Best Time to Drive from Boston to Franklin

Right now (9:06 pm EST): about 38 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South and I-495 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Franklin 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	37	39	45	51	45	45	46	43	44	49	58	67	65	51	42	39	39
Tue	37	39	48	55	51	46	45	43	45	50	62	72	72	59	45	41	40
Wed	37	39	47	54	52	47	46	44	46	52	63	72	72	62	46	42	40
Thu	37	39	46	52	48	46	46	45	46	53	64	73	73	61	48	43	41
Fri	37	39	43	52	49	48	49	48	50	55	70	75	70	56	44	41	39
Sat	37	36	37	37	38	42	47	48	50	51	50	52	48	46	42	41	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	40	44	46	46	47	45	45	44	43	42	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Boston to Franklin (via I-95 South and I-93 South and I-495 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Franklin 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 Franklin?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Franklin?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (15 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (13 miles) · I-495 North in Boston (8 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Franklin 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	37	39	45	51	45	45	46	43	44	49	58	67	65	51	42	39	39
Tue	37	39	48	55	51	46	45	43	45	50	62	72	72	59	45	41	40
Wed	37	39	47	54	52	47	46	44	46	52	63	72	72	62	46	42	40
Thu	37	39	46	52	48	46	46	45	46	53	64	73	73	61	48	43	41
Fri	37	39	43	52	49	48	49	48	50	55	70	75	70	56	44	41	39
Sat	37	36	37	37	38	42	47	48	50	51	50	52	48	46	42	41	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	40	44	46	46	47	45	45	44	43	42	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	45	51	45	45	46	43	44	49	58	67	65	51	42	39	39
Tue	37	39	48	55	51	46	45	43	45	50	62	72	72	59	45	41	40
Wed	37	39	47	54	52	47	46	44	46	52	63	72	72	62	46	42	40
Thu	37	39	46	52	48	46	46	45	46	53	64	73	73	61	48	43	41
Fri	37	39	43	52	49	48	49	48	50	55	70	75	70	56	44	41	39
Sat	37	36	37	37	38	42	47	48	50	51	50	52	48	46	42	41	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	40	44	46	46	47	45	45	44	43	42	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	45	51	45	45	46	43	44	49	58	67	65	51	42	39	39
Tue	37	39	48	55	51	46	45	43	45	50	62	72	72	59	45	41	40
Wed	37	39	47	54	52	47	46	44	46	52	63	72	72	62	46	42	40
Thu	37	39	46	52	48	46	46	45	46	53	64	73	73	61	48	43	41
Fri	37	39	43	52	49	48	49	48	50	55	70	75	70	56	44	41	39
Sat	37	36	37	37	38	42	47	48	50	51	50	52	48	46	42	41	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	40	44	46	46	47	45	45	44	43	42	41	39