Best Time to Drive from Elmhurst to Union City

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 Union City 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	25	28	35	43	45	42	41	41	44	41	45	55	58	47	37	32	31
Tue	25	30	35	41	43	44	44	42	46	43	48	60	60	54	40	37	32
Wed	26	30	35	43	44	46	43	43	44	42	50	66	63	59	41	37	33
Thu	25	31	36	43	45	46	45	44	48	45	56	63	67	61	46	40	35
Fri	25	30	36	43	43	43	45	50	49	52	61	68	65	57	46	38	34
Sat	29	26	27	29	33	36	37	44	39	42	39	42	43	44	44	39	38
Sun	30	29	27	27	29	30	36	37	39	36	42	47	47	41	38	35	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Elmhurst to Union City (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (49 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (11 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmhurst to central Union City 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 Union City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elmhurst to Union City?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 25 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmhurst to Union City?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	35	43	45	42	41	41	44	41	45	55	58	47	37	32	31
Tue	25	30	35	41	43	44	44	42	46	43	48	60	60	54	40	37	32
Wed	26	30	35	43	44	46	43	43	44	42	50	66	63	59	41	37	33
Thu	25	31	36	43	45	46	45	44	48	45	56	63	67	61	46	40	35
Fri	25	30	36	43	43	43	45	50	49	52	61	68	65	57	46	38	34
Sat	29	26	27	29	33	36	37	44	39	42	39	42	43	44	44	39	38
Sun	30	29	27	27	29	30	36	37	39	36	42	47	47	41	38	35	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	35	43	45	42	41	41	44	41	45	55	58	47	37	32	31
Tue	25	30	35	41	43	44	44	42	46	43	48	60	60	54	40	37	32
Wed	26	30	35	43	44	46	43	43	44	42	50	66	63	59	41	37	33
Thu	25	31	36	43	45	46	45	44	48	45	56	63	67	61	46	40	35
Fri	25	30	36	43	43	43	45	50	49	52	61	68	65	57	46	38	34
Sat	29	26	27	29	33	36	37	44	39	42	39	42	43	44	44	39	38
Sun	30	29	27	27	29	30	36	37	39	36	42	47	47	41	38	35	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	28	35	43	45	42	41	41	44	41	45	55	58	47	37	32	31
Tue	25	30	35	41	43	44	44	42	46	43	48	60	60	54	40	37	32
Wed	26	30	35	43	44	46	43	43	44	42	50	66	63	59	41	37	33
Thu	25	31	36	43	45	46	45	44	48	45	56	63	67	61	46	40	35
Fri	25	30	36	43	43	43	45	50	49	52	61	68	65	57	46	38	34
Sat	29	26	27	29	33	36	37	44	39	42	39	42	43	44	44	39	38
Sun	30	29	27	27	29	30	36	37	39	36	42	47	47	41	38	35	35