Best Time to Drive from Boston to Plainfield

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 87 minutes via I-90 West, usually 81 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Plainfield 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	81	81	82	86	85	85	87	89	86	85	89	97	97	90	83	82	84
Tue	82	81	83	88	88	85	84	84	84	87	93	109	109	99	86	82	83
Wed	82	81	83	87	88	85	84	83	84	86	95	110	107	100	87	83	83
Thu	81	81	83	87	87	85	86	86	87	90	100	113	115	104	87	82	83
Fri	81	80	81	84	84	88	99	110	114	125	133	145	133	105	86	84	83
Sat	83	80	80	80	82	97	105	100	94	87	84	82	81	82	81	81	81
Sun	83	79	79	78	79	83	107	121	108	98	93	92	88	84	83	81	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Boston to Plainfield (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (121 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Plainfield 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 Plainfield?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 80 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Plainfield?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (53 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Plainfield 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	81	81	82	86	85	85	87	89	86	85	89	97	97	90	83	82	84
Tue	82	81	83	88	88	85	84	84	84	87	93	109	109	99	86	82	83
Wed	82	81	83	87	88	85	84	83	84	86	95	110	107	100	87	83	83
Thu	81	81	83	87	87	85	86	86	87	90	100	113	115	104	87	82	83
Fri	81	80	81	84	84	88	99	110	114	125	133	145	133	105	86	84	83
Sat	83	80	80	80	82	97	105	100	94	87	84	82	81	82	81	81	81
Sun	83	79	79	78	79	83	107	121	108	98	93	92	88	84	83	81	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	81	82	86	85	85	87	89	86	85	89	97	97	90	83	82	84
Tue	82	81	83	88	88	85	84	84	84	87	93	109	109	99	86	82	83
Wed	82	81	83	87	88	85	84	83	84	86	95	110	107	100	87	83	83
Thu	81	81	83	87	87	85	86	86	87	90	100	113	115	104	87	82	83
Fri	81	80	81	84	84	88	99	110	114	125	133	145	133	105	86	84	83
Sat	83	80	80	80	82	97	105	100	94	87	84	82	81	82	81	81	81
Sun	83	79	79	78	79	83	107	121	108	98	93	92	88	84	83	81	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	81	82	86	85	85	87	89	86	85	89	97	97	90	83	82	84
Tue	82	81	83	88	88	85	84	84	84	87	93	109	109	99	86	82	83
Wed	82	81	83	87	88	85	84	83	84	86	95	110	107	100	87	83	83
Thu	81	81	83	87	87	85	86	86	87	90	100	113	115	104	87	82	83
Fri	81	80	81	84	84	88	99	110	114	125	133	145	133	105	86	84	83
Sat	83	80	80	80	82	97	105	100	94	87	84	82	81	82	81	81	81
Sun	83	79	79	78	79	83	107	121	108	98	93	92	88	84	83	81	83