Best Time to Drive from Barnstable to Fall River

Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 56 minutes via I-195 West and US-6 West and MA-25 West, usually 65 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Barnstable to Fall River 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	57	56	58	59	59	63	67	69	66	63	66	67	66	62	58	58	58
Tue	57	56	58	62	60	62	64	63	62	61	63	65	64	59	57	59	58
Wed	58	56	58	63	62	62	62	64	62	60	64	63	62	59	57	58	59
Thu	57	56	59	62	61	62	62	65	66	63	64	64	65	60	57	58	58
Fri	58	56	58	60	60	62	64	65	65	64	64	62	59	59	58	58	58
Sat	57	56	56	57	59	63	68	67	63	61	61	60	61	58	57	59	58
Sun	58	58	56	55	59	67	75	79	74	72	69	64	63	63	63	65	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Barnstable to Fall River (via I-195 West and US-6 West and MA-25 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 12 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Barnstable to central Fall River 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 Fall River?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Barnstable to Fall River?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 56 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barnstable to Fall River?

Leaving around 12 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	56	58	59	59	63	67	69	66	63	66	67	66	62	58	58	58
Tue	57	56	58	62	60	62	64	63	62	61	63	65	64	59	57	59	58
Wed	58	56	58	63	62	62	62	64	62	60	64	63	62	59	57	58	59
Thu	57	56	59	62	61	62	62	65	66	63	64	64	65	60	57	58	58
Fri	58	56	58	60	60	62	64	65	65	64	64	62	59	59	58	58	58
Sat	57	56	56	57	59	63	68	67	63	61	61	60	61	58	57	59	58
Sun	58	58	56	55	59	67	75	79	74	72	69	64	63	63	63	65	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	56	58	59	59	63	67	69	66	63	66	67	66	62	58	58	58
Tue	57	56	58	62	60	62	64	63	62	61	63	65	64	59	57	59	58
Wed	58	56	58	63	62	62	62	64	62	60	64	63	62	59	57	58	59
Thu	57	56	59	62	61	62	62	65	66	63	64	64	65	60	57	58	58
Fri	58	56	58	60	60	62	64	65	65	64	64	62	59	59	58	58	58
Sat	57	56	56	57	59	63	68	67	63	61	61	60	61	58	57	59	58
Sun	58	58	56	55	59	67	75	79	74	72	69	64	63	63	63	65	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	56	58	59	59	63	67	69	66	63	66	67	66	62	58	58	58
Tue	57	56	58	62	60	62	64	63	62	61	63	65	64	59	57	59	58
Wed	58	56	58	63	62	62	62	64	62	60	64	63	62	59	57	58	59
Thu	57	56	59	62	61	62	62	65	66	63	64	64	65	60	57	58	58
Fri	58	56	58	60	60	62	64	65	65	64	64	62	59	59	58	58	58
Sat	57	56	56	57	59	63	68	67	63	61	61	60	61	58	57	59	58
Sun	58	58	56	55	59	67	75	79	74	72	69	64	63	63	63	65	63