Best Time to Drive from Boston to New Bedford

Right now (10:20 pm EST): about 57 minutes via MA-24 South and MA-140 South and I-93 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Boston to New Bedford 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	55	57	61	69	65	65	67	65	66	74	86	90	84	68	59	57	56
Tue	55	56	62	70	66	66	65	64	65	73	89	98	91	78	64	59	57
Wed	55	56	61	68	67	66	66	64	66	73	89	97	92	80	64	59	58
Thu	55	56	62	69	66	66	66	64	66	74	91	101	96	81	66	61	59
Fri	54	55	61	71	68	67	68	68	71	81	96	100	89	74	62	59	57
Sat	54	53	53	54	56	59	65	67	68	68	67	68	63	61	59	58	57
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	55	59	63	64	65	62	62	59	59	59	59	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 (69 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)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

New Bedford 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	55	57	61	69	65	65	67	65	66	74	86	90	84	68	59	57	56
Tue	55	56	62	70	66	66	65	64	65	73	89	98	91	78	64	59	57
Wed	55	56	61	68	67	66	66	64	66	73	89	97	92	80	64	59	58
Thu	55	56	62	69	66	66	66	64	66	74	91	101	96	81	66	61	59
Fri	54	55	61	71	68	67	68	68	71	81	96	100	89	74	62	59	57
Sat	54	53	53	54	56	59	65	67	68	68	67	68	63	61	59	58	57
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	55	59	63	64	65	62	62	59	59	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	61	69	65	65	67	65	66	74	86	90	84	68	59	57	56
Tue	55	56	62	70	66	66	65	64	65	73	89	98	91	78	64	59	57
Wed	55	56	61	68	67	66	66	64	66	73	89	97	92	80	64	59	58
Thu	55	56	62	69	66	66	66	64	66	74	91	101	96	81	66	61	59
Fri	54	55	61	71	68	67	68	68	71	81	96	100	89	74	62	59	57
Sat	54	53	53	54	56	59	65	67	68	68	67	68	63	61	59	58	57
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	55	59	63	64	65	62	62	59	59	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	61	69	65	65	67	65	66	74	86	90	84	68	59	57	56
Tue	55	56	62	70	66	66	65	64	65	73	89	98	91	78	64	59	57
Wed	55	56	61	68	67	66	66	64	66	73	89	97	92	80	64	59	58
Thu	55	56	62	69	66	66	66	64	66	74	91	101	96	81	66	61	59
Fri	54	55	61	71	68	67	68	68	71	81	96	100	89	74	62	59	57
Sat	54	53	53	54	56	59	65	67	68	68	67	68	63	61	59	58	57
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	55	59	63	64	65	62	62	59	59	59	59	57