Best Time to Drive from Boston to Framingham

Right now (4:17 pm EDT): about 81 minutes via I-90 West, usually 64 at this time.

Only 24% 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 22-mile drive from Boston to Framingham (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Framingham to Boston

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 11 to 30 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 Framingham 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 Framingham 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	27	27	34	41	38	32	29	30	30	35	40	48	45	38	29	27	28
Tue	26	28	36	46	45	39	32	30	30	36	51	64	62	48	32	28	29
Wed	27	28	35	46	44	38	33	30	30	37	54	63	60	51	35	28	30
Thu	27	27	36	45	43	37	32	30	31	39	64	77	71	57	35	29	30
Fri	27	27	31	34	32	30	31	32	35	45	68	73	54	40	33	29	29
Sat	29	27	27	27	27	29	30	31	33	33	34	33	31	31	29	28	28
Sun	28	26	26	26	26	27	28	30	32	32	32	31	30	29	28	28	28

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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 26 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Framingham?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (16 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	34	41	38	32	29	30	30	35	40	48	45	38	29	27	28
Tue	26	28	36	46	45	39	32	30	30	36	51	64	62	48	32	28	29
Wed	27	28	35	46	44	38	33	30	30	37	54	63	60	51	35	28	30
Thu	27	27	36	45	43	37	32	30	31	39	64	77	71	57	35	29	30
Fri	27	27	31	34	32	30	31	32	35	45	68	73	54	40	33	29	29
Sat	29	27	27	27	27	29	30	31	33	33	34	33	31	31	29	28	28
Sun	28	26	26	26	26	27	28	30	32	32	32	31	30	29	28	28	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	34	41	38	32	29	30	30	35	40	48	45	38	29	27	28
Tue	26	28	36	46	45	39	32	30	30	36	51	64	62	48	32	28	29
Wed	27	28	35	46	44	38	33	30	30	37	54	63	60	51	35	28	30
Thu	27	27	36	45	43	37	32	30	31	39	64	77	71	57	35	29	30
Fri	27	27	31	34	32	30	31	32	35	45	68	73	54	40	33	29	29
Sat	29	27	27	27	27	29	30	31	33	33	34	33	31	31	29	28	28
Sun	28	26	26	26	26	27	28	30	32	32	32	31	30	29	28	28	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	34	41	38	32	29	30	30	35	40	48	45	38	29	27	28
Tue	26	28	36	46	45	39	32	30	30	36	51	64	62	48	32	28	29
Wed	27	28	35	46	44	38	33	30	30	37	54	63	60	51	35	28	30
Thu	27	27	36	45	43	37	32	30	31	39	64	77	71	57	35	29	30
Fri	27	27	31	34	32	30	31	32	35	45	68	73	54	40	33	29	29
Sat	29	27	27	27	27	29	30	31	33	33	34	33	31	31	29	28	28
Sun	28	26	26	26	26	27	28	30	32	32	32	31	30	29	28	28	28