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	73	101	101	107	101	100	102	93	95	117	124	141	130	108	89	85	82
Tue	75	102	114	110	107	102	104	94	98	119	135	143	145	115	97	89	84
Wed	72	97	105	115	105	106	101	96	109	128	138	157	153	121	97	89	85
Thu	72	98	98	105	105	104	104	98	112	137	149	163	165	135	106	92	89
Fri	72	90	94	92	93	98	109	114	129	166	174	174	159	128	103	90	85
Sat	72	72	78	83	94	119	132	122	122	117	110	115	112	108	105	97	93
Sun	72	70	70	72	78	88	114	119	120	122	116	113	115	114	106	102	99

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 72 minutes and up to 176 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 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (132 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (29 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 72 minutes then, versus up to 176 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 72 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmhurst to New Brunswick?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 176 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	101	101	107	101	100	102	93	95	117	124	141	130	108	89	85	82
Tue	75	102	114	110	107	102	104	94	98	119	135	143	145	115	97	89	84
Wed	72	97	105	115	105	106	101	96	109	128	138	157	153	121	97	89	85
Thu	72	98	98	105	105	104	104	98	112	137	149	163	165	135	106	92	89
Fri	72	90	94	92	93	98	109	114	129	166	174	174	159	128	103	90	85
Sat	72	72	78	83	94	119	132	122	122	117	110	115	112	108	105	97	93
Sun	72	70	70	72	78	88	114	119	120	122	116	113	115	114	106	102	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	101	101	107	101	100	102	93	95	117	124	141	130	108	89	85	82
Tue	75	102	114	110	107	102	104	94	98	119	135	143	145	115	97	89	84
Wed	72	97	105	115	105	106	101	96	109	128	138	157	153	121	97	89	85
Thu	72	98	98	105	105	104	104	98	112	137	149	163	165	135	106	92	89
Fri	72	90	94	92	93	98	109	114	129	166	174	174	159	128	103	90	85
Sat	72	72	78	83	94	119	132	122	122	117	110	115	112	108	105	97	93
Sun	72	70	70	72	78	88	114	119	120	122	116	113	115	114	106	102	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	101	101	107	101	100	102	93	95	117	124	141	130	108	89	85	82
Tue	75	102	114	110	107	102	104	94	98	119	135	143	145	115	97	89	84
Wed	72	97	105	115	105	106	101	96	109	128	138	157	153	121	97	89	85
Thu	72	98	98	105	105	104	104	98	112	137	149	163	165	135	106	92	89
Fri	72	90	94	92	93	98	109	114	129	166	174	174	159	128	103	90	85
Sat	72	72	78	83	94	119	132	122	122	117	110	115	112	108	105	97	93
Sun	72	70	70	72	78	88	114	119	120	122	116	113	115	114	106	102	99