Best Time to Drive from Boston to Framingham

Right now (3:19 am EDT): about 28 minutes via I-90 West.

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.

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	39	33	29	30	30	35	41	50	46	39	29	27	28
Tue	26	28	37	46	45	40	32	30	30	36	52	67	65	48	33	28	29
Wed	27	28	35	46	44	39	33	30	30	37	55	67	63	53	35	28	29
Thu	27	28	36	45	43	37	32	30	31	39	64	78	74	60	36	29	29
Fri	27	27	31	34	32	30	31	32	35	45	70	77	58	42	33	29	29
Sat	28	27	27	27	27	29	30	32	33	34	34	34	32	32	30	29	28
Sun	28	26	26	26	26	27	28	31	32	33	32	32	31	30	30	28	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Boston to Framingham (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 78 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (11 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston (Franklin Avenue) to central Framingham 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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 26 to 78 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 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (16 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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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	39	33	29	30	30	35	41	50	46	39	29	27	28
Tue	26	28	37	46	45	40	32	30	30	36	52	67	65	48	33	28	29
Wed	27	28	35	46	44	39	33	30	30	37	55	67	63	53	35	28	29
Thu	27	28	36	45	43	37	32	30	31	39	64	78	74	60	36	29	29
Fri	27	27	31	34	32	30	31	32	35	45	70	77	58	42	33	29	29
Sat	28	27	27	27	27	29	30	32	33	34	34	34	32	32	30	29	28
Sun	28	26	26	26	26	27	28	31	32	33	32	32	31	30	30	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	39	33	29	30	30	35	41	50	46	39	29	27	28
Tue	26	28	37	46	45	40	32	30	30	36	52	67	65	48	33	28	29
Wed	27	28	35	46	44	39	33	30	30	37	55	67	63	53	35	28	29
Thu	27	28	36	45	43	37	32	30	31	39	64	78	74	60	36	29	29
Fri	27	27	31	34	32	30	31	32	35	45	70	77	58	42	33	29	29
Sat	28	27	27	27	27	29	30	32	33	34	34	34	32	32	30	29	28
Sun	28	26	26	26	26	27	28	31	32	33	32	32	31	30	30	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	39	33	29	30	30	35	41	50	46	39	29	27	28
Tue	26	28	37	46	45	40	32	30	30	36	52	67	65	48	33	28	29
Wed	27	28	35	46	44	39	33	30	30	37	55	67	63	53	35	28	29
Thu	27	28	36	45	43	37	32	30	31	39	64	78	74	60	36	29	29
Fri	27	27	31	34	32	30	31	32	35	45	70	77	58	42	33	29	29
Sat	28	27	27	27	27	29	30	32	33	34	34	34	32	32	30	29	28
Sun	28	26	26	26	26	27	28	31	32	33	32	32	31	30	30	28	28