Best Time to Drive from Barrington to Boston

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 86 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North, usually 68 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	88	98	95	83	73	69	70	70	78	77	76	78	72	62	61	62
Tue	73	97	110	106	94	81	70	66	69	78	79	81	83	74	62	61	62
Wed	72	95	111	107	93	81	72	69	71	77	80	81	83	77	63	61	63
Thu	73	93	105	102	91	79	72	71	73	80	84	84	85	77	63	61	63
Fri	68	80	82	80	76	77	78	79	82	87	89	87	84	81	66	62	63
Sat	58	59	59	60	65	73	77	78	78	78	75	73	73	71	64	62	62
Sun	58	57	58	58	61	68	72	76	76	76	72	68	67	70	66	63	63

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 113 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (78 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 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 61 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barrington to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 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	88	98	95	83	73	69	70	70	78	77	76	78	72	62	61	62
Tue	73	97	110	106	94	81	70	66	69	78	79	81	83	74	62	61	62
Wed	72	95	111	107	93	81	72	69	71	77	80	81	83	77	63	61	63
Thu	73	93	105	102	91	79	72	71	73	80	84	84	85	77	63	61	63
Fri	68	80	82	80	76	77	78	79	82	87	89	87	84	81	66	62	63
Sat	58	59	59	60	65	73	77	78	78	78	75	73	73	71	64	62	62
Sun	58	57	58	58	61	68	72	76	76	76	72	68	67	70	66	63	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	88	98	95	83	73	69	70	70	78	77	76	78	72	62	61	62
Tue	73	97	110	106	94	81	70	66	69	78	79	81	83	74	62	61	62
Wed	72	95	111	107	93	81	72	69	71	77	80	81	83	77	63	61	63
Thu	73	93	105	102	91	79	72	71	73	80	84	84	85	77	63	61	63
Fri	68	80	82	80	76	77	78	79	82	87	89	87	84	81	66	62	63
Sat	58	59	59	60	65	73	77	78	78	78	75	73	73	71	64	62	62
Sun	58	57	58	58	61	68	72	76	76	76	72	68	67	70	66	63	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	88	98	95	83	73	69	70	70	78	77	76	78	72	62	61	62
Tue	73	97	110	106	94	81	70	66	69	78	79	81	83	74	62	61	62
Wed	72	95	111	107	93	81	72	69	71	77	80	81	83	77	63	61	63
Thu	73	93	105	102	91	79	72	71	73	80	84	84	85	77	63	61	63
Fri	68	80	82	80	76	77	78	79	82	87	89	87	84	81	66	62	63
Sat	58	59	59	60	65	73	77	78	78	78	75	73	73	71	64	62	62
Sun	58	57	58	58	61	68	72	76	76	76	72	68	67	70	66	63	63