Best Time to Drive from Boston to Mansfield

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 32 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 33 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 Mansfield 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	30	31	35	41	37	38	38	36	37	42	51	58	58	43	34	32	31
Tue	30	31	38	45	43	38	37	36	37	43	54	65	65	51	38	33	32
Wed	30	31	37	45	43	39	38	37	38	44	55	64	65	54	38	34	33
Thu	30	31	37	43	40	38	38	38	38	45	56	65	65	53	42	35	34
Fri	30	31	35	44	42	39	41	40	42	47	63	68	63	48	36	33	31
Sat	29	29	29	30	31	34	40	41	42	43	43	44	40	38	34	33	32
Sun	29	29	28	29	29	32	36	37	39	38	37	37	35	35	34	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Boston to Mansfield (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Mansfield 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 Mansfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Mansfield?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Mansfield 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	30	31	35	41	37	38	38	36	37	42	51	58	58	43	34	32	31
Tue	30	31	38	45	43	38	37	36	37	43	54	65	65	51	38	33	32
Wed	30	31	37	45	43	39	38	37	38	44	55	64	65	54	38	34	33
Thu	30	31	37	43	40	38	38	38	38	45	56	65	65	53	42	35	34
Fri	30	31	35	44	42	39	41	40	42	47	63	68	63	48	36	33	31
Sat	29	29	29	30	31	34	40	41	42	43	43	44	40	38	34	33	32
Sun	29	29	28	29	29	32	36	37	39	38	37	37	35	35	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	35	41	37	38	38	36	37	42	51	58	58	43	34	32	31
Tue	30	31	38	45	43	38	37	36	37	43	54	65	65	51	38	33	32
Wed	30	31	37	45	43	39	38	37	38	44	55	64	65	54	38	34	33
Thu	30	31	37	43	40	38	38	38	38	45	56	65	65	53	42	35	34
Fri	30	31	35	44	42	39	41	40	42	47	63	68	63	48	36	33	31
Sat	29	29	29	30	31	34	40	41	42	43	43	44	40	38	34	33	32
Sun	29	29	28	29	29	32	36	37	39	38	37	37	35	35	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	35	41	37	38	38	36	37	42	51	58	58	43	34	32	31
Tue	30	31	38	45	43	38	37	36	37	43	54	65	65	51	38	33	32
Wed	30	31	37	45	43	39	38	37	38	44	55	64	65	54	38	34	33
Thu	30	31	37	43	40	38	38	38	38	45	56	65	65	53	42	35	34
Fri	30	31	35	44	42	39	41	40	42	47	63	68	63	48	36	33	31
Sat	29	29	29	30	31	34	40	41	42	43	43	44	40	38	34	33	32
Sun	29	29	28	29	29	32	36	37	39	38	37	37	35	35	34	33	32