Best Time to Drive from Boston to Quincy

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 38 minutes via I-93 South, usually 34 at this time.

Only 37% 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.

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Boston to Quincy (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Quincy to Boston

Freeway, about 5 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 12 to 39 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Boston (Franklin Avenue) to central Quincy (Faxon Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Boston to Quincy 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	18	23	37	43	37	34	28	25	27	33	33	33	30	28	22	20	20
Tue	17	23	41	46	45	41	31	25	26	34	34	35	36	34	24	22	20
Wed	17	23	37	46	46	42	32	26	27	36	36	39	39	35	27	23	21
Thu	18	23	39	47	45	42	31	28	28	37	38	40	40	37	28	26	22
Fri	18	21	32	39	32	33	31	30	33	36	40	39	38	30	26	23	20
Sat	17	17	18	18	19	24	28	33	33	35	37	35	32	29	25	22	20
Sun	18	17	17	17	18	20	24	28	35	33	34	32	29	25	25	22	21

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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 10-mile drive usually takes 17 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Quincy?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	23	37	43	37	34	28	25	27	33	33	33	30	28	22	20	20
Tue	17	23	41	46	45	41	31	25	26	34	34	35	36	34	24	22	20
Wed	17	23	37	46	46	42	32	26	27	36	36	39	39	35	27	23	21
Thu	18	23	39	47	45	42	31	28	28	37	38	40	40	37	28	26	22
Fri	18	21	32	39	32	33	31	30	33	36	40	39	38	30	26	23	20
Sat	17	17	18	18	19	24	28	33	33	35	37	35	32	29	25	22	20
Sun	18	17	17	17	18	20	24	28	35	33	34	32	29	25	25	22	21

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	23	37	43	37	34	28	25	27	33	33	33	30	28	22	20	20
Tue	17	23	41	46	45	41	31	25	26	34	34	35	36	34	24	22	20
Wed	17	23	37	46	46	42	32	26	27	36	36	39	39	35	27	23	21
Thu	18	23	39	47	45	42	31	28	28	37	38	40	40	37	28	26	22
Fri	18	21	32	39	32	33	31	30	33	36	40	39	38	30	26	23	20
Sat	17	17	18	18	19	24	28	33	33	35	37	35	32	29	25	22	20
Sun	18	17	17	17	18	20	24	28	35	33	34	32	29	25	25	22	21

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	18	23	37	43	37	34	28	25	27	33	33	33	30	28	22	20	20
Tue	17	23	41	46	45	41	31	25	26	34	34	35	36	34	24	22	20
Wed	17	23	37	46	46	42	32	26	27	36	36	39	39	35	27	23	21
Thu	18	23	39	47	45	42	31	28	28	37	38	40	40	37	28	26	22
Fri	18	21	32	39	32	33	31	30	33	36	40	39	38	30	26	23	20
Sat	17	17	18	18	19	24	28	33	33	35	37	35	32	29	25	22	20
Sun	18	17	17	17	18	20	24	28	35	33	34	32	29	25	25	22	21