Best Time to Drive from Boston to Norwood

Right now (12:37 am EST): about 23 minutes via I-93 South.

Only 71% 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 Norwood 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	23	26	36	42	36	34	33	29	31	37	47	51	49	36	28	25	25
Tue	23	27	42	48	44	38	33	30	31	38	48	56	55	46	31	27	26
Wed	23	27	39	48	43	39	35	31	33	40	49	56	56	48	33	28	27
Thu	23	26	38	45	41	37	35	32	33	41	53	57	59	49	34	30	27
Fri	23	25	33	42	37	36	36	35	38	44	58	57	51	40	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	23	24	25	29	34	37	39	40	39	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	30	33	35	36	34	34	32	30	29	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Boston to Norwood (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Norwood 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 Norwood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 23 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Norwood?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (13 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (3 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Norwood 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	23	26	36	42	36	34	33	29	31	37	47	51	49	36	28	25	25
Tue	23	27	42	48	44	38	33	30	31	38	48	56	55	46	31	27	26
Wed	23	27	39	48	43	39	35	31	33	40	49	56	56	48	33	28	27
Thu	23	26	38	45	41	37	35	32	33	41	53	57	59	49	34	30	27
Fri	23	25	33	42	37	36	36	35	38	44	58	57	51	40	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	23	24	25	29	34	37	39	40	39	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	30	33	35	36	34	34	32	30	29	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	36	42	36	34	33	29	31	37	47	51	49	36	28	25	25
Tue	23	27	42	48	44	38	33	30	31	38	48	56	55	46	31	27	26
Wed	23	27	39	48	43	39	35	31	33	40	49	56	56	48	33	28	27
Thu	23	26	38	45	41	37	35	32	33	41	53	57	59	49	34	30	27
Fri	23	25	33	42	37	36	36	35	38	44	58	57	51	40	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	23	24	25	29	34	37	39	40	39	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	30	33	35	36	34	34	32	30	29	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	36	42	36	34	33	29	31	37	47	51	49	36	28	25	25
Tue	23	27	42	48	44	38	33	30	31	38	48	56	55	46	31	27	26
Wed	23	27	39	48	43	39	35	31	33	40	49	56	56	48	33	28	27
Thu	23	26	38	45	41	37	35	32	33	41	53	57	59	49	34	30	27
Fri	23	25	33	42	37	36	36	35	38	44	58	57	51	40	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	23	24	25	29	34	37	39	40	39	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	30	33	35	36	34	34	32	30	29	27	26