Best Time to Drive from Andover to Cambridge

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 74 minutes via I-93 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 55% 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 23-mile drive from Andover to Cambridge (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (33 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Cambridge to Andover

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 20 to 36 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 Cambridge (Ellery Street) 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 Cambridge 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	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	32	39	37	38	37	32	32	42
Tue	32	40	45	51	40	36	33	32	32	33	35	33	34	34	32	33	33
Wed	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33

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 Cambridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 32 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Andover to Cambridge?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (13 miles)

Boston traffic right now

More drives

Cambridge to Andover (return trip) · Andover to Boston · 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	32	39	37	38	37	32	32	42
Tue	32	40	45	51	40	36	33	32	32	33	35	33	34	34	32	33	33
Wed	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	32	39	37	38	37	32	32	42
Tue	32	40	45	51	40	36	33	32	32	33	35	33	34	34	32	33	33
Wed	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	32	39	37	38	37	32	32	42
Tue	32	40	45	51	40	36	33	32	32	33	35	33	34	34	32	33	33
Wed	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33