Best Time to Drive from Boston to Shrewsbury

Right now (10:18 pm EDT): about 53 minutes via I-90 West.

Only 14% 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 Shrewsbury 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	47	51	63	67	62	54	51	52	52	59	70	79	73	62	50	48	50
Tue	47	53	73	80	71	62	54	51	52	60	85	108	96	74	54	49	50
Wed	47	53	68	80	70	61	56	52	52	62	91	104	96	81	57	50	51
Thu	48	53	68	77	67	60	54	52	53	63	106	124	109	85	57	50	51
Fri	47	48	53	56	54	52	52	54	58	76	112	116	86	65	55	50	50
Sat	50	48	47	48	48	50	51	53	55	55	56	55	53	52	51	49	49
Sun	49	47	46	46	47	48	49	51	53	53	53	53	51	50	50	50	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Boston to Shrewsbury (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (26 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 47 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Shrewsbury?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (20 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	63	67	62	54	51	52	52	59	70	79	73	62	50	48	50
Tue	47	53	73	80	71	62	54	51	52	60	85	108	96	74	54	49	50
Wed	47	53	68	80	70	61	56	52	52	62	91	104	96	81	57	50	51
Thu	48	53	68	77	67	60	54	52	53	63	106	124	109	85	57	50	51
Fri	47	48	53	56	54	52	52	54	58	76	112	116	86	65	55	50	50
Sat	50	48	47	48	48	50	51	53	55	55	56	55	53	52	51	49	49
Sun	49	47	46	46	47	48	49	51	53	53	53	53	51	50	50	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	63	67	62	54	51	52	52	59	70	79	73	62	50	48	50
Tue	47	53	73	80	71	62	54	51	52	60	85	108	96	74	54	49	50
Wed	47	53	68	80	70	61	56	52	52	62	91	104	96	81	57	50	51
Thu	48	53	68	77	67	60	54	52	53	63	106	124	109	85	57	50	51
Fri	47	48	53	56	54	52	52	54	58	76	112	116	86	65	55	50	50
Sat	50	48	47	48	48	50	51	53	55	55	56	55	53	52	51	49	49
Sun	49	47	46	46	47	48	49	51	53	53	53	53	51	50	50	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	63	67	62	54	51	52	52	59	70	79	73	62	50	48	50
Tue	47	53	73	80	71	62	54	51	52	60	85	108	96	74	54	49	50
Wed	47	53	68	80	70	61	56	52	52	62	91	104	96	81	57	50	51
Thu	48	53	68	77	67	60	54	52	53	63	106	124	109	85	57	50	51
Fri	47	48	53	56	54	52	52	54	58	76	112	116	86	65	55	50	50
Sat	50	48	47	48	48	50	51	53	55	55	56	55	53	52	51	49	49
Sun	49	47	46	46	47	48	49	51	53	53	53	53	51	50	50	50	50