Best Time to Drive from BOS to Andover

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 138 minutes via I-93 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 48% 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.

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from BOS to Andover (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (38 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Andover to BOS

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 25 to 52 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to central Andover along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	40	45	60	52	59	50	56	41	57
Tue	38	37	38	53	64	39	43	38	44	49	51	58	69	55	54	38	38
Wed	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Thu	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

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 7:30 am. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 36 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Andover?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (11 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (2 miles)

Boston traffic right now

More drives

Andover to BOS (return trip) · BOS to Lowell · BOS to Woburn · BOS to Braintree · BOS to Dedham · BOS to Plymouth MA

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	40	45	60	52	59	50	56	41	57
Tue	38	37	38	53	64	39	43	38	44	49	51	58	69	55	54	38	38
Wed	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Thu	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	40	45	60	52	59	50	56	41	57
Tue	38	37	38	53	64	39	43	38	44	49	51	58	69	55	54	38	38
Wed	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Thu	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	40	45	60	52	59	50	56	41	57
Tue	38	37	38	53	64	39	43	38	44	49	51	58	69	55	54	38	38
Wed	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Thu	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38