Best Time to Drive from Elmont to Elizabeth

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 Elmont to Elizabeth 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	59	90	95	94	88	79	75	68	70	85	101	104	108	93	77	70	66
Tue	57	87	97	93	92	78	76	76	74	93	115	115	117	100	80	69	66
Wed	56	85	94	97	89	84	71	69	72	95	110	124	127	108	80	73	70
Thu	65	88	90	90	85	82	76	72	78	105	127	136	136	122	87	72	67
Fri	56	79	80	76	76	79	83	90	113	143	155	151	143	118	94	78	74
Sat	59	57	59	63	69	85	88	93	96	96	88	91	93	87	84	82	80
Sun	58	56	57	63	67	68	85	94	97	96	95	95	96	94	90	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Elmont to Elizabeth (via Belt Pkwy West and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (22 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmont to central Elizabeth 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 Elmont to Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elmont to Elizabeth?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 56 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 156 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	90	95	94	88	79	75	68	70	85	101	104	108	93	77	70	66
Tue	57	87	97	93	92	78	76	76	74	93	115	115	117	100	80	69	66
Wed	56	85	94	97	89	84	71	69	72	95	110	124	127	108	80	73	70
Thu	65	88	90	90	85	82	76	72	78	105	127	136	136	122	87	72	67
Fri	56	79	80	76	76	79	83	90	113	143	155	151	143	118	94	78	74
Sat	59	57	59	63	69	85	88	93	96	96	88	91	93	87	84	82	80
Sun	58	56	57	63	67	68	85	94	97	96	95	95	96	94	90	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	90	95	94	88	79	75	68	70	85	101	104	108	93	77	70	66
Tue	57	87	97	93	92	78	76	76	74	93	115	115	117	100	80	69	66
Wed	56	85	94	97	89	84	71	69	72	95	110	124	127	108	80	73	70
Thu	65	88	90	90	85	82	76	72	78	105	127	136	136	122	87	72	67
Fri	56	79	80	76	76	79	83	90	113	143	155	151	143	118	94	78	74
Sat	59	57	59	63	69	85	88	93	96	96	88	91	93	87	84	82	80
Sun	58	56	57	63	67	68	85	94	97	96	95	95	96	94	90	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	90	95	94	88	79	75	68	70	85	101	104	108	93	77	70	66
Tue	57	87	97	93	92	78	76	76	74	93	115	115	117	100	80	69	66
Wed	56	85	94	97	89	84	71	69	72	95	110	124	127	108	80	73	70
Thu	65	88	90	90	85	82	76	72	78	105	127	136	136	122	87	72	67
Fri	56	79	80	76	76	79	83	90	113	143	155	151	143	118	94	78	74
Sat	59	57	59	63	69	85	88	93	96	96	88	91	93	87	84	82	80
Sun	58	56	57	63	67	68	85	94	97	96	95	95	96	94	90	81	78