Best Time to Drive from Boston to Auburn

Right now (6:06 am EST): about 44 minutes via I-90 West, usually 43 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Auburn 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	43	43	45	49	48	47	47	49	47	47	52	60	60	53	45	44	46
Tue	44	43	46	51	51	48	47	46	46	49	56	73	73	62	49	44	45
Wed	44	43	46	51	51	48	47	46	46	48	58	74	70	64	49	45	45
Thu	44	43	46	50	50	47	47	47	48	51	63	76	78	68	50	45	45
Fri	44	43	44	47	46	46	52	55	57	68	81	93	83	63	48	46	45
Sat	45	43	42	42	43	49	55	54	50	48	46	45	44	45	44	44	43
Sun	45	42	42	41	42	44	52	58	54	53	49	48	48	45	45	44	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Boston to Auburn (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Auburn 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 Auburn?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Auburn?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (43 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Auburn 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	43	43	45	49	48	47	47	49	47	47	52	60	60	53	45	44	46
Tue	44	43	46	51	51	48	47	46	46	49	56	73	73	62	49	44	45
Wed	44	43	46	51	51	48	47	46	46	48	58	74	70	64	49	45	45
Thu	44	43	46	50	50	47	47	47	48	51	63	76	78	68	50	45	45
Fri	44	43	44	47	46	46	52	55	57	68	81	93	83	63	48	46	45
Sat	45	43	42	42	43	49	55	54	50	48	46	45	44	45	44	44	43
Sun	45	42	42	41	42	44	52	58	54	53	49	48	48	45	45	44	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	45	49	48	47	47	49	47	47	52	60	60	53	45	44	46
Tue	44	43	46	51	51	48	47	46	46	49	56	73	73	62	49	44	45
Wed	44	43	46	51	51	48	47	46	46	48	58	74	70	64	49	45	45
Thu	44	43	46	50	50	47	47	47	48	51	63	76	78	68	50	45	45
Fri	44	43	44	47	46	46	52	55	57	68	81	93	83	63	48	46	45
Sat	45	43	42	42	43	49	55	54	50	48	46	45	44	45	44	44	43
Sun	45	42	42	41	42	44	52	58	54	53	49	48	48	45	45	44	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	45	49	48	47	47	49	47	47	52	60	60	53	45	44	46
Tue	44	43	46	51	51	48	47	46	46	49	56	73	73	62	49	44	45
Wed	44	43	46	51	51	48	47	46	46	48	58	74	70	64	49	45	45
Thu	44	43	46	50	50	47	47	47	48	51	63	76	78	68	50	45	45
Fri	44	43	44	47	46	46	52	55	57	68	81	93	83	63	48	46	45
Sat	45	43	42	42	43	49	55	54	50	48	46	45	44	45	44	44	43
Sun	45	42	42	41	42	44	52	58	54	53	49	48	48	45	45	44	44