Best Time to Drive from Boston to Somerset

Right now (2:20 pm EST): about 83 minutes via MA-24 South and I-93 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Somerset 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	49	56	73	80	76	68	64	63	67	80	94	97	86	68	55	53	53
Tue	50	57	79	84	83	77	67	61	64	79	99	107	96	79	60	55	54
Wed	49	57	74	85	82	77	68	64	66	82	101	107	100	82	63	56	55
Thu	50	56	76	83	82	75	69	63	66	85	106	114	103	86	65	58	56
Fri	49	54	67	78	71	67	68	70	76	95	113	109	94	75	62	57	53
Sat	48	48	49	50	53	59	67	72	73	75	74	72	67	63	59	56	53
Sun	48	47	47	47	49	53	60	65	69	69	68	66	62	59	59	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Boston to Somerset (via MA-24 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Somerset 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 Somerset?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 49 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Somerset?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Somerset 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	49	56	73	80	76	68	64	63	67	80	94	97	86	68	55	53	53
Tue	50	57	79	84	83	77	67	61	64	79	99	107	96	79	60	55	54
Wed	49	57	74	85	82	77	68	64	66	82	101	107	100	82	63	56	55
Thu	50	56	76	83	82	75	69	63	66	85	106	114	103	86	65	58	56
Fri	49	54	67	78	71	67	68	70	76	95	113	109	94	75	62	57	53
Sat	48	48	49	50	53	59	67	72	73	75	74	72	67	63	59	56	53
Sun	48	47	47	47	49	53	60	65	69	69	68	66	62	59	59	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	73	80	76	68	64	63	67	80	94	97	86	68	55	53	53
Tue	50	57	79	84	83	77	67	61	64	79	99	107	96	79	60	55	54
Wed	49	57	74	85	82	77	68	64	66	82	101	107	100	82	63	56	55
Thu	50	56	76	83	82	75	69	63	66	85	106	114	103	86	65	58	56
Fri	49	54	67	78	71	67	68	70	76	95	113	109	94	75	62	57	53
Sat	48	48	49	50	53	59	67	72	73	75	74	72	67	63	59	56	53
Sun	48	47	47	47	49	53	60	65	69	69	68	66	62	59	59	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	73	80	76	68	64	63	67	80	94	97	86	68	55	53	53
Tue	50	57	79	84	83	77	67	61	64	79	99	107	96	79	60	55	54
Wed	49	57	74	85	82	77	68	64	66	82	101	107	100	82	63	56	55
Thu	50	56	76	83	82	75	69	63	66	85	106	114	103	86	65	58	56
Fri	49	54	67	78	71	67	68	70	76	95	113	109	94	75	62	57	53
Sat	48	48	49	50	53	59	67	72	73	75	74	72	67	63	59	56	53
Sun	48	47	47	47	49	53	60	65	69	69	68	66	62	59	59	56	54