Best Time to Drive from BOS to Waltham

Right now (11:04 pm EDT): about 34 minutes via I-90 West.

Only 14% 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 Waltham 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	38	47	43	29	26	27	26	35	45	54	48	38	27	24	24
Tue	21	22	38	57	56	43	29	26	25	37	45	55	52	49	27	24	23
Wed	21	22	35	54	57	41	30	26	26	39	52	63	60	52	31	25	23
Thu	22	22	38	55	59	41	31	28	29	43	56	70	72	59	38	26	25
Fri	22	21	33	40	32	27	29	30	37	46	64	68	59	47	32	26	23
Sat	22	21	21	22	23	26	28	31	31	32	34	37	35	33	28	25	23
Sun	22	21	21	21	22	24	25	27	29	31	34	42	40	32	31	26	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from BOS to Waltham (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 72 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 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (42 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (9 to 36 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 Waltham (Main 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 21 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Waltham?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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	22	22	38	47	43	29	26	27	26	35	45	54	48	38	27	24	24
Tue	21	22	38	57	56	43	29	26	25	37	45	55	52	49	27	24	23
Wed	21	22	35	54	57	41	30	26	26	39	52	63	60	52	31	25	23
Thu	22	22	38	55	59	41	31	28	29	43	56	70	72	59	38	26	25
Fri	22	21	33	40	32	27	29	30	37	46	64	68	59	47	32	26	23
Sat	22	21	21	22	23	26	28	31	31	32	34	37	35	33	28	25	23
Sun	22	21	21	21	22	24	25	27	29	31	34	42	40	32	31	26	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	22	38	47	43	29	26	27	26	35	45	54	48	38	27	24	24
Tue	21	22	38	57	56	43	29	26	25	37	45	55	52	49	27	24	23
Wed	21	22	35	54	57	41	30	26	26	39	52	63	60	52	31	25	23
Thu	22	22	38	55	59	41	31	28	29	43	56	70	72	59	38	26	25
Fri	22	21	33	40	32	27	29	30	37	46	64	68	59	47	32	26	23
Sat	22	21	21	22	23	26	28	31	31	32	34	37	35	33	28	25	23
Sun	22	21	21	21	22	24	25	27	29	31	34	42	40	32	31	26	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	22	38	47	43	29	26	27	26	35	45	54	48	38	27	24	24
Tue	21	22	38	57	56	43	29	26	25	37	45	55	52	49	27	24	23
Wed	21	22	35	54	57	41	30	26	26	39	52	63	60	52	31	25	23
Thu	22	22	38	55	59	41	31	28	29	43	56	70	72	59	38	26	25
Fri	22	21	33	40	32	27	29	30	37	46	64	68	59	47	32	26	23
Sat	22	21	21	22	23	26	28	31	31	32	34	37	35	33	28	25	23
Sun	22	21	21	21	22	24	25	27	29	31	34	42	40	32	31	26	25