Best Time to Drive from Boston to Dover

Right now (8:48 pm EDT): about 80 minutes via I-95 North, usually 81 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Dover 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	79	81	90	94	91	86	82	83	83	84	87	88	88	84	81	80	81
Tue	79	81	93	98	98	93	84	83	82	84	88	90	90	88	82	81	81
Wed	80	81	90	97	97	92	86	83	82	84	89	93	93	89	83	80	81
Thu	80	81	91	98	97	91	85	84	83	86	92	94	95	92	84	81	81
Fri	79	79	85	87	85	83	83	83	85	88	94	95	92	86	83	81	81
Sat	80	78	78	78	79	81	83	84	85	85	86	87	84	84	83	82	81
Sun	80	79	78	78	78	80	80	83	85	85	85	85	84	82	82	81	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Boston to Dover (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (33 to 52 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Dover 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 Dover?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 79 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Dover?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (35 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Dover 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	79	81	90	94	91	86	82	83	83	84	87	88	88	84	81	80	81
Tue	79	81	93	98	98	93	84	83	82	84	88	90	90	88	82	81	81
Wed	80	81	90	97	97	92	86	83	82	84	89	93	93	89	83	80	81
Thu	80	81	91	98	97	91	85	84	83	86	92	94	95	92	84	81	81
Fri	79	79	85	87	85	83	83	83	85	88	94	95	92	86	83	81	81
Sat	80	78	78	78	79	81	83	84	85	85	86	87	84	84	83	82	81
Sun	80	79	78	78	78	80	80	83	85	85	85	85	84	82	82	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	90	94	91	86	82	83	83	84	87	88	88	84	81	80	81
Tue	79	81	93	98	98	93	84	83	82	84	88	90	90	88	82	81	81
Wed	80	81	90	97	97	92	86	83	82	84	89	93	93	89	83	80	81
Thu	80	81	91	98	97	91	85	84	83	86	92	94	95	92	84	81	81
Fri	79	79	85	87	85	83	83	83	85	88	94	95	92	86	83	81	81
Sat	80	78	78	78	79	81	83	84	85	85	86	87	84	84	83	82	81
Sun	80	79	78	78	78	80	80	83	85	85	85	85	84	82	82	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	90	94	91	86	82	83	83	84	87	88	88	84	81	80	81
Tue	79	81	93	98	98	93	84	83	82	84	88	90	90	88	82	81	81
Wed	80	81	90	97	97	92	86	83	82	84	89	93	93	89	83	80	81
Thu	80	81	91	98	97	91	85	84	83	86	92	94	95	92	84	81	81
Fri	79	79	85	87	85	83	83	83	85	88	94	95	92	86	83	81	81
Sat	80	78	78	78	79	81	83	84	85	85	86	87	84	84	83	82	81
Sun	80	79	78	78	78	80	80	83	85	85	85	85	84	82	82	81	81