Best Time to Drive from Amesbury to Boston

Right now (11:36 am EST): about 53 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 48 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Amesbury to Boston 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	41	53	67	70	58	48	45	47	46	54	58	53	54	50	43	42	45
Tue	42	55	83	91	73	55	46	45	46	57	63	60	64	54	44	43	44
Wed	41	53	76	86	75	55	47	45	46	59	67	65	65	56	45	43	44
Thu	42	53	74	81	69	53	46	45	48	63	67	65	67	58	46	44	45
Fri	42	47	53	53	48	45	47	48	52	62	59	59	56	53	47	43	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	51	51	53	52	51	51	46	43	43
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	42	46	49	51	51	51	50	48	48	45	43	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Amesbury to Boston (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Amesbury to central Boston 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 Amesbury to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Amesbury to Boston?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Amesbury to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (27 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (18 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	53	67	70	58	48	45	47	46	54	58	53	54	50	43	42	45
Tue	42	55	83	91	73	55	46	45	46	57	63	60	64	54	44	43	44
Wed	41	53	76	86	75	55	47	45	46	59	67	65	65	56	45	43	44
Thu	42	53	74	81	69	53	46	45	48	63	67	65	67	58	46	44	45
Fri	42	47	53	53	48	45	47	48	52	62	59	59	56	53	47	43	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	51	51	53	52	51	51	46	43	43
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	42	46	49	51	51	51	50	48	48	45	43	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	53	67	70	58	48	45	47	46	54	58	53	54	50	43	42	45
Tue	42	55	83	91	73	55	46	45	46	57	63	60	64	54	44	43	44
Wed	41	53	76	86	75	55	47	45	46	59	67	65	65	56	45	43	44
Thu	42	53	74	81	69	53	46	45	48	63	67	65	67	58	46	44	45
Fri	42	47	53	53	48	45	47	48	52	62	59	59	56	53	47	43	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	51	51	53	52	51	51	46	43	43
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	42	46	49	51	51	51	50	48	48	45	43	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	53	67	70	58	48	45	47	46	54	58	53	54	50	43	42	45
Tue	42	55	83	91	73	55	46	45	46	57	63	60	64	54	44	43	44
Wed	41	53	76	86	75	55	47	45	46	59	67	65	65	56	45	43	44
Thu	42	53	74	81	69	53	46	45	48	63	67	65	67	58	46	44	45
Fri	42	47	53	53	48	45	47	48	52	62	59	59	56	53	47	43	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	51	51	53	52	51	51	46	43	43
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	42	46	49	51	51	51	50	48	48	45	43	44