Best Time to Drive from Boston to Leominster

Right now (8:47 pm EDT): about 73 minutes via MA-2 West, usually 70 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Leominster 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	66	71	89	96	89	80	74	76	77	86	105	109	100	85	72	70	70
Tue	66	72	94	103	102	93	80	77	75	91	115	122	117	96	76	70	70
Wed	67	71	88	101	100	92	82	78	77	93	116	122	117	97	78	72	71
Thu	67	70	91	101	98	90	80	77	78	97	119	124	121	99	80	72	71
Fri	67	69	80	84	78	76	78	80	87	108	123	115	103	86	78	73	70
Sat	66	66	66	68	71	76	80	82	84	82	82	80	77	77	75	72	70
Sun	66	67	66	67	68	72	73	78	81	79	80	79	76	74	73	71	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Boston to Leominster (via MA-2 West) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (26 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Leominster 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 Leominster?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 66 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Leominster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	71	89	96	89	80	74	76	77	86	105	109	100	85	72	70	70
Tue	66	72	94	103	102	93	80	77	75	91	115	122	117	96	76	70	70
Wed	67	71	88	101	100	92	82	78	77	93	116	122	117	97	78	72	71
Thu	67	70	91	101	98	90	80	77	78	97	119	124	121	99	80	72	71
Fri	67	69	80	84	78	76	78	80	87	108	123	115	103	86	78	73	70
Sat	66	66	66	68	71	76	80	82	84	82	82	80	77	77	75	72	70
Sun	66	67	66	67	68	72	73	78	81	79	80	79	76	74	73	71	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	71	89	96	89	80	74	76	77	86	105	109	100	85	72	70	70
Tue	66	72	94	103	102	93	80	77	75	91	115	122	117	96	76	70	70
Wed	67	71	88	101	100	92	82	78	77	93	116	122	117	97	78	72	71
Thu	67	70	91	101	98	90	80	77	78	97	119	124	121	99	80	72	71
Fri	67	69	80	84	78	76	78	80	87	108	123	115	103	86	78	73	70
Sat	66	66	66	68	71	76	80	82	84	82	82	80	77	77	75	72	70
Sun	66	67	66	67	68	72	73	78	81	79	80	79	76	74	73	71	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	71	89	96	89	80	74	76	77	86	105	109	100	85	72	70	70
Tue	66	72	94	103	102	93	80	77	75	91	115	122	117	96	76	70	70
Wed	67	71	88	101	100	92	82	78	77	93	116	122	117	97	78	72	71
Thu	67	70	91	101	98	90	80	77	78	97	119	124	121	99	80	72	71
Fri	67	69	80	84	78	76	78	80	87	108	123	115	103	86	78	73	70
Sat	66	66	66	68	71	76	80	82	84	82	82	80	77	77	75	72	70
Sun	66	67	66	67	68	72	73	78	81	79	80	79	76	74	73	71	70