Best Time to Drive from Barnstable to Boston

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 75 minutes via MA-3 North and US-6 West, usually 72 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Barnstable 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	77	89	98	97	87	86	92	95	90	91	90	91	91	81	70	69	71
Tue	78	93	107	106	95	89	83	81	83	87	88	92	92	81	70	70	71
Wed	77	92	105	105	95	88	85	83	82	85	89	92	91	82	71	70	72
Thu	78	90	99	102	94	88	84	85	88	90	92	94	92	82	72	70	72
Fri	75	80	83	83	82	89	91	92	94	96	97	94	90	85	72	70	71
Sat	66	66	66	68	76	91	104	103	91	88	84	84	83	80	73	72	71
Sun	66	65	64	65	73	94	111	116	114	108	100	90	88	86	85	84	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Barnstable to Boston (via MA-3 North and US-6 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (116 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Barnstable 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 Barnstable to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 69 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barnstable to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Barnstable (return trip) · Barnstable to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	89	98	97	87	86	92	95	90	91	90	91	91	81	70	69	71
Tue	78	93	107	106	95	89	83	81	83	87	88	92	92	81	70	70	71
Wed	77	92	105	105	95	88	85	83	82	85	89	92	91	82	71	70	72
Thu	78	90	99	102	94	88	84	85	88	90	92	94	92	82	72	70	72
Fri	75	80	83	83	82	89	91	92	94	96	97	94	90	85	72	70	71
Sat	66	66	66	68	76	91	104	103	91	88	84	84	83	80	73	72	71
Sun	66	65	64	65	73	94	111	116	114	108	100	90	88	86	85	84	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	89	98	97	87	86	92	95	90	91	90	91	91	81	70	69	71
Tue	78	93	107	106	95	89	83	81	83	87	88	92	92	81	70	70	71
Wed	77	92	105	105	95	88	85	83	82	85	89	92	91	82	71	70	72
Thu	78	90	99	102	94	88	84	85	88	90	92	94	92	82	72	70	72
Fri	75	80	83	83	82	89	91	92	94	96	97	94	90	85	72	70	71
Sat	66	66	66	68	76	91	104	103	91	88	84	84	83	80	73	72	71
Sun	66	65	64	65	73	94	111	116	114	108	100	90	88	86	85	84	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	89	98	97	87	86	92	95	90	91	90	91	91	81	70	69	71
Tue	78	93	107	106	95	89	83	81	83	87	88	92	92	81	70	70	71
Wed	77	92	105	105	95	88	85	83	82	85	89	92	91	82	71	70	72
Thu	78	90	99	102	94	88	84	85	88	90	92	94	92	82	72	70	72
Fri	75	80	83	83	82	89	91	92	94	96	97	94	90	85	72	70	71
Sat	66	66	66	68	76	91	104	103	91	88	84	84	83	80	73	72	71
Sun	66	65	64	65	73	94	111	116	114	108	100	90	88	86	85	84	77