Best Time to Drive from Amesbury to Boston

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 44 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 43 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	52	64	68	56	47	45	48	46	55	59	54	53	49	43	42	45
Tue	41	55	82	91	74	57	46	46	46	57	62	60	64	55	44	43	44
Wed	41	53	74	87	73	56	47	45	46	61	67	65	65	56	45	44	45
Thu	42	53	73	81	68	53	47	46	48	64	68	66	67	58	46	44	45
Fri	42	46	53	53	48	45	47	49	52	62	59	59	56	52	46	43	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	51	51	54	52	51	51	46	43	43
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	42	45	49	50	51	51	49	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 (54 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	52	64	68	56	47	45	48	46	55	59	54	53	49	43	42	45
Tue	41	55	82	91	74	57	46	46	46	57	62	60	64	55	44	43	44
Wed	41	53	74	87	73	56	47	45	46	61	67	65	65	56	45	44	45
Thu	42	53	73	81	68	53	47	46	48	64	68	66	67	58	46	44	45
Fri	42	46	53	53	48	45	47	49	52	62	59	59	56	52	46	43	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	51	51	54	52	51	51	46	43	43
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	42	45	49	50	51	51	49	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	52	64	68	56	47	45	48	46	55	59	54	53	49	43	42	45
Tue	41	55	82	91	74	57	46	46	46	57	62	60	64	55	44	43	44
Wed	41	53	74	87	73	56	47	45	46	61	67	65	65	56	45	44	45
Thu	42	53	73	81	68	53	47	46	48	64	68	66	67	58	46	44	45
Fri	42	46	53	53	48	45	47	49	52	62	59	59	56	52	46	43	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	51	51	54	52	51	51	46	43	43
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	42	45	49	50	51	51	49	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	52	64	68	56	47	45	48	46	55	59	54	53	49	43	42	45
Tue	41	55	82	91	74	57	46	46	46	57	62	60	64	55	44	43	44
Wed	41	53	74	87	73	56	47	45	46	61	67	65	65	56	45	44	45
Thu	42	53	73	81	68	53	47	46	48	64	68	66	67	58	46	44	45
Fri	42	46	53	53	48	45	47	49	52	62	59	59	56	52	46	43	43
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	51	51	54	52	51	51	46	43	43
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	42	45	49	50	51	51	49	48	48	45	43	44