Best Time to Drive from Boston to Fitchburg

Right now (8:47 pm EDT): about 78 minutes via MA-2 West, usually 75 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Fitchburg 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	71	76	93	100	93	85	79	81	82	91	110	113	105	90	77	75	75
Tue	71	77	99	108	106	97	84	81	80	96	120	127	122	101	81	75	75
Wed	72	76	93	106	105	96	87	83	82	98	121	127	122	102	83	77	76
Thu	72	75	96	105	103	94	85	82	83	102	123	128	126	104	84	77	76
Fri	72	74	85	88	83	81	83	85	92	113	128	120	107	91	83	78	75
Sat	71	71	71	73	75	81	85	87	88	87	87	85	82	82	80	76	75
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	77	78	83	86	84	85	84	81	79	78	76	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Boston to Fitchburg (via MA-2 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (29 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 71 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Fitchburg?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	93	100	93	85	79	81	82	91	110	113	105	90	77	75	75
Tue	71	77	99	108	106	97	84	81	80	96	120	127	122	101	81	75	75
Wed	72	76	93	106	105	96	87	83	82	98	121	127	122	102	83	77	76
Thu	72	75	96	105	103	94	85	82	83	102	123	128	126	104	84	77	76
Fri	72	74	85	88	83	81	83	85	92	113	128	120	107	91	83	78	75
Sat	71	71	71	73	75	81	85	87	88	87	87	85	82	82	80	76	75
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	77	78	83	86	84	85	84	81	79	78	76	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	93	100	93	85	79	81	82	91	110	113	105	90	77	75	75
Tue	71	77	99	108	106	97	84	81	80	96	120	127	122	101	81	75	75
Wed	72	76	93	106	105	96	87	83	82	98	121	127	122	102	83	77	76
Thu	72	75	96	105	103	94	85	82	83	102	123	128	126	104	84	77	76
Fri	72	74	85	88	83	81	83	85	92	113	128	120	107	91	83	78	75
Sat	71	71	71	73	75	81	85	87	88	87	87	85	82	82	80	76	75
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	77	78	83	86	84	85	84	81	79	78	76	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	93	100	93	85	79	81	82	91	110	113	105	90	77	75	75
Tue	71	77	99	108	106	97	84	81	80	96	120	127	122	101	81	75	75
Wed	72	76	93	106	105	96	87	83	82	98	121	127	122	102	83	77	76
Thu	72	75	96	105	103	94	85	82	83	102	123	128	126	104	84	77	76
Fri	72	74	85	88	83	81	83	85	92	113	128	120	107	91	83	78	75
Sat	71	71	71	73	75	81	85	87	88	87	87	85	82	82	80	76	75
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	77	78	83	86	84	85	84	81	79	78	76	75