Best Time to Drive from Boston to Norwood

Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 24 minutes via I-93 South, usually 26 at this time.

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	35	34	34	30	32	38	47	49	48	36	27	26	25
Tue	23	26	41	47	44	38	33	30	32	39	49	56	54	46	31	27	26
Wed	23	26	38	47	43	39	35	32	33	40	49	56	57	49	33	28	27
Thu	23	26	38	45	41	38	35	33	34	42	52	58	58	49	35	30	28
Fri	23	25	33	42	37	35	37	36	38	45	58	57	52	40	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	23	24	24	29	35	37	39	40	40	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	30	33	36	35	34	33	31	30	29	28	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 58 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 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 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 23 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Norwood?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 58 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	35	34	34	30	32	38	47	49	48	36	27	26	25
Tue	23	26	41	47	44	38	33	30	32	39	49	56	54	46	31	27	26
Wed	23	26	38	47	43	39	35	32	33	40	49	56	57	49	33	28	27
Thu	23	26	38	45	41	38	35	33	34	42	52	58	58	49	35	30	28
Fri	23	25	33	42	37	35	37	36	38	45	58	57	52	40	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	23	24	24	29	35	37	39	40	40	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	30	33	36	35	34	33	31	30	29	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	36	42	35	34	34	30	32	38	47	49	48	36	27	26	25
Tue	23	26	41	47	44	38	33	30	32	39	49	56	54	46	31	27	26
Wed	23	26	38	47	43	39	35	32	33	40	49	56	57	49	33	28	27
Thu	23	26	38	45	41	38	35	33	34	42	52	58	58	49	35	30	28
Fri	23	25	33	42	37	35	37	36	38	45	58	57	52	40	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	23	24	24	29	35	37	39	40	40	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	30	33	36	35	34	33	31	30	29	28	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	36	42	35	34	34	30	32	38	47	49	48	36	27	26	25
Tue	23	26	41	47	44	38	33	30	32	39	49	56	54	46	31	27	26
Wed	23	26	38	47	43	39	35	32	33	40	49	56	57	49	33	28	27
Thu	23	26	38	45	41	38	35	33	34	42	52	58	58	49	35	30	28
Fri	23	25	33	42	37	35	37	36	38	45	58	57	52	40	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	23	24	24	29	35	37	39	40	40	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	26	30	33	36	35	34	33	31	30	29	28	26