Best Time to Drive from BOS to Natick

Right now (4:04 pm EDT): about 67 minutes via I-90 West, usually 78 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Natick 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	31	32	43	54	50	38	35	36	36	45	54	65	62	49	36	33	34
Tue	30	32	45	65	66	49	38	35	35	48	59	78	78	63	37	33	34
Wed	31	32	44	65	65	48	39	35	36	50	66	82	81	67	42	34	35
Thu	31	32	44	63	62	46	39	37	39	54	72	94	95	76	45	35	35
Fri	31	31	39	45	40	37	39	40	47	59	81	90	74	57	41	35	33
Sat	33	31	30	31	32	34	38	41	41	43	43	44	42	41	36	34	33
Sun	32	30	30	30	31	32	34	37	39	40	41	44	44	39	37	35	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from BOS to Natick (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (15 to 52 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 Natick (West Central 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 Natick?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 30 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Natick?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (15 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	31	32	43	54	50	38	35	36	36	45	54	65	62	49	36	33	34
Tue	30	32	45	65	66	49	38	35	35	48	59	78	78	63	37	33	34
Wed	31	32	44	65	65	48	39	35	36	50	66	82	81	67	42	34	35
Thu	31	32	44	63	62	46	39	37	39	54	72	94	95	76	45	35	35
Fri	31	31	39	45	40	37	39	40	47	59	81	90	74	57	41	35	33
Sat	33	31	30	31	32	34	38	41	41	43	43	44	42	41	36	34	33
Sun	32	30	30	30	31	32	34	37	39	40	41	44	44	39	37	35	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	43	54	50	38	35	36	36	45	54	65	62	49	36	33	34
Tue	30	32	45	65	66	49	38	35	35	48	59	78	78	63	37	33	34
Wed	31	32	44	65	65	48	39	35	36	50	66	82	81	67	42	34	35
Thu	31	32	44	63	62	46	39	37	39	54	72	94	95	76	45	35	35
Fri	31	31	39	45	40	37	39	40	47	59	81	90	74	57	41	35	33
Sat	33	31	30	31	32	34	38	41	41	43	43	44	42	41	36	34	33
Sun	32	30	30	30	31	32	34	37	39	40	41	44	44	39	37	35	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	43	54	50	38	35	36	36	45	54	65	62	49	36	33	34
Tue	30	32	45	65	66	49	38	35	35	48	59	78	78	63	37	33	34
Wed	31	32	44	65	65	48	39	35	36	50	66	82	81	67	42	34	35
Thu	31	32	44	63	62	46	39	37	39	54	72	94	95	76	45	35	35
Fri	31	31	39	45	40	37	39	40	47	59	81	90	74	57	41	35	33
Sat	33	31	30	31	32	34	38	41	41	43	43	44	42	41	36	34	33
Sun	32	30	30	30	31	32	34	37	39	40	41	44	44	39	37	35	35