Best Time to Drive from Boston to Southbridge

Right now (9:06 pm EDT): about 68 minutes via I-90 West, usually 66 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Southbridge 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	61	64	80	93	88	76	71	72	70	78	90	97	91	80	66	64	66
Tue	61	65	87	101	102	92	74	69	69	79	103	114	108	95	71	65	66
Wed	61	64	83	101	102	90	76	70	69	81	109	115	112	99	75	66	67
Thu	62	64	84	99	99	88	77	72	73	86	118	127	119	103	77	66	67
Fri	62	62	72	78	74	76	85	89	101	123	144	138	115	89	75	67	66
Sat	63	61	60	61	64	82	87	85	82	78	77	75	72	72	68	65	63
Sun	63	60	59	59	60	68	84	89	85	80	79	78	73	69	68	65	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Boston to Southbridge (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 147 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (21 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Southbridge 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 Southbridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 61 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Southbridge?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (44 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Southbridge 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	61	64	80	93	88	76	71	72	70	78	90	97	91	80	66	64	66
Tue	61	65	87	101	102	92	74	69	69	79	103	114	108	95	71	65	66
Wed	61	64	83	101	102	90	76	70	69	81	109	115	112	99	75	66	67
Thu	62	64	84	99	99	88	77	72	73	86	118	127	119	103	77	66	67
Fri	62	62	72	78	74	76	85	89	101	123	144	138	115	89	75	67	66
Sat	63	61	60	61	64	82	87	85	82	78	77	75	72	72	68	65	63
Sun	63	60	59	59	60	68	84	89	85	80	79	78	73	69	68	65	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	64	80	93	88	76	71	72	70	78	90	97	91	80	66	64	66
Tue	61	65	87	101	102	92	74	69	69	79	103	114	108	95	71	65	66
Wed	61	64	83	101	102	90	76	70	69	81	109	115	112	99	75	66	67
Thu	62	64	84	99	99	88	77	72	73	86	118	127	119	103	77	66	67
Fri	62	62	72	78	74	76	85	89	101	123	144	138	115	89	75	67	66
Sat	63	61	60	61	64	82	87	85	82	78	77	75	72	72	68	65	63
Sun	63	60	59	59	60	68	84	89	85	80	79	78	73	69	68	65	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	64	80	93	88	76	71	72	70	78	90	97	91	80	66	64	66
Tue	61	65	87	101	102	92	74	69	69	79	103	114	108	95	71	65	66
Wed	61	64	83	101	102	90	76	70	69	81	109	115	112	99	75	66	67
Thu	62	64	84	99	99	88	77	72	73	86	118	127	119	103	77	66	67
Fri	62	62	72	78	74	76	85	89	101	123	144	138	115	89	75	67	66
Sat	63	61	60	61	64	82	87	85	82	78	77	75	72	72	68	65	63
Sun	63	60	59	59	60	68	84	89	85	80	79	78	73	69	68	65	66