Best Time to Drive from Boston to Newport

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 73 minutes via MA-24 South and I-93 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Newport 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	70	74	84	91	88	86	85	83	85	96	109	112	101	85	74	72	72
Tue	70	73	86	94	91	91	84	81	83	95	114	121	111	95	79	75	73
Wed	69	74	83	94	93	89	84	82	84	97	113	118	112	98	81	75	74
Thu	70	73	84	93	91	90	86	83	85	98	114	125	117	99	83	77	76
Fri	69	72	80	91	87	85	86	87	92	108	125	122	109	91	78	75	72
Sat	69	69	68	69	71	78	85	88	90	89	89	88	83	79	76	75	73
Sun	70	67	67	67	68	72	77	80	85	83	81	80	76	76	77	77	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Boston to Newport (via MA-24 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Newport 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 Newport?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 69 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Newport?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Newport 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	70	74	84	91	88	86	85	83	85	96	109	112	101	85	74	72	72
Tue	70	73	86	94	91	91	84	81	83	95	114	121	111	95	79	75	73
Wed	69	74	83	94	93	89	84	82	84	97	113	118	112	98	81	75	74
Thu	70	73	84	93	91	90	86	83	85	98	114	125	117	99	83	77	76
Fri	69	72	80	91	87	85	86	87	92	108	125	122	109	91	78	75	72
Sat	69	69	68	69	71	78	85	88	90	89	89	88	83	79	76	75	73
Sun	70	67	67	67	68	72	77	80	85	83	81	80	76	76	77	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	74	84	91	88	86	85	83	85	96	109	112	101	85	74	72	72
Tue	70	73	86	94	91	91	84	81	83	95	114	121	111	95	79	75	73
Wed	69	74	83	94	93	89	84	82	84	97	113	118	112	98	81	75	74
Thu	70	73	84	93	91	90	86	83	85	98	114	125	117	99	83	77	76
Fri	69	72	80	91	87	85	86	87	92	108	125	122	109	91	78	75	72
Sat	69	69	68	69	71	78	85	88	90	89	89	88	83	79	76	75	73
Sun	70	67	67	67	68	72	77	80	85	83	81	80	76	76	77	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	74	84	91	88	86	85	83	85	96	109	112	101	85	74	72	72
Tue	70	73	86	94	91	91	84	81	83	95	114	121	111	95	79	75	73
Wed	69	74	83	94	93	89	84	82	84	97	113	118	112	98	81	75	74
Thu	70	73	84	93	91	90	86	83	85	98	114	125	117	99	83	77	76
Fri	69	72	80	91	87	85	86	87	92	108	125	122	109	91	78	75	72
Sat	69	69	68	69	71	78	85	88	90	89	89	88	83	79	76	75	73
Sun	70	67	67	67	68	72	77	80	85	83	81	80	76	76	77	77	74