Best Time to Drive from Boston to Bristol

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 64 minutes via MA-24 South and I-93 South, usually 66 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Bristol 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	61	64	74	81	78	76	75	72	74	83	95	100	91	76	64	63	63
Tue	61	64	76	84	81	81	74	71	73	83	100	108	100	85	70	65	64
Wed	60	64	73	84	83	79	74	72	74	84	99	106	101	88	71	66	65
Thu	61	64	75	83	81	80	76	73	75	86	100	112	106	89	73	68	67
Fri	60	62	71	81	77	75	75	77	80	93	111	110	98	81	69	66	63
Sat	60	60	59	60	62	68	74	77	79	79	78	78	73	70	66	66	63
Sun	61	58	59	58	59	62	67	71	76	73	72	70	67	66	67	67	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Boston to Bristol (via MA-24 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Bristol 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 Bristol?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 60 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Bristol?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Bristol 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	61	64	74	81	78	76	75	72	74	83	95	100	91	76	64	63	63
Tue	61	64	76	84	81	81	74	71	73	83	100	108	100	85	70	65	64
Wed	60	64	73	84	83	79	74	72	74	84	99	106	101	88	71	66	65
Thu	61	64	75	83	81	80	76	73	75	86	100	112	106	89	73	68	67
Fri	60	62	71	81	77	75	75	77	80	93	111	110	98	81	69	66	63
Sat	60	60	59	60	62	68	74	77	79	79	78	78	73	70	66	66	63
Sun	61	58	59	58	59	62	67	71	76	73	72	70	67	66	67	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	64	74	81	78	76	75	72	74	83	95	100	91	76	64	63	63
Tue	61	64	76	84	81	81	74	71	73	83	100	108	100	85	70	65	64
Wed	60	64	73	84	83	79	74	72	74	84	99	106	101	88	71	66	65
Thu	61	64	75	83	81	80	76	73	75	86	100	112	106	89	73	68	67
Fri	60	62	71	81	77	75	75	77	80	93	111	110	98	81	69	66	63
Sat	60	60	59	60	62	68	74	77	79	79	78	78	73	70	66	66	63
Sun	61	58	59	58	59	62	67	71	76	73	72	70	67	66	67	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	64	74	81	78	76	75	72	74	83	95	100	91	76	64	63	63
Tue	61	64	76	84	81	81	74	71	73	83	100	108	100	85	70	65	64
Wed	60	64	73	84	83	79	74	72	74	84	99	106	101	88	71	66	65
Thu	61	64	75	83	81	80	76	73	75	86	100	112	106	89	73	68	67
Fri	60	62	71	81	77	75	75	77	80	93	111	110	98	81	69	66	63
Sat	60	60	59	60	62	68	74	77	79	79	78	78	73	70	66	66	63
Sun	61	58	59	58	59	62	67	71	76	73	72	70	67	66	67	67	65