Best Time to Drive from Billerica to South Boston

Right now (10:03 pm EDT): about 29 minutes via I-93 South and US-3 South, usually 31 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Billerica 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	28	34	48	55	46	37	32	36	35	52	61	53	52	41	31	29	32
Tue	27	36	60	74	64	47	35	33	33	55	69	68	68	55	33	30	32
Wed	27	34	52	67	63	45	37	34	34	58	72	70	69	59	36	31	33
Thu	28	34	53	66	57	44	38	34	38	63	76	72	71	60	39	32	33
Fri	28	31	41	41	36	34	38	39	49	66	64	62	51	43	37	32	32
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	36	38	40	40	40	42	40	37	37	34	32	30
Sun	28	27	27	27	28	31	33	37	39	38	37	36	34	34	33	31	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Billerica to South Boston (via I-93 South and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Billerica 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 Billerica to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 27 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Billerica to South Boston?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (17 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (7 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Boston to Billerica (return trip) · Billerica 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	28	34	48	55	46	37	32	36	35	52	61	53	52	41	31	29	32
Tue	27	36	60	74	64	47	35	33	33	55	69	68	68	55	33	30	32
Wed	27	34	52	67	63	45	37	34	34	58	72	70	69	59	36	31	33
Thu	28	34	53	66	57	44	38	34	38	63	76	72	71	60	39	32	33
Fri	28	31	41	41	36	34	38	39	49	66	64	62	51	43	37	32	32
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	36	38	40	40	40	42	40	37	37	34	32	30
Sun	28	27	27	27	28	31	33	37	39	38	37	36	34	34	33	31	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	48	55	46	37	32	36	35	52	61	53	52	41	31	29	32
Tue	27	36	60	74	64	47	35	33	33	55	69	68	68	55	33	30	32
Wed	27	34	52	67	63	45	37	34	34	58	72	70	69	59	36	31	33
Thu	28	34	53	66	57	44	38	34	38	63	76	72	71	60	39	32	33
Fri	28	31	41	41	36	34	38	39	49	66	64	62	51	43	37	32	32
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	36	38	40	40	40	42	40	37	37	34	32	30
Sun	28	27	27	27	28	31	33	37	39	38	37	36	34	34	33	31	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	34	48	55	46	37	32	36	35	52	61	53	52	41	31	29	32
Tue	27	36	60	74	64	47	35	33	33	55	69	68	68	55	33	30	32
Wed	27	34	52	67	63	45	37	34	34	58	72	70	69	59	36	31	33
Thu	28	34	53	66	57	44	38	34	38	63	76	72	71	60	39	32	33
Fri	28	31	41	41	36	34	38	39	49	66	64	62	51	43	37	32	32
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	36	38	40	40	40	42	40	37	37	34	32	30
Sun	28	27	27	27	28	31	33	37	39	38	37	36	34	34	33	31	31