Best Time to Drive from Boston to Cumberland

Right now (11:20 pm EST): about 45 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South.

Only 78% 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 Cumberland 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	43	45	52	58	52	52	53	49	51	56	68	79	77	59	48	46	45
Tue	43	46	57	63	58	53	51	50	51	57	74	85	84	67	52	47	46
Wed	43	46	54	62	59	54	53	51	53	59	74	83	84	71	52	48	46
Thu	43	46	54	60	56	53	53	51	52	59	77	85	84	70	55	49	47
Fri	43	45	50	59	56	54	55	54	57	63	83	89	83	66	51	47	45
Sat	43	42	42	43	44	48	54	55	56	57	57	59	55	53	48	47	45
Sun	43	42	41	42	42	45	50	52	53	53	51	52	51	50	48	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Boston to Cumberland (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Cumberland 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 Cumberland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Cumberland?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (13 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Cumberland 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	43	45	52	58	52	52	53	49	51	56	68	79	77	59	48	46	45
Tue	43	46	57	63	58	53	51	50	51	57	74	85	84	67	52	47	46
Wed	43	46	54	62	59	54	53	51	53	59	74	83	84	71	52	48	46
Thu	43	46	54	60	56	53	53	51	52	59	77	85	84	70	55	49	47
Fri	43	45	50	59	56	54	55	54	57	63	83	89	83	66	51	47	45
Sat	43	42	42	43	44	48	54	55	56	57	57	59	55	53	48	47	45
Sun	43	42	41	42	42	45	50	52	53	53	51	52	51	50	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	52	58	52	52	53	49	51	56	68	79	77	59	48	46	45
Tue	43	46	57	63	58	53	51	50	51	57	74	85	84	67	52	47	46
Wed	43	46	54	62	59	54	53	51	53	59	74	83	84	71	52	48	46
Thu	43	46	54	60	56	53	53	51	52	59	77	85	84	70	55	49	47
Fri	43	45	50	59	56	54	55	54	57	63	83	89	83	66	51	47	45
Sat	43	42	42	43	44	48	54	55	56	57	57	59	55	53	48	47	45
Sun	43	42	41	42	42	45	50	52	53	53	51	52	51	50	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	52	58	52	52	53	49	51	56	68	79	77	59	48	46	45
Tue	43	46	57	63	58	53	51	50	51	57	74	85	84	67	52	47	46
Wed	43	46	54	62	59	54	53	51	53	59	74	83	84	71	52	48	46
Thu	43	46	54	60	56	53	53	51	52	59	77	85	84	70	55	49	47
Fri	43	45	50	59	56	54	55	54	57	63	83	89	83	66	51	47	45
Sat	43	42	42	43	44	48	54	55	56	57	57	59	55	53	48	47	45
Sun	43	42	41	42	42	45	50	52	53	53	51	52	51	50	48	47	45