Best Time to Drive from BOS to Framingham

Right now (7:40 pm EDT): about 32 minutes via I-90 West, usually 32 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Framingham 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	35	39	37	33	32	32	32	37	44	60	53	42	33	31	32
Tue	29	29	34	45	43	36	33	32	32	37	56	75	69	50	34	31	31
Wed	30	29	34	44	42	36	33	32	32	39	60	75	68	55	37	32	32
Thu	30	29	35	45	42	36	33	33	33	41	76	91	85	64	40	33	33
Fri	30	29	33	37	34	32	33	34	36	46	81	87	65	47	34	32	31
Sat	32	30	29	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	34	36	35	34	32	31	30
Sun	31	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	39	35	34	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from BOS to Framingham (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. 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 4:30 pm on Sundays (40 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 27 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 Framingham 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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 29 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Framingham?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	29	35	39	37	33	32	32	32	37	44	60	53	42	33	31	32
Tue	29	29	34	45	43	36	33	32	32	37	56	75	69	50	34	31	31
Wed	30	29	34	44	42	36	33	32	32	39	60	75	68	55	37	32	32
Thu	30	29	35	45	42	36	33	33	33	41	76	91	85	64	40	33	33
Fri	30	29	33	37	34	32	33	34	36	46	81	87	65	47	34	32	31
Sat	32	30	29	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	34	36	35	34	32	31	30
Sun	31	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	39	35	34	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	29	35	39	37	33	32	32	32	37	44	60	53	42	33	31	32
Tue	29	29	34	45	43	36	33	32	32	37	56	75	69	50	34	31	31
Wed	30	29	34	44	42	36	33	32	32	39	60	75	68	55	37	32	32
Thu	30	29	35	45	42	36	33	33	33	41	76	91	85	64	40	33	33
Fri	30	29	33	37	34	32	33	34	36	46	81	87	65	47	34	32	31
Sat	32	30	29	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	34	36	35	34	32	31	30
Sun	31	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	39	35	34	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	29	35	39	37	33	32	32	32	37	44	60	53	42	33	31	32
Tue	29	29	34	45	43	36	33	32	32	37	56	75	69	50	34	31	31
Wed	30	29	34	44	42	36	33	32	32	39	60	75	68	55	37	32	32
Thu	30	29	35	45	42	36	33	33	33	41	76	91	85	64	40	33	33
Fri	30	29	33	37	34	32	33	34	36	46	81	87	65	47	34	32	31
Sat	32	30	29	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	34	36	35	34	32	31	30
Sun	31	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	39	35	34	32	31