Best Time to Drive from Auburn to Boston

Right now (3:48 am EDT): about 45 minutes via I-90 East, usually 44 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Auburn 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	43	46	63	70	58	49	47	47	47	50	54	56	55	50	45	45	48
Tue	43	48	76	90	74	57	50	47	47	50	55	60	65	60	46	45	47
Wed	43	49	73	88	75	56	49	48	49	52	61	64	68	61	48	45	49
Thu	44	50	70	82	66	54	49	48	49	55	63	69	74	62	49	45	49
Fri	43	45	51	54	51	49	49	50	54	59	67	71	66	60	51	46	45
Sat	44	43	43	43	43	45	48	50	51	53	54	52	50	50	45	44	44
Sun	43	43	42	42	42	43	45	48	50	49	49	48	49	46	45	45	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Auburn to Boston (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 90 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.5 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Auburn 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 Auburn to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Auburn to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (45 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Boston to Auburn (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	63	70	58	49	47	47	47	50	54	56	55	50	45	45	48
Tue	43	48	76	90	74	57	50	47	47	50	55	60	65	60	46	45	47
Wed	43	49	73	88	75	56	49	48	49	52	61	64	68	61	48	45	49
Thu	44	50	70	82	66	54	49	48	49	55	63	69	74	62	49	45	49
Fri	43	45	51	54	51	49	49	50	54	59	67	71	66	60	51	46	45
Sat	44	43	43	43	43	45	48	50	51	53	54	52	50	50	45	44	44
Sun	43	43	42	42	42	43	45	48	50	49	49	48	49	46	45	45	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	63	70	58	49	47	47	47	50	54	56	55	50	45	45	48
Tue	43	48	76	90	74	57	50	47	47	50	55	60	65	60	46	45	47
Wed	43	49	73	88	75	56	49	48	49	52	61	64	68	61	48	45	49
Thu	44	50	70	82	66	54	49	48	49	55	63	69	74	62	49	45	49
Fri	43	45	51	54	51	49	49	50	54	59	67	71	66	60	51	46	45
Sat	44	43	43	43	43	45	48	50	51	53	54	52	50	50	45	44	44
Sun	43	43	42	42	42	43	45	48	50	49	49	48	49	46	45	45	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	63	70	58	49	47	47	47	50	54	56	55	50	45	45	48
Tue	43	48	76	90	74	57	50	47	47	50	55	60	65	60	46	45	47
Wed	43	49	73	88	75	56	49	48	49	52	61	64	68	61	48	45	49
Thu	44	50	70	82	66	54	49	48	49	55	63	69	74	62	49	45	49
Fri	43	45	51	54	51	49	49	50	54	59	67	71	66	60	51	46	45
Sat	44	43	43	43	43	45	48	50	51	53	54	52	50	50	45	44	44
Sun	43	43	42	42	42	43	45	48	50	49	49	48	49	46	45	45	50