Best Time to Drive from Boston to Newburyport

Right now (9:48 pm EDT): about 49 minutes via I-95 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Newburyport 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	48	51	65	72	66	57	52	54	55	57	61	64	63	57	51	50	52
Tue	48	52	71	78	78	70	56	53	52	56	62	67	67	63	53	51	51
Wed	48	51	67	76	77	68	58	54	53	57	64	70	71	65	55	51	51
Thu	48	51	68	77	76	66	57	54	54	59	70	72	72	68	57	52	52
Fri	48	49	58	61	57	54	54	55	57	63	73	73	69	61	55	52	51
Sat	49	47	47	47	49	52	54	57	58	59	60	61	58	57	55	52	50
Sun	49	48	47	47	47	50	51	55	58	57	58	58	55	53	54	52	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Boston to Newburyport (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (25 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Newburyport 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 Newburyport?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 48 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Newburyport?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (23 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Newburyport 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	48	51	65	72	66	57	52	54	55	57	61	64	63	57	51	50	52
Tue	48	52	71	78	78	70	56	53	52	56	62	67	67	63	53	51	51
Wed	48	51	67	76	77	68	58	54	53	57	64	70	71	65	55	51	51
Thu	48	51	68	77	76	66	57	54	54	59	70	72	72	68	57	52	52
Fri	48	49	58	61	57	54	54	55	57	63	73	73	69	61	55	52	51
Sat	49	47	47	47	49	52	54	57	58	59	60	61	58	57	55	52	50
Sun	49	48	47	47	47	50	51	55	58	57	58	58	55	53	54	52	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	65	72	66	57	52	54	55	57	61	64	63	57	51	50	52
Tue	48	52	71	78	78	70	56	53	52	56	62	67	67	63	53	51	51
Wed	48	51	67	76	77	68	58	54	53	57	64	70	71	65	55	51	51
Thu	48	51	68	77	76	66	57	54	54	59	70	72	72	68	57	52	52
Fri	48	49	58	61	57	54	54	55	57	63	73	73	69	61	55	52	51
Sat	49	47	47	47	49	52	54	57	58	59	60	61	58	57	55	52	50
Sun	49	48	47	47	47	50	51	55	58	57	58	58	55	53	54	52	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	65	72	66	57	52	54	55	57	61	64	63	57	51	50	52
Tue	48	52	71	78	78	70	56	53	52	56	62	67	67	63	53	51	51
Wed	48	51	67	76	77	68	58	54	53	57	64	70	71	65	55	51	51
Thu	48	51	68	77	76	66	57	54	54	59	70	72	72	68	57	52	52
Fri	48	49	58	61	57	54	54	55	57	63	73	73	69	61	55	52	51
Sat	49	47	47	47	49	52	54	57	58	59	60	61	58	57	55	52	50
Sun	49	48	47	47	47	50	51	55	58	57	58	58	55	53	54	52	52