Best Time to Drive from BOS to Burlington MA

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 37 minutes via I-93 North and I-90 West, usually 38 at this time.

Only 59% 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 17-mile drive from BOS to Burlington MA (via I-93 North and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (34 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Burlington MA to BOS

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 12 to 34 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 Burlington MA 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 Burlington MA 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	27	25	30	37	30	29	29	27	28	32	36	39	39	33	34	30	35
Tue	27	24	35	54	47	27	27	27	26	32	38	39	38	33	32	31	34
Wed	26	24	26	52	44	28	27	29	29	33	38	43	42	35	30	31	33
Thu	27	25	31	56	43	27	27	28	31	33	39	42	41	36	30	31	36
Fri	26	23	29	33	27	27	29	29	33	36	41	37	33	29	26	28	29
Sat	29	25	24	25	25	25	27	29	28	26	27	27	30	27	30	26	27
Sun	31	29	29	27	27	27	25	26	26	28	26	26	33	29	28	28	34

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 Burlington MA?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from BOS to Burlington MA?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 23 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Estimate this drive for any day and departure time →

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (8 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (4 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	25	30	37	30	29	29	27	28	32	36	39	39	33	34	30	35
Tue	27	24	35	54	47	27	27	27	26	32	38	39	38	33	32	31	34
Wed	26	24	26	52	44	28	27	29	29	33	38	43	42	35	30	31	33
Thu	27	25	31	56	43	27	27	28	31	33	39	42	41	36	30	31	36
Fri	26	23	29	33	27	27	29	29	33	36	41	37	33	29	26	28	29
Sat	29	25	24	25	25	25	27	29	28	26	27	27	30	27	30	26	27
Sun	31	29	29	27	27	27	25	26	26	28	26	26	33	29	28	28	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	25	30	37	30	29	29	27	28	32	36	39	39	33	34	30	35
Tue	27	24	35	54	47	27	27	27	26	32	38	39	38	33	32	31	34
Wed	26	24	26	52	44	28	27	29	29	33	38	43	42	35	30	31	33
Thu	27	25	31	56	43	27	27	28	31	33	39	42	41	36	30	31	36
Fri	26	23	29	33	27	27	29	29	33	36	41	37	33	29	26	28	29
Sat	29	25	24	25	25	25	27	29	28	26	27	27	30	27	30	26	27
Sun	31	29	29	27	27	27	25	26	26	28	26	26	33	29	28	28	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	25	30	37	30	29	29	27	28	32	36	39	39	33	34	30	35
Tue	27	24	35	54	47	27	27	27	26	32	38	39	38	33	32	31	34
Wed	26	24	26	52	44	28	27	29	29	33	38	43	42	35	30	31	33
Thu	27	25	31	56	43	27	27	28	31	33	39	42	41	36	30	31	36
Fri	26	23	29	33	27	27	29	29	33	36	41	37	33	29	26	28	29
Sat	29	25	24	25	25	25	27	29	28	26	27	27	30	27	30	26	27
Sun	31	29	29	27	27	27	25	26	26	28	26	26	33	29	28	28	34