Best Time to Drive from Barnstable to Newton

Right now (8:51 pm EST): about 77 minutes via MA-3 North and US-6 West, usually 79 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Barnstable to Newton 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	76	87	99	93	82	85	92	95	91	90	91	92	90	82	77	78	78
Tue	76	94	115	106	88	86	86	85	86	87	91	93	91	81	78	79	79
Wed	76	92	110	103	88	86	87	88	85	87	91	91	90	81	78	79	79
Thu	76	88	102	99	86	85	86	88	91	90	91	92	91	82	78	79	78
Fri	76	80	83	84	83	86	90	92	93	94	94	91	87	80	78	78	78
Sat	74	75	74	75	79	88	96	95	88	85	85	84	84	80	79	79	78
Sun	75	74	72	73	77	92	106	110	104	100	96	90	89	87	87	88	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Barnstable to Newton (via MA-3 North and US-6 West) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (110 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Barnstable to central Newton 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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 76 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barnstable to Newton?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (22 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Newton to Barnstable (return trip) · Barnstable to Boston · 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	76	87	99	93	82	85	92	95	91	90	91	92	90	82	77	78	78
Tue	76	94	115	106	88	86	86	85	86	87	91	93	91	81	78	79	79
Wed	76	92	110	103	88	86	87	88	85	87	91	91	90	81	78	79	79
Thu	76	88	102	99	86	85	86	88	91	90	91	92	91	82	78	79	78
Fri	76	80	83	84	83	86	90	92	93	94	94	91	87	80	78	78	78
Sat	74	75	74	75	79	88	96	95	88	85	85	84	84	80	79	79	78
Sun	75	74	72	73	77	92	106	110	104	100	96	90	89	87	87	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	87	99	93	82	85	92	95	91	90	91	92	90	82	77	78	78
Tue	76	94	115	106	88	86	86	85	86	87	91	93	91	81	78	79	79
Wed	76	92	110	103	88	86	87	88	85	87	91	91	90	81	78	79	79
Thu	76	88	102	99	86	85	86	88	91	90	91	92	91	82	78	79	78
Fri	76	80	83	84	83	86	90	92	93	94	94	91	87	80	78	78	78
Sat	74	75	74	75	79	88	96	95	88	85	85	84	84	80	79	79	78
Sun	75	74	72	73	77	92	106	110	104	100	96	90	89	87	87	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	87	99	93	82	85	92	95	91	90	91	92	90	82	77	78	78
Tue	76	94	115	106	88	86	86	85	86	87	91	93	91	81	78	79	79
Wed	76	92	110	103	88	86	87	88	85	87	91	91	90	81	78	79	79
Thu	76	88	102	99	86	85	86	88	91	90	91	92	91	82	78	79	78
Fri	76	80	83	84	83	86	90	92	93	94	94	91	87	80	78	78	78
Sat	74	75	74	75	79	88	96	95	88	85	85	84	84	80	79	79	78
Sun	75	74	72	73	77	92	106	110	104	100	96	90	89	87	87	88	84