Best Time to Drive from Elmhurst to North 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 North 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	112	113	118	111	109	107	97	100	125	136	158	145	115	95	90	86
Tue	81	112	125	123	116	110	110	100	105	127	145	159	159	125	102	95	88
Wed	77	108	116	128	115	115	107	102	116	139	148	172	166	124	103	94	90
Thu	80	108	109	116	115	113	110	106	119	149	161	177	179	143	111	99	95
Fri	78	99	100	98	99	105	116	122	139	180	188	188	171	137	110	95	90
Sat	76	77	82	88	99	128	142	131	131	126	118	125	123	117	115	106	100
Sun	79	75	74	77	83	93	122	130	131	131	126	125	127	125	118	111	107

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Elmhurst to North Brunswick (via I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 190 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 (142 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (35 to 100 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmhurst to central North 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 North Brunswick?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 190 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 77 to 190 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmhurst to North Brunswick?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 190 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	112	113	118	111	109	107	97	100	125	136	158	145	115	95	90	86
Tue	81	112	125	123	116	110	110	100	105	127	145	159	159	125	102	95	88
Wed	77	108	116	128	115	115	107	102	116	139	148	172	166	124	103	94	90
Thu	80	108	109	116	115	113	110	106	119	149	161	177	179	143	111	99	95
Fri	78	99	100	98	99	105	116	122	139	180	188	188	171	137	110	95	90
Sat	76	77	82	88	99	128	142	131	131	126	118	125	123	117	115	106	100
Sun	79	75	74	77	83	93	122	130	131	131	126	125	127	125	118	111	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	112	113	118	111	109	107	97	100	125	136	158	145	115	95	90	86
Tue	81	112	125	123	116	110	110	100	105	127	145	159	159	125	102	95	88
Wed	77	108	116	128	115	115	107	102	116	139	148	172	166	124	103	94	90
Thu	80	108	109	116	115	113	110	106	119	149	161	177	179	143	111	99	95
Fri	78	99	100	98	99	105	116	122	139	180	188	188	171	137	110	95	90
Sat	76	77	82	88	99	128	142	131	131	126	118	125	123	117	115	106	100
Sun	79	75	74	77	83	93	122	130	131	131	126	125	127	125	118	111	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	112	113	118	111	109	107	97	100	125	136	158	145	115	95	90	86
Tue	81	112	125	123	116	110	110	100	105	127	145	159	159	125	102	95	88
Wed	77	108	116	128	115	115	107	102	116	139	148	172	166	124	103	94	90
Thu	80	108	109	116	115	113	110	106	119	149	161	177	179	143	111	99	95
Fri	78	99	100	98	99	105	116	122	139	180	188	188	171	137	110	95	90
Sat	76	77	82	88	99	128	142	131	131	126	118	125	123	117	115	106	100
Sun	79	75	74	77	83	93	122	130	131	131	126	125	127	125	118	111	107