Best Time to Drive from Freeport 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 Freeport 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	106	113	112	113	108	94	90	84	93	119	126	137	122	102	112	88	77
Tue	67	95	105	114	105	94	107	102	104	139	140	141	138	117	113	111	108
Wed	65	116	129	114	118	110	106	82	84	105	120	150	140	119	114	107	104
Thu	91	124	100	113	94	93	89	93	98	145	160	153	143	122	106	89	83
Fri	65	87	88	84	85	111	122	131	161	178	176	150	153	133	121	111	108
Sat	74	65	67	80	91	107	95	115	124	123	126	122	121	120	119	120	115
Sun	72	68	72	92	102	92	109	122	123	122	122	125	125	116	118	109	103

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Freeport to Elizabeth (via Belt Pkwy West and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 178 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (127 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (33 to 95 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Freeport 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 Freeport to Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 178 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 65 to 178 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Freeport to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 178 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	113	112	113	108	94	90	84	93	119	126	137	122	102	112	88	77
Tue	67	95	105	114	105	94	107	102	104	139	140	141	138	117	113	111	108
Wed	65	116	129	114	118	110	106	82	84	105	120	150	140	119	114	107	104
Thu	91	124	100	113	94	93	89	93	98	145	160	153	143	122	106	89	83
Fri	65	87	88	84	85	111	122	131	161	178	176	150	153	133	121	111	108
Sat	74	65	67	80	91	107	95	115	124	123	126	122	121	120	119	120	115
Sun	72	68	72	92	102	92	109	122	123	122	122	125	125	116	118	109	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	113	112	113	108	94	90	84	93	119	126	137	122	102	112	88	77
Tue	67	95	105	114	105	94	107	102	104	139	140	141	138	117	113	111	108
Wed	65	116	129	114	118	110	106	82	84	105	120	150	140	119	114	107	104
Thu	91	124	100	113	94	93	89	93	98	145	160	153	143	122	106	89	83
Fri	65	87	88	84	85	111	122	131	161	178	176	150	153	133	121	111	108
Sat	74	65	67	80	91	107	95	115	124	123	126	122	121	120	119	120	115
Sun	72	68	72	92	102	92	109	122	123	122	122	125	125	116	118	109	103

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	113	112	113	108	94	90	84	93	119	126	137	122	102	112	88	77
Tue	67	95	105	114	105	94	107	102	104	139	140	141	138	117	113	111	108
Wed	65	116	129	114	118	110	106	82	84	105	120	150	140	119	114	107	104
Thu	91	124	100	113	94	93	89	93	98	145	160	153	143	122	106	89	83
Fri	65	87	88	84	85	111	122	131	161	178	176	150	153	133	121	111	108
Sat	74	65	67	80	91	107	95	115	124	123	126	122	121	120	119	120	115
Sun	72	68	72	92	102	92	109	122	123	122	122	125	125	116	118	109	103