Best Time to Drive from Barnstable to South Boston

Right now (8:47 pm EDT): about 66 minutes via MA-3 North and US-6 West, usually 68 at this time.

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	73	84	94	93	83	82	87	90	85	87	85	86	87	78	67	66	67
Tue	74	89	102	101	90	84	79	77	77	82	82	85	87	77	67	67	68
Wed	73	88	100	99	90	83	80	79	77	80	83	85	86	79	68	67	69
Thu	74	85	95	97	89	82	78	80	82	84	85	86	86	79	68	67	68
Fri	71	76	79	80	77	83	85	86	87	90	90	89	86	81	68	67	67
Sat	63	63	63	65	72	85	97	97	85	82	79	79	79	76	69	69	67
Sun	64	62	61	62	69	90	106	110	109	103	96	85	84	82	81	81	74

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 105 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (110 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 105 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 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barnstable to South Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Boston to Barnstable (return trip) · Barnstable to Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	84	94	93	83	82	87	90	85	87	85	86	87	78	67	66	67
Tue	74	89	102	101	90	84	79	77	77	82	82	85	87	77	67	67	68
Wed	73	88	100	99	90	83	80	79	77	80	83	85	86	79	68	67	69
Thu	74	85	95	97	89	82	78	80	82	84	85	86	86	79	68	67	68
Fri	71	76	79	80	77	83	85	86	87	90	90	89	86	81	68	67	67
Sat	63	63	63	65	72	85	97	97	85	82	79	79	79	76	69	69	67
Sun	64	62	61	62	69	90	106	110	109	103	96	85	84	82	81	81	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	84	94	93	83	82	87	90	85	87	85	86	87	78	67	66	67
Tue	74	89	102	101	90	84	79	77	77	82	82	85	87	77	67	67	68
Wed	73	88	100	99	90	83	80	79	77	80	83	85	86	79	68	67	69
Thu	74	85	95	97	89	82	78	80	82	84	85	86	86	79	68	67	68
Fri	71	76	79	80	77	83	85	86	87	90	90	89	86	81	68	67	67
Sat	63	63	63	65	72	85	97	97	85	82	79	79	79	76	69	69	67
Sun	64	62	61	62	69	90	106	110	109	103	96	85	84	82	81	81	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	84	94	93	83	82	87	90	85	87	85	86	87	78	67	66	67
Tue	74	89	102	101	90	84	79	77	77	82	82	85	87	77	67	67	68
Wed	73	88	100	99	90	83	80	79	77	80	83	85	86	79	68	67	69
Thu	74	85	95	97	89	82	78	80	82	84	85	86	86	79	68	67	68
Fri	71	76	79	80	77	83	85	86	87	90	90	89	86	81	68	67	67
Sat	63	63	63	65	72	85	97	97	85	82	79	79	79	76	69	69	67
Sun	64	62	61	62	69	90	106	110	109	103	96	85	84	82	81	81	74