Best Time to Drive from Boston to Haverhill

Right now (10:07 pm EST): about 33 minutes via I-93 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Haverhill 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	33	34	36	42	40	36	35	35	36	41	50	55	48	41	34	33	35
Tue	33	35	37	44	43	37	36	36	36	44	51	57	57	45	37	34	36
Wed	33	33	37	44	44	39	37	37	37	45	53	59	57	43	37	34	37
Thu	33	34	37	44	44	37	36	36	38	45	52	62	59	46	37	34	38
Fri	33	33	35	38	36	35	37	40	45	57	60	60	54	41	35	34	34
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	35	39	41	40	38	37	35	34	34	34	34	33
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	32	34	35	37	35	35	34	34	33	34	34	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Boston to Haverhill (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Haverhill 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 Haverhill?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Haverhill?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (32 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	36	42	40	36	35	35	36	41	50	55	48	41	34	33	35
Tue	33	35	37	44	43	37	36	36	36	44	51	57	57	45	37	34	36
Wed	33	33	37	44	44	39	37	37	37	45	53	59	57	43	37	34	37
Thu	33	34	37	44	44	37	36	36	38	45	52	62	59	46	37	34	38
Fri	33	33	35	38	36	35	37	40	45	57	60	60	54	41	35	34	34
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	35	39	41	40	38	37	35	34	34	34	34	33
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	32	34	35	37	35	35	34	34	33	34	34	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	36	42	40	36	35	35	36	41	50	55	48	41	34	33	35
Tue	33	35	37	44	43	37	36	36	36	44	51	57	57	45	37	34	36
Wed	33	33	37	44	44	39	37	37	37	45	53	59	57	43	37	34	37
Thu	33	34	37	44	44	37	36	36	38	45	52	62	59	46	37	34	38
Fri	33	33	35	38	36	35	37	40	45	57	60	60	54	41	35	34	34
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	35	39	41	40	38	37	35	34	34	34	34	33
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	32	34	35	37	35	35	34	34	33	34	34	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	36	42	40	36	35	35	36	41	50	55	48	41	34	33	35
Tue	33	35	37	44	43	37	36	36	36	44	51	57	57	45	37	34	36
Wed	33	33	37	44	44	39	37	37	37	45	53	59	57	43	37	34	37
Thu	33	34	37	44	44	37	36	36	38	45	52	62	59	46	37	34	38
Fri	33	33	35	38	36	35	37	40	45	57	60	60	54	41	35	34	34
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	35	39	41	40	38	37	35	34	34	34	34	33
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	32	34	35	37	35	35	34	34	33	34	34	36