Best Time to Drive from Barnstable to South Boston

Right now (11:20 pm EST): about 64 minutes via MA-3 North and US-6 West.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Barnstable to South 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	74	86	96	94	84	80	82	85	82	84	83	84	86	77	67	66	68
Tue	74	90	103	101	90	83	78	76	76	81	81	84	86	77	67	67	68
Wed	74	88	101	99	90	83	79	79	76	80	83	84	86	78	68	67	69
Thu	74	86	96	97	87	82	77	79	80	83	85	86	87	80	68	67	68
Fri	71	77	79	81	78	82	83	84	87	89	89	87	86	82	69	67	67
Sat	63	64	63	65	71	83	92	91	84	81	79	79	78	75	69	68	67
Sun	63	63	61	62	68	86	100	106	100	94	89	82	81	79	79	76	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Barnstable to South Boston (via MA-3 North and US-6 West) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 107 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (106 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.5 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 South 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 South Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 66 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barnstable to South Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (11 miles)

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More drives

South Boston to Barnstable (return trip) · Barnstable to 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	74	86	96	94	84	80	82	85	82	84	83	84	86	77	67	66	68
Tue	74	90	103	101	90	83	78	76	76	81	81	84	86	77	67	67	68
Wed	74	88	101	99	90	83	79	79	76	80	83	84	86	78	68	67	69
Thu	74	86	96	97	87	82	77	79	80	83	85	86	87	80	68	67	68
Fri	71	77	79	81	78	82	83	84	87	89	89	87	86	82	69	67	67
Sat	63	64	63	65	71	83	92	91	84	81	79	79	78	75	69	68	67
Sun	63	63	61	62	68	86	100	106	100	94	89	82	81	79	79	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	86	96	94	84	80	82	85	82	84	83	84	86	77	67	66	68
Tue	74	90	103	101	90	83	78	76	76	81	81	84	86	77	67	67	68
Wed	74	88	101	99	90	83	79	79	76	80	83	84	86	78	68	67	69
Thu	74	86	96	97	87	82	77	79	80	83	85	86	87	80	68	67	68
Fri	71	77	79	81	78	82	83	84	87	89	89	87	86	82	69	67	67
Sat	63	64	63	65	71	83	92	91	84	81	79	79	78	75	69	68	67
Sun	63	63	61	62	68	86	100	106	100	94	89	82	81	79	79	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	86	96	94	84	80	82	85	82	84	83	84	86	77	67	66	68
Tue	74	90	103	101	90	83	78	76	76	81	81	84	86	77	67	67	68
Wed	74	88	101	99	90	83	79	79	76	80	83	84	86	78	68	67	69
Thu	74	86	96	97	87	82	77	79	80	83	85	86	87	80	68	67	68
Fri	71	77	79	81	78	82	83	84	87	89	89	87	86	82	69	67	67
Sat	63	64	63	65	71	83	92	91	84	81	79	79	78	75	69	68	67
Sun	63	63	61	62	68	86	100	106	100	94	89	82	81	79	79	76	73