Best Time to Drive from Andover to Natick

Right now (11:35 pm EDT): about 44 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South.

Only 72% 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Andover to Natick 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	43	48	60	63	52	46	45	46	46	50	59	64	63	50	43	44	45
Tue	43	51	76	81	66	49	46	46	46	56	66	67	71	54	44	44	45
Wed	43	50	73	78	64	49	46	46	47	56	68	65	69	54	44	44	45
Thu	43	49	68	72	61	49	46	46	47	58	68	70	80	60	44	44	45
Fri	43	45	50	50	47	46	47	48	54	69	75	63	60	49	44	44	44
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	49	48	48	48	47	46	45	44	44	44
Sun	43	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	47	47	47	46	45	44	44	46	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Andover to Natick (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (19 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Andover to central Natick (West Central Street) 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 Andover to Natick?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 43 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Andover to Natick?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (14 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	60	63	52	46	45	46	46	50	59	64	63	50	43	44	45
Tue	43	51	76	81	66	49	46	46	46	56	66	67	71	54	44	44	45
Wed	43	50	73	78	64	49	46	46	47	56	68	65	69	54	44	44	45
Thu	43	49	68	72	61	49	46	46	47	58	68	70	80	60	44	44	45
Fri	43	45	50	50	47	46	47	48	54	69	75	63	60	49	44	44	44
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	49	48	48	48	47	46	45	44	44	44
Sun	43	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	47	47	47	46	45	44	44	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	60	63	52	46	45	46	46	50	59	64	63	50	43	44	45
Tue	43	51	76	81	66	49	46	46	46	56	66	67	71	54	44	44	45
Wed	43	50	73	78	64	49	46	46	47	56	68	65	69	54	44	44	45
Thu	43	49	68	72	61	49	46	46	47	58	68	70	80	60	44	44	45
Fri	43	45	50	50	47	46	47	48	54	69	75	63	60	49	44	44	44
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	49	48	48	48	47	46	45	44	44	44
Sun	43	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	47	47	47	46	45	44	44	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	60	63	52	46	45	46	46	50	59	64	63	50	43	44	45
Tue	43	51	76	81	66	49	46	46	46	56	66	67	71	54	44	44	45
Wed	43	50	73	78	64	49	46	46	47	56	68	65	69	54	44	44	45
Thu	43	49	68	72	61	49	46	46	47	58	68	70	80	60	44	44	45
Fri	43	45	50	50	47	46	47	48	54	69	75	63	60	49	44	44	44
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	49	48	48	48	47	46	45	44	44	44
Sun	43	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	47	47	47	46	45	44	44	46	45