Best Time to Drive from BOS to Dedham

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 39 minutes via I-93 South, usually 31 at this time.

Only 77% 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 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	26	27	39	43	36	33	33	31	32	38	47	56	52	38	30	28	28
Tue	25	27	43	52	46	36	32	31	32	38	49	60	56	47	33	29	28
Wed	25	27	41	52	44	36	33	32	33	40	52	61	61	50	33	30	28
Thu	26	27	41	49	43	37	34	33	34	43	57	67	66	53	36	31	29
Fri	25	27	35	42	37	35	35	36	39	46	64	65	58	43	31	30	28
Sat	26	24	25	26	27	30	36	37	37	39	39	41	36	33	30	28	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	33	36	37	40	37	33	32	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from BOS to Dedham (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 19 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 Dedham (East Street) 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 Dedham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 25 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Dedham?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (3 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (2 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	26	27	39	43	36	33	33	31	32	38	47	56	52	38	30	28	28
Tue	25	27	43	52	46	36	32	31	32	38	49	60	56	47	33	29	28
Wed	25	27	41	52	44	36	33	32	33	40	52	61	61	50	33	30	28
Thu	26	27	41	49	43	37	34	33	34	43	57	67	66	53	36	31	29
Fri	25	27	35	42	37	35	35	36	39	46	64	65	58	43	31	30	28
Sat	26	24	25	26	27	30	36	37	37	39	39	41	36	33	30	28	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	33	36	37	40	37	33	32	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	39	43	36	33	33	31	32	38	47	56	52	38	30	28	28
Tue	25	27	43	52	46	36	32	31	32	38	49	60	56	47	33	29	28
Wed	25	27	41	52	44	36	33	32	33	40	52	61	61	50	33	30	28
Thu	26	27	41	49	43	37	34	33	34	43	57	67	66	53	36	31	29
Fri	25	27	35	42	37	35	35	36	39	46	64	65	58	43	31	30	28
Sat	26	24	25	26	27	30	36	37	37	39	39	41	36	33	30	28	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	33	36	37	40	37	33	32	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	39	43	36	33	33	31	32	38	47	56	52	38	30	28	28
Tue	25	27	43	52	46	36	32	31	32	38	49	60	56	47	33	29	28
Wed	25	27	41	52	44	36	33	32	33	40	52	61	61	50	33	30	28
Thu	26	27	41	49	43	37	34	33	34	43	57	67	66	53	36	31	29
Fri	25	27	35	42	37	35	35	36	39	46	64	65	58	43	31	30	28
Sat	26	24	25	26	27	30	36	37	37	39	39	41	36	33	30	28	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	33	36	37	40	37	33	32	30	28