Best Time to Drive from North Brunswick to Elmhurst

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 North Brunswick to Elmhurst 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	115	150	169	162	151	139	134	131	135	134	154	156	156	141	113	95	87
Tue	120	158	186	180	165	151	142	137	135	137	151	157	156	155	130	113	97
Wed	117	149	174	172	167	153	147	139	138	142	158	160	162	154	130	121	102
Thu	117	151	168	171	165	154	149	144	143	146	158	169	170	166	147	125	110
Fri	113	140	153	148	140	136	136	140	152	164	184	186	177	164	144	126	114
Sat	74	86	111	117	127	138	154	160	163	164	158	160	161	153	143	138	132
Sun	74	74	78	107	113	122	138	156	166	173	166	164	164	158	150	139	128

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from North Brunswick to Elmhurst (via I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 186 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 141 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (173 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (33 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Brunswick to central Elmhurst 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 North Brunswick to Elmhurst?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 186 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 87 to 186 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 141 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Brunswick to Elmhurst?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 186 minutes.

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Elmhurst to North Brunswick (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	150	169	162	151	139	134	131	135	134	154	156	156	141	113	95	87
Tue	120	158	186	180	165	151	142	137	135	137	151	157	156	155	130	113	97
Wed	117	149	174	172	167	153	147	139	138	142	158	160	162	154	130	121	102
Thu	117	151	168	171	165	154	149	144	143	146	158	169	170	166	147	125	110
Fri	113	140	153	148	140	136	136	140	152	164	184	186	177	164	144	126	114
Sat	74	86	111	117	127	138	154	160	163	164	158	160	161	153	143	138	132
Sun	74	74	78	107	113	122	138	156	166	173	166	164	164	158	150	139	128

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	150	169	162	151	139	134	131	135	134	154	156	156	141	113	95	87
Tue	120	158	186	180	165	151	142	137	135	137	151	157	156	155	130	113	97
Wed	117	149	174	172	167	153	147	139	138	142	158	160	162	154	130	121	102
Thu	117	151	168	171	165	154	149	144	143	146	158	169	170	166	147	125	110
Fri	113	140	153	148	140	136	136	140	152	164	184	186	177	164	144	126	114
Sat	74	86	111	117	127	138	154	160	163	164	158	160	161	153	143	138	132
Sun	74	74	78	107	113	122	138	156	166	173	166	164	164	158	150	139	128

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	150	169	162	151	139	134	131	135	134	154	156	156	141	113	95	87
Tue	120	158	186	180	165	151	142	137	135	137	151	157	156	155	130	113	97
Wed	117	149	174	172	167	153	147	139	138	142	158	160	162	154	130	121	102
Thu	117	151	168	171	165	154	149	144	143	146	158	169	170	166	147	125	110
Fri	113	140	153	148	140	136	136	140	152	164	184	186	177	164	144	126	114
Sat	74	86	111	117	127	138	154	160	163	164	158	160	161	153	143	138	132
Sun	74	74	78	107	113	122	138	156	166	173	166	164	164	158	150	139	128