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	26	28	35	43	44	42	40	40	44	40	46	56	60	48	37	34	31
Tue	26	29	35	42	43	43	41	40	45	41	47	59	60	52	41	38	34
Wed	27	29	34	44	44	46	44	42	43	44	49	64	62	59	41	38	34
Thu	27	30	35	44	45	46	45	44	47	46	52	63	66	59	47	42	37
Fri	27	30	36	44	45	44	43	47	50	53	62	68	65	56	45	38	34
Sat	32	28	28	30	32	35	37	43	39	43	39	42	45	44	44	39	37
Sun	33	31	28	28	30	32	37	36	39	37	42	45	45	40	38	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Elmhurst to Union City (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 26 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (12 to 34 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 26 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 26 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 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	26	28	35	43	44	42	40	40	44	40	46	56	60	48	37	34	31
Tue	26	29	35	42	43	43	41	40	45	41	47	59	60	52	41	38	34
Wed	27	29	34	44	44	46	44	42	43	44	49	64	62	59	41	38	34
Thu	27	30	35	44	45	46	45	44	47	46	52	63	66	59	47	42	37
Fri	27	30	36	44	45	44	43	47	50	53	62	68	65	56	45	38	34
Sat	32	28	28	30	32	35	37	43	39	43	39	42	45	44	44	39	37
Sun	33	31	28	28	30	32	37	36	39	37	42	45	45	40	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	35	43	44	42	40	40	44	40	46	56	60	48	37	34	31
Tue	26	29	35	42	43	43	41	40	45	41	47	59	60	52	41	38	34
Wed	27	29	34	44	44	46	44	42	43	44	49	64	62	59	41	38	34
Thu	27	30	35	44	45	46	45	44	47	46	52	63	66	59	47	42	37
Fri	27	30	36	44	45	44	43	47	50	53	62	68	65	56	45	38	34
Sat	32	28	28	30	32	35	37	43	39	43	39	42	45	44	44	39	37
Sun	33	31	28	28	30	32	37	36	39	37	42	45	45	40	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	35	43	44	42	40	40	44	40	46	56	60	48	37	34	31
Tue	26	29	35	42	43	43	41	40	45	41	47	59	60	52	41	38	34
Wed	27	29	34	44	44	46	44	42	43	44	49	64	62	59	41	38	34
Thu	27	30	35	44	45	46	45	44	47	46	52	63	66	59	47	42	37
Fri	27	30	36	44	45	44	43	47	50	53	62	68	65	56	45	38	34
Sat	32	28	28	30	32	35	37	43	39	43	39	42	45	44	44	39	37
Sun	33	31	28	28	30	32	37	36	39	37	42	45	45	40	38	37	35