Best Time to Drive from Boston to Rochester

Right now (8:34 pm EDT): about 90 minutes via I-95 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Rochester 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	90	91	99	102	100	95	92	93	93	94	96	97	97	94	91	90	91
Tue	90	91	102	106	106	102	94	92	92	94	97	99	99	97	92	91	90
Wed	90	91	99	105	105	100	95	93	92	94	98	101	102	98	93	90	91
Thu	90	91	100	106	105	99	94	93	92	95	101	102	103	100	93	90	91
Fri	90	90	94	96	94	93	92	93	94	97	103	103	100	96	93	91	90
Sat	90	88	88	88	90	91	92	94	94	95	95	96	94	93	93	91	90
Sun	90	89	88	88	88	90	90	93	94	94	94	94	93	92	92	91	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Boston to Rochester (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (34 to 51 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Rochester 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 Rochester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 89 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Rochester?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (35 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Rochester 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	90	91	99	102	100	95	92	93	93	94	96	97	97	94	91	90	91
Tue	90	91	102	106	106	102	94	92	92	94	97	99	99	97	92	91	90
Wed	90	91	99	105	105	100	95	93	92	94	98	101	102	98	93	90	91
Thu	90	91	100	106	105	99	94	93	92	95	101	102	103	100	93	90	91
Fri	90	90	94	96	94	93	92	93	94	97	103	103	100	96	93	91	90
Sat	90	88	88	88	90	91	92	94	94	95	95	96	94	93	93	91	90
Sun	90	89	88	88	88	90	90	93	94	94	94	94	93	92	92	91	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	91	99	102	100	95	92	93	93	94	96	97	97	94	91	90	91
Tue	90	91	102	106	106	102	94	92	92	94	97	99	99	97	92	91	90
Wed	90	91	99	105	105	100	95	93	92	94	98	101	102	98	93	90	91
Thu	90	91	100	106	105	99	94	93	92	95	101	102	103	100	93	90	91
Fri	90	90	94	96	94	93	92	93	94	97	103	103	100	96	93	91	90
Sat	90	88	88	88	90	91	92	94	94	95	95	96	94	93	93	91	90
Sun	90	89	88	88	88	90	90	93	94	94	94	94	93	92	92	91	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	91	99	102	100	95	92	93	93	94	96	97	97	94	91	90	91
Tue	90	91	102	106	106	102	94	92	92	94	97	99	99	97	92	91	90
Wed	90	91	99	105	105	100	95	93	92	94	98	101	102	98	93	90	91
Thu	90	91	100	106	105	99	94	93	92	95	101	102	103	100	93	90	91
Fri	90	90	94	96	94	93	92	93	94	97	103	103	100	96	93	91	90
Sat	90	88	88	88	90	91	92	94	94	95	95	96	94	93	93	91	90
Sun	90	89	88	88	88	90	90	93	94	94	94	94	93	92	92	91	91