Best Time to Drive from Boston to Marlborough

Right now (9:05 pm EST): about 40 minutes via I-90 West, usually 39 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Marlborough 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	38	39	50	54	50	43	41	41	41	47	54	66	61	53	40	38	39
Tue	37	42	56	62	56	50	43	41	41	48	71	90	87	62	44	39	40
Wed	38	42	54	62	56	49	44	41	41	49	74	89	83	68	47	40	40
Thu	38	39	54	61	54	48	43	41	42	51	87	103	95	75	47	40	40
Fri	38	38	43	46	43	41	42	43	46	60	94	101	75	55	44	40	40
Sat	40	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	44	44	45	44	43	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	37	37	36	37	38	39	42	43	43	43	43	43	41	41	39	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Boston to Marlborough (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (17 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Marlborough 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 Marlborough?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 37 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Marlborough?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (20 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Marlborough 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	38	39	50	54	50	43	41	41	41	47	54	66	61	53	40	38	39
Tue	37	42	56	62	56	50	43	41	41	48	71	90	87	62	44	39	40
Wed	38	42	54	62	56	49	44	41	41	49	74	89	83	68	47	40	40
Thu	38	39	54	61	54	48	43	41	42	51	87	103	95	75	47	40	40
Fri	38	38	43	46	43	41	42	43	46	60	94	101	75	55	44	40	40
Sat	40	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	44	44	45	44	43	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	37	37	36	37	38	39	42	43	43	43	43	43	41	41	39	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	50	54	50	43	41	41	41	47	54	66	61	53	40	38	39
Tue	37	42	56	62	56	50	43	41	41	48	71	90	87	62	44	39	40
Wed	38	42	54	62	56	49	44	41	41	49	74	89	83	68	47	40	40
Thu	38	39	54	61	54	48	43	41	42	51	87	103	95	75	47	40	40
Fri	38	38	43	46	43	41	42	43	46	60	94	101	75	55	44	40	40
Sat	40	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	44	44	45	44	43	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	37	37	36	37	38	39	42	43	43	43	43	43	41	41	39	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	50	54	50	43	41	41	41	47	54	66	61	53	40	38	39
Tue	37	42	56	62	56	50	43	41	41	48	71	90	87	62	44	39	40
Wed	38	42	54	62	56	49	44	41	41	49	74	89	83	68	47	40	40
Thu	38	39	54	61	54	48	43	41	42	51	87	103	95	75	47	40	40
Fri	38	38	43	46	43	41	42	43	46	60	94	101	75	55	44	40	40
Sat	40	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	44	44	45	44	43	43	41	40	39
Sun	39	37	37	36	37	38	39	42	43	43	43	43	43	41	41	39	40