Best Time to Drive from Boston to Fall River
Right now (10:17 pm EDT): about 57 minutes via MA-24 South and I-93 South.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 48 | 50 | 53 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 78 | 82 | 78 | 62 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
| Tue | 49 | 49 | 53 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 88 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 53 | 51 |
| Wed | 48 | 50 | 53 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 58 | 54 | 52 |
| Thu | 49 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 67 | 79 | 90 | 88 | 74 | 61 | 55 | 54 |
| Fri | 48 | 49 | 53 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 73 | 86 | 90 | 81 | 67 | 56 | 53 | 51 |
| Sat | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 51 |
| Sun | 48 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 51 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Boston to Fall River (via MA-24 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).
About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Fall River 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 Fall River?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Boston to Fall River?
The 51-mile drive usually takes 48 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Boston to Fall River?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-93 South in Boston (14 miles)
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