When to Leave for BOS: Drive Times by Time of Day

How long it usually takes to drive to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on a weekday, by the time you leave, from 14 cities. The slowest in the table: from Worcester at 8 am, about 103 minutes.

Plan to reach the airport about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one; the columns on the right give the latest time to leave to be at the curb by 7 am or 5 pm on a normal weekday.

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Driving to BOS

From	6 am	8 am	noon	5 pm	Be there by 7 am	By 5 pm
Andover	38 min	66 min	29 min	42 min	leave 6:15 am	leave 4:20 pm
Braintree	32 min	54 min	25 min	36 min	leave 6:20 am	leave 4:20 pm
Brockton	47 min	75 min	33 min	47 min	leave 6:05 am	leave 4:10 pm
Burlington MA	35 min	84 min	29 min	44 min	leave 6:10 am	leave 4:15 pm
Cambridge	12 min	23 min	13 min	25 min	leave 6:45 am	leave 4:30 pm
Framingham	26 min	64 min	28 min	46 min	leave 6:25 am	leave 4:15 pm
Lowell	51 min	77 min	37 min	57 min	leave 6:05 am	leave 4:10 pm
Natick	27 min	65 min	28 min	46 min	leave 6:25 am	leave 4:15 pm
Newton	16 min	33 min	17 min	33 min	leave 6:40 am	leave 4:25 pm
Plymouth MA	59 min	84 min	48 min	58 min	leave 6 am	leave 4 pm
Quincy	40 min	60 min	33 min	34 min	leave 6:15 am	leave 4:25 pm
Waltham	17 min	37 min	19 min	36 min	leave 6:40 am	leave 4:25 pm
Woburn	24 min	63 min	21 min	31 min	leave 6:20 am	leave 4:30 pm
Worcester	56 min	103 min	55 min	80 min	leave 6 am	leave 3:45 pm

Typical Tuesday drive times from our freeway sensors, from the city centre to the terminals; weekends are usually faster, Friday afternoons slower. Crashes and weather are not included.

Leaving BOS

To	6 am	8 am	noon	5 pm
Andover	29 min	50 min	31 min	47 min
Braintree	21 min	40 min	26 min	50 min
Brockton	55 min	101 min	50 min	73 min
Burlington MA	22 min	54 min	25 min	39 min
Dedham	27 min	52 min	31 min	56 min
Framingham	29 min	45 min	32 min	69 min
Lowell	33 min	49 min	34 min	55 min
Natick	32 min	65 min	35 min	78 min
Newton	20 min	51 min	24 min	44 min
Plymouth MA	42 min	57 min	50 min	68 min
Quincy	21 min	41 min	26 min	43 min
Waltham	22 min	57 min	26 min	50 min
Woburn	15 min	36 min	18 min	27 min
Worcester	44 min	55 min	47 min	73 min

Questions

How early should I leave for BOS?

Aim to reach BOS about 2 hours before a domestic flight (3 hours for international). The table above gives the latest time to leave from each city to be there by 7 am or 5 pm on a normal weekday; allow extra time on Friday afternoons, holidays and rainy days.

How long does it take to drive from Andover to BOS?

On a weekday it usually takes about 38 minutes leaving at 6 am and about 42 minutes leaving at 5 pm.

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