Best Time to Drive from BOS to Natick

Right now (10:03 am EDT): about 61 minutes via I-90 West, usually 48 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.

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from BOS to Natick (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Natick to BOS

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 15 to 51 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 Natick (West Central 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 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	42	53	48	38	35	37	36	46	53	63	62	49	35	33	34
Tue	30	32	44	64	65	48	38	35	36	48	60	77	78	63	37	33	34
Wed	31	32	43	64	63	48	39	36	36	50	66	81	78	67	42	34	35
Thu	31	32	44	62	61	46	40	37	39	53	71	93	93	73	43	34	35
Fri	31	31	38	44	39	36	38	40	47	59	78	87	70	56	40	34	33
Sat	33	31	30	31	32	34	37	40	41	42	43	43	41	39	34	34	33
Sun	32	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	40	41	43	41	36	35	34	35

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 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 30 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Natick?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (15 miles)

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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	42	53	48	38	35	37	36	46	53	63	62	49	35	33	34
Tue	30	32	44	64	65	48	38	35	36	48	60	77	78	63	37	33	34
Wed	31	32	43	64	63	48	39	36	36	50	66	81	78	67	42	34	35
Thu	31	32	44	62	61	46	40	37	39	53	71	93	93	73	43	34	35
Fri	31	31	38	44	39	36	38	40	47	59	78	87	70	56	40	34	33
Sat	33	31	30	31	32	34	37	40	41	42	43	43	41	39	34	34	33
Sun	32	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	40	41	43	41	36	35	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	42	53	48	38	35	37	36	46	53	63	62	49	35	33	34
Tue	30	32	44	64	65	48	38	35	36	48	60	77	78	63	37	33	34
Wed	31	32	43	64	63	48	39	36	36	50	66	81	78	67	42	34	35
Thu	31	32	44	62	61	46	40	37	39	53	71	93	93	73	43	34	35
Fri	31	31	38	44	39	36	38	40	47	59	78	87	70	56	40	34	33
Sat	33	31	30	31	32	34	37	40	41	42	43	43	41	39	34	34	33
Sun	32	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	40	41	43	41	36	35	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	42	53	48	38	35	37	36	46	53	63	62	49	35	33	34
Tue	30	32	44	64	65	48	38	35	36	48	60	77	78	63	37	33	34
Wed	31	32	43	64	63	48	39	36	36	50	66	81	78	67	42	34	35
Thu	31	32	44	62	61	46	40	37	39	53	71	93	93	73	43	34	35
Fri	31	31	38	44	39	36	38	40	47	59	78	87	70	56	40	34	33
Sat	33	31	30	31	32	34	37	40	41	42	43	43	41	39	34	34	33
Sun	32	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	39	40	41	43	41	36	35	34	35