Best Time to Drive from Arlington to Quincy

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 24 minutes via I-93 South, usually 23 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Arlington to Quincy 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	23	28	49	58	50	39	29	30	31	44	50	45	41	36	27	25	26
Tue	22	30	59	68	62	50	34	28	31	47	57	56	58	49	30	27	26
Wed	22	29	52	66	63	51	36	30	31	49	62	61	58	50	33	28	27
Thu	23	28	55	65	62	49	35	30	32	52	63	61	60	50	35	29	28
Fri	22	26	42	46	38	35	34	33	39	50	51	51	44	38	33	28	26
Sat	22	22	23	24	25	29	31	36	38	39	39	39	37	36	32	28	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	29	35	38	37	37	37	35	31	31	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Arlington to Quincy (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 68 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arlington to central Quincy 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 Arlington to Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arlington to Quincy?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 22 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arlington to Quincy?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (13 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Quincy to Arlington (return trip) · Arlington to Boston · Arlington to South Boston · Arlington to Worcester · Arlington to Providence · Arlington to Lowell · Arlington to Manchester · Arlington to New Bedford · Arlington to Brockton · Arlington to Fall River · Arlington to Nashua

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	49	58	50	39	29	30	31	44	50	45	41	36	27	25	26
Tue	22	30	59	68	62	50	34	28	31	47	57	56	58	49	30	27	26
Wed	22	29	52	66	63	51	36	30	31	49	62	61	58	50	33	28	27
Thu	23	28	55	65	62	49	35	30	32	52	63	61	60	50	35	29	28
Fri	22	26	42	46	38	35	34	33	39	50	51	51	44	38	33	28	26
Sat	22	22	23	24	25	29	31	36	38	39	39	39	37	36	32	28	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	29	35	38	37	37	37	35	31	31	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	49	58	50	39	29	30	31	44	50	45	41	36	27	25	26
Tue	22	30	59	68	62	50	34	28	31	47	57	56	58	49	30	27	26
Wed	22	29	52	66	63	51	36	30	31	49	62	61	58	50	33	28	27
Thu	23	28	55	65	62	49	35	30	32	52	63	61	60	50	35	29	28
Fri	22	26	42	46	38	35	34	33	39	50	51	51	44	38	33	28	26
Sat	22	22	23	24	25	29	31	36	38	39	39	39	37	36	32	28	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	29	35	38	37	37	37	35	31	31	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	28	49	58	50	39	29	30	31	44	50	45	41	36	27	25	26
Tue	22	30	59	68	62	50	34	28	31	47	57	56	58	49	30	27	26
Wed	22	29	52	66	63	51	36	30	31	49	62	61	58	50	33	28	27
Thu	23	28	55	65	62	49	35	30	32	52	63	61	60	50	35	29	28
Fri	22	26	42	46	38	35	34	33	39	50	51	51	44	38	33	28	26
Sat	22	22	23	24	25	29	31	36	38	39	39	39	37	36	32	28	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	29	35	38	37	37	37	35	31	31	27	26