Best Time to Drive from BOS to Newton

Right now (4:17 pm EDT): about 57 minutes via I-90 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 15% 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 13-mile drive from BOS to Newton (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 64 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 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Newton to BOS

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 8 to 29 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 Newton (Homer 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 Newton 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	20	21	34	41	37	26	22	25	24	31	39	48	43	34	25	22	22
Tue	19	20	34	50	51	36	25	24	23	32	41	48	45	44	24	21	21
Wed	19	20	31	47	50	37	26	24	23	34	46	56	52	46	28	22	21
Thu	20	20	33	49	51	36	28	25	25	37	48	63	64	51	33	23	22
Fri	20	19	29	34	28	24	25	27	32	40	55	61	52	43	28	23	21
Sat	20	19	19	20	20	23	24	27	27	28	30	32	31	29	24	22	21
Sun	20	20	19	19	20	21	22	24	26	26	30	36	33	28	26	23	22

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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 19 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Newton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	21	34	41	37	26	22	25	24	31	39	48	43	34	25	22	22
Tue	19	20	34	50	51	36	25	24	23	32	41	48	45	44	24	21	21
Wed	19	20	31	47	50	37	26	24	23	34	46	56	52	46	28	22	21
Thu	20	20	33	49	51	36	28	25	25	37	48	63	64	51	33	23	22
Fri	20	19	29	34	28	24	25	27	32	40	55	61	52	43	28	23	21
Sat	20	19	19	20	20	23	24	27	27	28	30	32	31	29	24	22	21
Sun	20	20	19	19	20	21	22	24	26	26	30	36	33	28	26	23	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	21	34	41	37	26	22	25	24	31	39	48	43	34	25	22	22
Tue	19	20	34	50	51	36	25	24	23	32	41	48	45	44	24	21	21
Wed	19	20	31	47	50	37	26	24	23	34	46	56	52	46	28	22	21
Thu	20	20	33	49	51	36	28	25	25	37	48	63	64	51	33	23	22
Fri	20	19	29	34	28	24	25	27	32	40	55	61	52	43	28	23	21
Sat	20	19	19	20	20	23	24	27	27	28	30	32	31	29	24	22	21
Sun	20	20	19	19	20	21	22	24	26	26	30	36	33	28	26	23	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	21	34	41	37	26	22	25	24	31	39	48	43	34	25	22	22
Tue	19	20	34	50	51	36	25	24	23	32	41	48	45	44	24	21	21
Wed	19	20	31	47	50	37	26	24	23	34	46	56	52	46	28	22	21
Thu	20	20	33	49	51	36	28	25	25	37	48	63	64	51	33	23	22
Fri	20	19	29	34	28	24	25	27	32	40	55	61	52	43	28	23	21
Sat	20	19	19	20	20	23	24	27	27	28	30	32	31	29	24	22	21
Sun	20	20	19	19	20	21	22	24	26	26	30	36	33	28	26	23	22