Best Time to Drive from BOS to Quincy

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 47 minutes via I-93 South and I-90 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 45% 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 12-mile drive from BOS to Quincy (via I-93 South and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Quincy to BOS

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 16 to 47 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 Quincy (Faxon Avenue) 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 Quincy 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	25	26	33	38	34	34	31	30	32	39	43	53	49	37	31	27	29
Tue	24	24	33	45	45	35	32	30	30	39	45	54	49	40	31	28	27
Wed	24	24	31	45	45	37	32	29	32	42	48	57	56	43	33	30	28
Thu	24	25	34	47	45	39	33	33	33	48	58	63	61	51	36	32	30
Fri	25	24	34	39	33	34	34	35	39	47	61	61	57	40	29	30	26
Sat	25	23	23	24	25	28	32	35	35	36	40	39	36	32	29	28	26
Sun	26	24	25	24	25	26	28	29	34	38	43	46	41	34	33	29	28

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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 23 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Quincy?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (4 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	33	38	34	34	31	30	32	39	43	53	49	37	31	27	29
Tue	24	24	33	45	45	35	32	30	30	39	45	54	49	40	31	28	27
Wed	24	24	31	45	45	37	32	29	32	42	48	57	56	43	33	30	28
Thu	24	25	34	47	45	39	33	33	33	48	58	63	61	51	36	32	30
Fri	25	24	34	39	33	34	34	35	39	47	61	61	57	40	29	30	26
Sat	25	23	23	24	25	28	32	35	35	36	40	39	36	32	29	28	26
Sun	26	24	25	24	25	26	28	29	34	38	43	46	41	34	33	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	33	38	34	34	31	30	32	39	43	53	49	37	31	27	29
Tue	24	24	33	45	45	35	32	30	30	39	45	54	49	40	31	28	27
Wed	24	24	31	45	45	37	32	29	32	42	48	57	56	43	33	30	28
Thu	24	25	34	47	45	39	33	33	33	48	58	63	61	51	36	32	30
Fri	25	24	34	39	33	34	34	35	39	47	61	61	57	40	29	30	26
Sat	25	23	23	24	25	28	32	35	35	36	40	39	36	32	29	28	26
Sun	26	24	25	24	25	26	28	29	34	38	43	46	41	34	33	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	33	38	34	34	31	30	32	39	43	53	49	37	31	27	29
Tue	24	24	33	45	45	35	32	30	30	39	45	54	49	40	31	28	27
Wed	24	24	31	45	45	37	32	29	32	42	48	57	56	43	33	30	28
Thu	24	25	34	47	45	39	33	33	33	48	58	63	61	51	36	32	30
Fri	25	24	34	39	33	34	34	35	39	47	61	61	57	40	29	30	26
Sat	25	23	23	24	25	28	32	35	35	36	40	39	36	32	29	28	26
Sun	26	24	25	24	25	26	28	29	34	38	43	46	41	34	33	29	28