Best Time to Drive from Barrington to Boston

Right now (8:51 pm EDT): about 61 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North, usually 64 at this time.

Only 61% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Barrington to 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	72	86	94	93	82	74	71	72	72	80	78	76	78	71	61	61	62
Tue	73	96	109	106	95	82	71	67	70	79	79	82	84	74	62	61	62
Wed	72	94	110	106	94	82	74	70	71	78	80	83	83	76	63	61	63
Thu	73	93	102	102	92	80	74	72	75	82	83	84	85	76	63	61	63
Fri	68	80	80	79	76	79	80	80	83	88	89	86	83	80	65	62	63
Sat	58	58	59	60	66	73	78	79	78	79	75	73	72	71	65	62	62
Sun	58	57	58	58	61	69	72	75	76	76	72	68	68	70	67	65	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Barrington to Boston (via MA-24 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 111 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Barrington to central 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 Barrington to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Barrington to Boston?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 61 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barrington to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Boston to Barrington (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	86	94	93	82	74	71	72	72	80	78	76	78	71	61	61	62
Tue	73	96	109	106	95	82	71	67	70	79	79	82	84	74	62	61	62
Wed	72	94	110	106	94	82	74	70	71	78	80	83	83	76	63	61	63
Thu	73	93	102	102	92	80	74	72	75	82	83	84	85	76	63	61	63
Fri	68	80	80	79	76	79	80	80	83	88	89	86	83	80	65	62	63
Sat	58	58	59	60	66	73	78	79	78	79	75	73	72	71	65	62	62
Sun	58	57	58	58	61	69	72	75	76	76	72	68	68	70	67	65	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	86	94	93	82	74	71	72	72	80	78	76	78	71	61	61	62
Tue	73	96	109	106	95	82	71	67	70	79	79	82	84	74	62	61	62
Wed	72	94	110	106	94	82	74	70	71	78	80	83	83	76	63	61	63
Thu	73	93	102	102	92	80	74	72	75	82	83	84	85	76	63	61	63
Fri	68	80	80	79	76	79	80	80	83	88	89	86	83	80	65	62	63
Sat	58	58	59	60	66	73	78	79	78	79	75	73	72	71	65	62	62
Sun	58	57	58	58	61	69	72	75	76	76	72	68	68	70	67	65	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	86	94	93	82	74	71	72	72	80	78	76	78	71	61	61	62
Tue	73	96	109	106	95	82	71	67	70	79	79	82	84	74	62	61	62
Wed	72	94	110	106	94	82	74	70	71	78	80	83	83	76	63	61	63
Thu	73	93	102	102	92	80	74	72	75	82	83	84	85	76	63	61	63
Fri	68	80	80	79	76	79	80	80	83	88	89	86	83	80	65	62	63
Sat	58	58	59	60	66	73	78	79	78	79	75	73	72	71	65	62	62
Sun	58	57	58	58	61	69	72	75	76	76	72	68	68	70	67	65	64