Best Time to Drive from Boston to Smithfield

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 49 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Smithfield 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	48	50	55	60	56	57	57	55	56	62	73	85	83	62	52	50	49
Tue	48	50	59	65	62	57	56	54	55	62	79	92	90	71	56	51	50
Wed	48	50	57	64	62	58	57	56	58	63	80	90	90	74	57	53	51
Thu	48	50	57	63	59	57	57	56	56	64	81	91	90	73	59	54	52
Fri	47	49	54	62	60	58	60	59	61	69	90	96	90	71	55	51	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	48	52	59	59	61	62	61	62	58	57	52	51	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	56	57	57	55	55	54	53	52	51	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Boston to Smithfield (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Smithfield 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 Smithfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Smithfield?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (13 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Smithfield 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	48	50	55	60	56	57	57	55	56	62	73	85	83	62	52	50	49
Tue	48	50	59	65	62	57	56	54	55	62	79	92	90	71	56	51	50
Wed	48	50	57	64	62	58	57	56	58	63	80	90	90	74	57	53	51
Thu	48	50	57	63	59	57	57	56	56	64	81	91	90	73	59	54	52
Fri	47	49	54	62	60	58	60	59	61	69	90	96	90	71	55	51	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	48	52	59	59	61	62	61	62	58	57	52	51	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	56	57	57	55	55	54	53	52	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	55	60	56	57	57	55	56	62	73	85	83	62	52	50	49
Tue	48	50	59	65	62	57	56	54	55	62	79	92	90	71	56	51	50
Wed	48	50	57	64	62	58	57	56	58	63	80	90	90	74	57	53	51
Thu	48	50	57	63	59	57	57	56	56	64	81	91	90	73	59	54	52
Fri	47	49	54	62	60	58	60	59	61	69	90	96	90	71	55	51	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	48	52	59	59	61	62	61	62	58	57	52	51	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	56	57	57	55	55	54	53	52	51	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	55	60	56	57	57	55	56	62	73	85	83	62	52	50	49
Tue	48	50	59	65	62	57	56	54	55	62	79	92	90	71	56	51	50
Wed	48	50	57	64	62	58	57	56	58	63	80	90	90	74	57	53	51
Thu	48	50	57	63	59	57	57	56	56	64	81	91	90	73	59	54	52
Fri	47	49	54	62	60	58	60	59	61	69	90	96	90	71	55	51	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	48	52	59	59	61	62	61	62	58	57	52	51	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	49	53	56	57	57	55	55	54	53	52	51	50