Best Time to Drive from BOS to Quincy

Right now (3:50 pm EDT): about 42 minutes via I-93 South and I-90 West, usually 48 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.

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	22	22	30	35	31	30	27	26	28	34	38	48	43	33	27	24	25
Tue	21	21	30	41	41	32	29	26	27	34	40	51	45	37	27	25	23
Wed	21	21	28	40	41	33	28	26	28	37	44	54	52	40	30	26	24
Thu	22	22	31	43	41	33	30	29	29	44	56	62	60	48	34	29	26
Fri	21	21	30	37	30	30	31	32	35	42	59	60	53	36	27	26	23
Sat	22	20	20	21	22	24	29	31	31	31	35	36	33	29	26	25	22
Sun	22	21	21	21	22	23	24	26	30	34	39	43	39	31	30	27	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from BOS to Quincy (via I-93 South and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (43 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (13 to 46 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 Quincy (Faxon Avenue) 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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 20 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Quincy?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Quincy to BOS (return trip) · BOS to Newton · BOS to Waltham · BOS to Framingham · BOS to Worcester · BOS to Lowell · BOS to Burlington MA · BOS to Woburn · BOS to Braintree · BOS to Dedham · BOS to Andover · BOS to Brockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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