Best Time to Drive from Barnstable to Boston

Right now (11:05 pm EST): about 68 minutes via MA-3 North and US-6 West.

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	78	90	100	99	87	84	86	89	87	89	88	89	89	81	70	69	71
Tue	78	94	108	106	95	88	82	80	81	86	88	91	92	81	70	70	72
Wed	78	92	106	105	95	88	84	83	82	85	89	90	91	82	71	70	72
Thu	78	91	100	102	92	87	82	84	86	89	92	93	93	83	72	70	72
Fri	75	81	83	85	83	88	89	90	93	95	95	93	90	86	72	70	71
Sat	66	66	66	68	75	89	98	97	90	87	84	84	83	79	72	72	70
Sun	66	65	64	65	72	91	106	111	105	99	94	87	86	83	82	80	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 113 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (111 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 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 69 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barnstable to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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More drives

Boston to Barnstable (return trip) · Barnstable to South Boston · Barnstable to Providence · Barnstable to New Bedford · Barnstable to Brockton · Barnstable to Fall River · Barnstable to Quincy · Barnstable to Lynn

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	90	100	99	87	84	86	89	87	89	88	89	89	81	70	69	71
Tue	78	94	108	106	95	88	82	80	81	86	88	91	92	81	70	70	72
Wed	78	92	106	105	95	88	84	83	82	85	89	90	91	82	71	70	72
Thu	78	91	100	102	92	87	82	84	86	89	92	93	93	83	72	70	72
Fri	75	81	83	85	83	88	89	90	93	95	95	93	90	86	72	70	71
Sat	66	66	66	68	75	89	98	97	90	87	84	84	83	79	72	72	70
Sun	66	65	64	65	72	91	106	111	105	99	94	87	86	83	82	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	90	100	99	87	84	86	89	87	89	88	89	89	81	70	69	71
Tue	78	94	108	106	95	88	82	80	81	86	88	91	92	81	70	70	72
Wed	78	92	106	105	95	88	84	83	82	85	89	90	91	82	71	70	72
Thu	78	91	100	102	92	87	82	84	86	89	92	93	93	83	72	70	72
Fri	75	81	83	85	83	88	89	90	93	95	95	93	90	86	72	70	71
Sat	66	66	66	68	75	89	98	97	90	87	84	84	83	79	72	72	70
Sun	66	65	64	65	72	91	106	111	105	99	94	87	86	83	82	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	90	100	99	87	84	86	89	87	89	88	89	89	81	70	69	71
Tue	78	94	108	106	95	88	82	80	81	86	88	91	92	81	70	70	72
Wed	78	92	106	105	95	88	84	83	82	85	89	90	91	82	71	70	72
Thu	78	91	100	102	92	87	82	84	86	89	92	93	93	83	72	70	72
Fri	75	81	83	85	83	88	89	90	93	95	95	93	90	86	72	70	71
Sat	66	66	66	68	75	89	98	97	90	87	84	84	83	79	72	72	70
Sun	66	65	64	65	72	91	106	111	105	99	94	87	86	83	82	80	77