Best Time to Drive from Boston to Milford

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 39 minutes via I-90 West, usually 43 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Milford 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	37	41	45	44	42	42	42	42	44	48	55	55	48	40	39	41
Tue	37	38	42	48	48	45	42	40	41	44	53	72	69	57	43	39	40
Wed	38	38	42	48	48	45	42	41	41	44	58	76	69	59	44	39	39
Thu	38	38	42	47	47	44	43	42	42	47	62	80	75	62	44	39	39
Fri	38	37	39	41	41	40	42	42	43	51	68	79	64	50	42	39	39
Sat	39	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	41	40	39	38	38	38
Sun	39	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Boston to Milford (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 80 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Milford 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 Milford?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 37 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Milford?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (34 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Milford 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	37	41	45	44	42	42	42	42	44	48	55	55	48	40	39	41
Tue	37	38	42	48	48	45	42	40	41	44	53	72	69	57	43	39	40
Wed	38	38	42	48	48	45	42	41	41	44	58	76	69	59	44	39	39
Thu	38	38	42	47	47	44	43	42	42	47	62	80	75	62	44	39	39
Fri	38	37	39	41	41	40	42	42	43	51	68	79	64	50	42	39	39
Sat	39	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	41	40	39	38	38	38
Sun	39	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	41	45	44	42	42	42	42	44	48	55	55	48	40	39	41
Tue	37	38	42	48	48	45	42	40	41	44	53	72	69	57	43	39	40
Wed	38	38	42	48	48	45	42	41	41	44	58	76	69	59	44	39	39
Thu	38	38	42	47	47	44	43	42	42	47	62	80	75	62	44	39	39
Fri	38	37	39	41	41	40	42	42	43	51	68	79	64	50	42	39	39
Sat	39	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	41	40	39	38	38	38
Sun	39	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	41	45	44	42	42	42	42	44	48	55	55	48	40	39	41
Tue	37	38	42	48	48	45	42	40	41	44	53	72	69	57	43	39	40
Wed	38	38	42	48	48	45	42	41	41	44	58	76	69	59	44	39	39
Thu	38	38	42	47	47	44	43	42	42	47	62	80	75	62	44	39	39
Fri	38	37	39	41	41	40	42	42	43	51	68	79	64	50	42	39	39
Sat	39	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	41	40	39	38	38	38
Sun	39	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	39