Best Time to Drive from Boston to Braintree

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 26 minutes via I-93 South, usually 23 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Braintree 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	17	21	30	36	31	29	25	23	25	30	35	38	35	28	21	19	18
Tue	16	21	33	39	37	34	27	23	24	31	37	43	42	36	23	20	19
Wed	16	21	31	39	37	35	27	24	25	33	38	44	45	39	25	21	20
Thu	17	21	32	39	36	33	28	25	26	34	40	45	47	40	27	23	21
Fri	16	19	28	36	31	29	28	28	30	36	46	46	42	31	24	21	19
Sat	16	16	16	17	18	23	28	30	32	33	33	33	29	27	23	21	19
Sun	16	16	16	16	17	19	23	27	30	30	29	28	25	23	23	21	19

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Boston to Braintree (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston (Franklin Avenue) to central Braintree (Washington 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 Boston to Braintree?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 16 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Braintree?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South 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	17	21	30	36	31	29	25	23	25	30	35	38	35	28	21	19	18
Tue	16	21	33	39	37	34	27	23	24	31	37	43	42	36	23	20	19
Wed	16	21	31	39	37	35	27	24	25	33	38	44	45	39	25	21	20
Thu	17	21	32	39	36	33	28	25	26	34	40	45	47	40	27	23	21
Fri	16	19	28	36	31	29	28	28	30	36	46	46	42	31	24	21	19
Sat	16	16	16	17	18	23	28	30	32	33	33	33	29	27	23	21	19
Sun	16	16	16	16	17	19	23	27	30	30	29	28	25	23	23	21	19

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	21	30	36	31	29	25	23	25	30	35	38	35	28	21	19	18
Tue	16	21	33	39	37	34	27	23	24	31	37	43	42	36	23	20	19
Wed	16	21	31	39	37	35	27	24	25	33	38	44	45	39	25	21	20
Thu	17	21	32	39	36	33	28	25	26	34	40	45	47	40	27	23	21
Fri	16	19	28	36	31	29	28	28	30	36	46	46	42	31	24	21	19
Sat	16	16	16	17	18	23	28	30	32	33	33	33	29	27	23	21	19
Sun	16	16	16	16	17	19	23	27	30	30	29	28	25	23	23	21	19

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	17	21	30	36	31	29	25	23	25	30	35	38	35	28	21	19	18
Tue	16	21	33	39	37	34	27	23	24	31	37	43	42	36	23	20	19
Wed	16	21	31	39	37	35	27	24	25	33	38	44	45	39	25	21	20
Thu	17	21	32	39	36	33	28	25	26	34	40	45	47	40	27	23	21
Fri	16	19	28	36	31	29	28	28	30	36	46	46	42	31	24	21	19
Sat	16	16	16	17	18	23	28	30	32	33	33	33	29	27	23	21	19
Sun	16	16	16	16	17	19	23	27	30	30	29	28	25	23	23	21	19