71	77	75	65	61	57	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	57	65	68	67	65	68	72	66	79	99	98	78	59	53	50
Tue	42	48	56	66	67	67	65	67	71	69	82	104	102	85	67	62	54
Wed	44	47	56	68	69	74	67	69	67	71	81	110	110	89	66	60	55
Thu	44	48	56	69	68	69	72	74	76	78	91	107	113	94	73	65	60
Fri	44	48	57	70	69	69	74	86	82	92	114	119	110	90	73	60	55
Sat	48	45	47	50	55	61	66	77	66	73	64	69	73	71	69	62	61
Sun	49	47	46	48	50	54	64	65	64	65	71	77	75	65	61	57	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	57	65	68	67	65	68	72	66	79	99	98	78	59	53	50
Tue	42	48	56	66	67	67	65	67	71	69	82	104	102	85	67	62	54
Wed	44	47	56	68	69	74	67	69	67	71	81	110	110	89	66	60	55
Thu	44	48	56	69	68	69	72	74	76	78	91	107	113	94	73	65	60
Fri	44	48	57	70	69	69	74	86	82	92	114	119	110	90	73	60	55
Sat	48	45	47	50	55	61	66	77	66	73	64	69	73	71	69	62	61
Sun	49	47	46	48	50	54	64	65	64	65	71	77	75	65	61	57	58