Best Time to Drive from Boston to Rockland

Right now (9:48 pm EDT): about 25 minutes via I-93 South and MA-3 South, usually 25 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Rockland 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	34	42	36	35	35	32	34	41	45	50	47	37	27	25	25
Tue	23	26	37	43	41	40	35	32	33	41	49	55	52	45	31	27	26
Wed	23	26	35	43	42	40	36	34	35	45	50	55	55	48	32	28	26
Thu	23	26	36	44	41	40	36	36	37	47	53	56	56	48	35	31	28
Fri	23	25	33	43	39	37	40	41	44	54	58	56	50	39	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	22	24	26	33	41	45	45	45	42	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	25	31	35	38	37	35	33	31	29	29	27	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Boston to Rockland (via I-93 South and MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Rockland 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 Rockland?

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 Rockland?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 23 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Rockland?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (9 miles) · MA-3 South in Boston (8 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Rockland 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	34	42	36	35	35	32	34	41	45	50	47	37	27	25	25
Tue	23	26	37	43	41	40	35	32	33	41	49	55	52	45	31	27	26
Wed	23	26	35	43	42	40	36	34	35	45	50	55	55	48	32	28	26
Thu	23	26	36	44	41	40	36	36	37	47	53	56	56	48	35	31	28
Fri	23	25	33	43	39	37	40	41	44	54	58	56	50	39	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	22	24	26	33	41	45	45	45	42	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	25	31	35	38	37	35	33	31	29	29	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	34	42	36	35	35	32	34	41	45	50	47	37	27	25	25
Tue	23	26	37	43	41	40	35	32	33	41	49	55	52	45	31	27	26
Wed	23	26	35	43	42	40	36	34	35	45	50	55	55	48	32	28	26
Thu	23	26	36	44	41	40	36	36	37	47	53	56	56	48	35	31	28
Fri	23	25	33	43	39	37	40	41	44	54	58	56	50	39	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	22	24	26	33	41	45	45	45	42	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	25	31	35	38	37	35	33	31	29	29	27	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	26	34	42	36	35	35	32	34	41	45	50	47	37	27	25	25
Tue	23	26	37	43	41	40	35	32	33	41	49	55	52	45	31	27	26
Wed	23	26	35	43	42	40	36	34	35	45	50	55	55	48	32	28	26
Thu	23	26	36	44	41	40	36	36	37	47	53	56	56	48	35	31	28
Fri	23	25	33	43	39	37	40	41	44	54	58	56	50	39	30	28	25
Sat	22	22	22	24	26	33	41	45	45	45	42	41	36	33	29	27	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	25	31	35	38	37	35	33	31	29	29	27	26