Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Boston to Braintree

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-93 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 32% 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.

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Boston to Braintree (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (22 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Braintree to Boston

Freeway, about 4 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 18 to 55 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Boston (Franklin Avenue) to central Braintree (Washington Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Boston to Braintree by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
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Tue2332536160494132364853524541332222
Wed2222222222222222222222222222222222
Thu2222222222222222222222222222222222
Fri2222222222222222222222222222222222
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Sun2222222222222222222222222222222222

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 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 22 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Braintree?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (4 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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