Best Time to Drive from Boston to Bedford

Right now (9:03 pm EDT): about 57 minutes via I-93 North, usually 55 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Bedford 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	55	55	56	61	60	57	56	57	57	61	69	74	69	62	56	55	56
Tue	55	55	57	63	63	58	57	57	57	63	75	84	82	66	57	55	57
Wed	55	55	56	63	63	59	57	58	58	64	77	85	83	64	57	55	58
Thu	55	55	56	63	64	58	57	57	59	64	78	90	87	67	58	55	60
Fri	55	54	55	58	58	57	59	62	67	79	87	89	83	63	56	55	55
Sat	54	53	53	54	54	57	62	65	62	59	57	56	55	54	55	55	54
Sun	55	53	53	53	53	54	55	57	58	57	57	54	54	54	54	55	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Boston to Bedford (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (8 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Bedford 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 Bedford?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 54 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Bedford?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (39 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Bedford 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	55	55	56	61	60	57	56	57	57	61	69	74	69	62	56	55	56
Tue	55	55	57	63	63	58	57	57	57	63	75	84	82	66	57	55	57
Wed	55	55	56	63	63	59	57	58	58	64	77	85	83	64	57	55	58
Thu	55	55	56	63	64	58	57	57	59	64	78	90	87	67	58	55	60
Fri	55	54	55	58	58	57	59	62	67	79	87	89	83	63	56	55	55
Sat	54	53	53	54	54	57	62	65	62	59	57	56	55	54	55	55	54
Sun	55	53	53	53	53	54	55	57	58	57	57	54	54	54	54	55	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	56	61	60	57	56	57	57	61	69	74	69	62	56	55	56
Tue	55	55	57	63	63	58	57	57	57	63	75	84	82	66	57	55	57
Wed	55	55	56	63	63	59	57	58	58	64	77	85	83	64	57	55	58
Thu	55	55	56	63	64	58	57	57	59	64	78	90	87	67	58	55	60
Fri	55	54	55	58	58	57	59	62	67	79	87	89	83	63	56	55	55
Sat	54	53	53	54	54	57	62	65	62	59	57	56	55	54	55	55	54
Sun	55	53	53	53	53	54	55	57	58	57	57	54	54	54	54	55	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	56	61	60	57	56	57	57	61	69	74	69	62	56	55	56
Tue	55	55	57	63	63	58	57	57	57	63	75	84	82	66	57	55	57
Wed	55	55	56	63	63	59	57	58	58	64	77	85	83	64	57	55	58
Thu	55	55	56	63	64	58	57	57	59	64	78	90	87	67	58	55	60
Fri	55	54	55	58	58	57	59	62	67	79	87	89	83	63	56	55	55
Sat	54	53	53	54	54	57	62	65	62	59	57	56	55	54	55	55	54
Sun	55	53	53	53	53	54	55	57	58	57	57	54	54	54	54	55	58