Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Boston to Burlington MA

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 33 minutes via I-93 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 55% 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 15-mile drive from Boston to Burlington MA (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (26 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Burlington MA to Boston

Freeway, about 10 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 11 to 26 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 Burlington MA 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 Burlington MA by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2021263428232122232936373628212023
Tue2021284034272322223037383832232026
Wed1921273833272324243039434134242125
Thu2021274133262323253241413934242126
Fri2020232523222326323741403426222121
Sat2019192020222325262424242322212120
Sun1919191919202123242324232221212026

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 Burlington MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Boston to Burlington MA?

The 15-mile drive usually takes 19 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (10 miles)

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