Best Time to Drive from Elmhurst to New 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 New 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	74	102	108	113	106	100	102	91	95	117	127	146	134	109	89	85	81
Tue	76	101	110	109	107	101	104	94	97	116	130	145	142	117	97	89	83
Wed	73	100	108	117	107	104	100	94	107	129	138	159	154	121	96	88	84
Thu	75	102	103	108	104	104	106	98	110	138	150	164	165	133	106	93	89
Fri	73	93	93	93	92	98	108	114	130	168	174	174	159	126	102	89	85
Sat	74	73	77	82	89	108	122	115	117	113	108	114	111	105	104	98	92
Sun	74	72	71	73	78	86	106	114	117	116	113	114	117	114	106	100	96

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Elmhurst to New Brunswick (via I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 174 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (30 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmhurst to central New 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 New Brunswick?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 174 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 73 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmhurst to New Brunswick?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 174 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	102	108	113	106	100	102	91	95	117	127	146	134	109	89	85	81
Tue	76	101	110	109	107	101	104	94	97	116	130	145	142	117	97	89	83
Wed	73	100	108	117	107	104	100	94	107	129	138	159	154	121	96	88	84
Thu	75	102	103	108	104	104	106	98	110	138	150	164	165	133	106	93	89
Fri	73	93	93	93	92	98	108	114	130	168	174	174	159	126	102	89	85
Sat	74	73	77	82	89	108	122	115	117	113	108	114	111	105	104	98	92
Sun	74	72	71	73	78	86	106	114	117	116	113	114	117	114	106	100	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	102	108	113	106	100	102	91	95	117	127	146	134	109	89	85	81
Tue	76	101	110	109	107	101	104	94	97	116	130	145	142	117	97	89	83
Wed	73	100	108	117	107	104	100	94	107	129	138	159	154	121	96	88	84
Thu	75	102	103	108	104	104	106	98	110	138	150	164	165	133	106	93	89
Fri	73	93	93	93	92	98	108	114	130	168	174	174	159	126	102	89	85
Sat	74	73	77	82	89	108	122	115	117	113	108	114	111	105	104	98	92
Sun	74	72	71	73	78	86	106	114	117	116	113	114	117	114	106	100	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	102	108	113	106	100	102	91	95	117	127	146	134	109	89	85	81
Tue	76	101	110	109	107	101	104	94	97	116	130	145	142	117	97	89	83
Wed	73	100	108	117	107	104	100	94	107	129	138	159	154	121	96	88	84
Thu	75	102	103	108	104	104	106	98	110	138	150	164	165	133	106	93	89
Fri	73	93	93	93	92	98	108	114	130	168	174	174	159	126	102	89	85
Sat	74	73	77	82	89	108	122	115	117	113	108	114	111	105	104	98	92
Sun	74	72	71	73	78	86	106	114	117	116	113	114	117	114	106	100	96