Best Time to Drive from Boston to Amesbury

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 52 minutes via I-95 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Boston to Amesbury 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	49	52	66	72	67	58	53	55	56	58	62	64	63	58	52	51	53
Tue	49	53	71	79	79	71	57	54	53	57	63	67	67	63	54	52	52
Wed	49	52	67	77	78	69	59	55	54	58	65	71	72	66	56	52	52
Thu	49	52	68	78	77	67	58	55	55	60	70	73	73	69	58	53	53
Fri	49	50	59	62	58	55	55	56	58	63	74	74	70	62	56	53	52
Sat	50	48	48	49	50	53	55	58	59	60	61	62	59	58	56	53	52
Sun	50	49	48	48	49	51	52	56	58	58	59	59	56	54	55	53	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Boston to Amesbury (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (25 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Amesbury 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 Boston to Amesbury?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Boston to Amesbury?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 49 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Amesbury?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (25 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Amesbury to Boston (return trip) · Boston to Quincy · Boston to Framingham · Boston to Worcester · Boston to Lowell · Boston to Burlington MA · Boston to Woburn · Boston to Braintree · Boston to Andover · Boston to Brockton · Boston to Plymouth MA · Boston to Natick

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	66	72	67	58	53	55	56	58	62	64	63	58	52	51	53
Tue	49	53	71	79	79	71	57	54	53	57	63	67	67	63	54	52	52
Wed	49	52	67	77	78	69	59	55	54	58	65	71	72	66	56	52	52
Thu	49	52	68	78	77	67	58	55	55	60	70	73	73	69	58	53	53
Fri	49	50	59	62	58	55	55	56	58	63	74	74	70	62	56	53	52
Sat	50	48	48	49	50	53	55	58	59	60	61	62	59	58	56	53	52
Sun	50	49	48	48	49	51	52	56	58	58	59	59	56	54	55	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	66	72	67	58	53	55	56	58	62	64	63	58	52	51	53
Tue	49	53	71	79	79	71	57	54	53	57	63	67	67	63	54	52	52
Wed	49	52	67	77	78	69	59	55	54	58	65	71	72	66	56	52	52
Thu	49	52	68	78	77	67	58	55	55	60	70	73	73	69	58	53	53
Fri	49	50	59	62	58	55	55	56	58	63	74	74	70	62	56	53	52
Sat	50	48	48	49	50	53	55	58	59	60	61	62	59	58	56	53	52
Sun	50	49	48	48	49	51	52	56	58	58	59	59	56	54	55	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	66	72	67	58	53	55	56	58	62	64	63	58	52	51	53
Tue	49	53	71	79	79	71	57	54	53	57	63	67	67	63	54	52	52
Wed	49	52	67	77	78	69	59	55	54	58	65	71	72	66	56	52	52
Thu	49	52	68	78	77	67	58	55	55	60	70	73	73	69	58	53	53
Fri	49	50	59	62	58	55	55	56	58	63	74	74	70	62	56	53	52
Sat	50	48	48	49	50	53	55	58	59	60	61	62	59	58	56	53	52
Sun	50	49	48	48	49	51	52	56	58	58	59	59	56	54	55	53	53