Best Time to Drive from Boston to Stoughton

Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 23 minutes via I-93 South, usually 25 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Stoughton 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	22	26	32	40	34	33	32	30	34	41	57	63	61	41	26	25	24
Tue	22	26	36	46	39	37	31	31	33	41	64	71	67	53	31	26	25
Wed	22	25	35	44	40	36	33	33	36	43	64	70	70	59	33	27	26
Thu	22	26	35	44	38	36	33	34	36	45	64	72	71	59	36	29	27
Fri	22	24	31	42	38	36	36	39	42	51	72	70	63	47	30	26	24
Sat	21	21	21	22	24	31	41	41	44	45	42	46	37	33	28	27	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	25	31	34	36	36	33	33	29	28	28	26	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Boston to Stoughton (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Stoughton 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 Stoughton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 22 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Stoughton?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (16 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Stoughton 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	22	26	32	40	34	33	32	30	34	41	57	63	61	41	26	25	24
Tue	22	26	36	46	39	37	31	31	33	41	64	71	67	53	31	26	25
Wed	22	25	35	44	40	36	33	33	36	43	64	70	70	59	33	27	26
Thu	22	26	35	44	38	36	33	34	36	45	64	72	71	59	36	29	27
Fri	22	24	31	42	38	36	36	39	42	51	72	70	63	47	30	26	24
Sat	21	21	21	22	24	31	41	41	44	45	42	46	37	33	28	27	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	25	31	34	36	36	33	33	29	28	28	26	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	26	32	40	34	33	32	30	34	41	57	63	61	41	26	25	24
Tue	22	26	36	46	39	37	31	31	33	41	64	71	67	53	31	26	25
Wed	22	25	35	44	40	36	33	33	36	43	64	70	70	59	33	27	26
Thu	22	26	35	44	38	36	33	34	36	45	64	72	71	59	36	29	27
Fri	22	24	31	42	38	36	36	39	42	51	72	70	63	47	30	26	24
Sat	21	21	21	22	24	31	41	41	44	45	42	46	37	33	28	27	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	25	31	34	36	36	33	33	29	28	28	26	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	26	32	40	34	33	32	30	34	41	57	63	61	41	26	25	24
Tue	22	26	36	46	39	37	31	31	33	41	64	71	67	53	31	26	25
Wed	22	25	35	44	40	36	33	33	36	43	64	70	70	59	33	27	26
Thu	22	26	35	44	38	36	33	34	36	45	64	72	71	59	36	29	27
Fri	22	24	31	42	38	36	36	39	42	51	72	70	63	47	30	26	24
Sat	21	21	21	22	24	31	41	41	44	45	42	46	37	33	28	27	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	25	31	34	36	36	33	33	29	28	28	26	25