Best Time to Drive from BOS to Andover

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 29 minutes via I-93 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 72% 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 BOS to Andover 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	30	29	33	39	34	32	32	31	32	37	44	49	43	37	34	32	36
Tue	30	29	34	50	43	32	31	31	32	40	45	47	47	38	35	32	35
Wed	30	29	32	50	43	34	32	33	33	42	45	48	47	38	34	32	35
Thu	30	29	33	52	42	32	31	33	34	41	44	50	48	39	34	33	39
Fri	29	29	32	36	32	31	33	34	39	52	51	46	40	34	31	31	32
Sat	32	29	29	29	30	30	33	35	34	32	31	31	32	30	32	30	30
Sun	33	30	30	29	30	30	29	30	32	31	31	30	33	31	31	32	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from BOS to Andover (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to central Andover 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 BOS to Andover?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from BOS to Andover?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 29 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Andover?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (17 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (4 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Andover to BOS (return trip) · BOS to Quincy · BOS to Newton · BOS to Waltham · BOS to Framingham · BOS to Worcester · BOS to Lowell · BOS to Burlington MA · BOS to Woburn · BOS to Braintree · BOS to Dedham · BOS to Brockton

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Fri	29	29	32	36	32	31	33	34	39	52	51	46	40	34	31	31	32
Sat	32	29	29	29	30	30	33	35	34	32	31	31	32	30	32	30	30
Sun	33	30	30	29	30	30	29	30	32	31	31	30	33	31	31	32	35