Best Time to Drive from Andover to Boston

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 69 minutes via I-93 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 65% 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.

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Andover to Boston (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (31 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Boston to Andover

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 15 to 27 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Andover to central Boston (Franklin Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Andover 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	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	34	33	32	38	37	36	36	30	30	42
Tue	29	40	44	52	44	38	34	31	31	33	36	33	33	33	30	31	31
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Sat	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

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 Andover to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 29 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Andover to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (16 miles)

Boston traffic right now

More drives

Boston to Andover (return trip) · Andover to Cambridge · Andover to Quincy · Andover to Newton · Andover to Waltham · Andover to Framingham · Andover to Worcester · Andover to Burlington MA · Andover to Woburn · Andover to Braintree · Andover to Dedham · Andover to Brockton

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