Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Boston to New Bedford
Right now (9:17 pm EDT): about 55 minutes via MA-24 South and MA-140 South and I-93 South, usually 56 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 54 | 56 | 60 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 74 | 86 | 90 | 84 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 56 |
| Tue | 55 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 73 | 89 | 97 | 91 | 77 | 63 | 59 | 57 |
| Wed | 55 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 89 | 97 | 91 | 79 | 63 | 59 | 58 |
| Thu | 55 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 75 | 91 | 101 | 96 | 81 | 66 | 61 | 59 |
| Fri | 54 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 82 | 97 | 100 | 89 | 74 | 62 | 59 | 57 |
| Sat | 54 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 59 | 57 |
| Sun | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 57 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Boston to New Bedford (via MA-24 South and MA-140 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).
About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central New Bedford 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 New Bedford?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Boston to New Bedford?
The 59-mile drive usually takes 54 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Boston to New Bedford?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-93 South in Boston (14 miles)
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