Best Time to Drive from Barnstable to New Bedford

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 47 minutes via US-6 West and MA-25 West and I-195 West, usually 48 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Barnstable to New Bedford 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	48	47	49	51	50	54	58	60	57	54	56	57	56	52	48	49	49
Tue	48	47	49	53	51	53	54	54	53	52	53	56	55	50	48	50	49
Wed	49	47	49	54	53	53	53	54	53	51	55	55	53	50	48	49	50
Thu	48	48	50	52	52	53	53	56	57	54	54	55	55	51	48	49	49
Fri	49	48	49	50	51	53	55	56	56	55	54	53	50	50	49	49	49
Sat	48	48	47	48	50	54	59	58	53	51	51	51	52	50	48	49	49
Sun	49	49	47	47	50	58	67	71	67	64	62	56	55	54	54	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Barnstable to New Bedford (via US-6 West and MA-25 West and I-195 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 12 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (about 3 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Barnstable to central New Bedford 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 New Bedford?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Barnstable to New Bedford?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 47 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barnstable to New Bedford?

Leaving around 12 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	47	49	51	50	54	58	60	57	54	56	57	56	52	48	49	49
Tue	48	47	49	53	51	53	54	54	53	52	53	56	55	50	48	50	49
Wed	49	47	49	54	53	53	53	54	53	51	55	55	53	50	48	49	50
Thu	48	48	50	52	52	53	53	56	57	54	54	55	55	51	48	49	49
Fri	49	48	49	50	51	53	55	56	56	55	54	53	50	50	49	49	49
Sat	48	48	47	48	50	54	59	58	53	51	51	51	52	50	48	49	49
Sun	49	49	47	47	50	58	67	71	67	64	62	56	55	54	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	47	49	51	50	54	58	60	57	54	56	57	56	52	48	49	49
Tue	48	47	49	53	51	53	54	54	53	52	53	56	55	50	48	50	49
Wed	49	47	49	54	53	53	53	54	53	51	55	55	53	50	48	49	50
Thu	48	48	50	52	52	53	53	56	57	54	54	55	55	51	48	49	49
Fri	49	48	49	50	51	53	55	56	56	55	54	53	50	50	49	49	49
Sat	48	48	47	48	50	54	59	58	53	51	51	51	52	50	48	49	49
Sun	49	49	47	47	50	58	67	71	67	64	62	56	55	54	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	47	49	51	50	54	58	60	57	54	56	57	56	52	48	49	49
Tue	48	47	49	53	51	53	54	54	53	52	53	56	55	50	48	50	49
Wed	49	47	49	54	53	53	53	54	53	51	55	55	53	50	48	49	50
Thu	48	48	50	52	52	53	53	56	57	54	54	55	55	51	48	49	49
Fri	49	48	49	50	51	53	55	56	56	55	54	53	50	50	49	49	49
Sat	48	48	47	48	50	54	59	58	53	51	51	51	52	50	48	49	49
Sun	49	49	47	47	50	58	67	71	67	64	62	56	55	54	54	55	53