Best Time to Drive from BOS to Dedham

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 92 minutes via I-93 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 57% 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 23-mile drive from BOS to Dedham (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (33 minutes).

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 20 to 60 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 Dedham (East Street) 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 Dedham 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	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	48	48	62	81	88	75	56	49	39	43
Tue	35	36	53	64	67	47	45	43	51	65	78	86	68	49	40	33	33
Wed	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33

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 Dedham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 33 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Dedham?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (2 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	48	48	62	81	88	75	56	49	39	43
Tue	35	36	53	64	67	47	45	43	51	65	78	86	68	49	40	33	33
Wed	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	48	48	62	81	88	75	56	49	39	43
Tue	35	36	53	64	67	47	45	43	51	65	78	86	68	49	40	33	33
Wed	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	48	48	62	81	88	75	56	49	39	43
Tue	35	36	53	64	67	47	45	43	51	65	78	86	68	49	40	33	33
Wed	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Thu	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33