Best Time to Drive from Boston to Swansea

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 55 minutes via MA-24 South and I-93 South, usually 51 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Boston to Swansea 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	49	51	58	55	57	58	56	57	64	75	80	76	61	51	50	49
Tue	48	48	51	59	55	57	57	56	57	63	77	86	81	69	56	51	50
Wed	47	49	51	58	57	56	56	56	58	64	77	86	82	72	56	52	51
Thu	48	49	52	57	55	57	57	56	57	63	77	88	86	72	59	53	52
Fri	47	48	52	61	59	59	60	60	62	69	83	88	79	65	54	52	50
Sat	48	48	47	47	49	52	57	58	60	60	59	59	55	53	50	51	50
Sun	48	46	46	46	46	48	52	54	56	56	54	53	52	51	51	52	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Boston to Swansea (via MA-24 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Swansea 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 Swansea?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Swansea?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Swansea 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	49	51	58	55	57	58	56	57	64	75	80	76	61	51	50	49
Tue	48	48	51	59	55	57	57	56	57	63	77	86	81	69	56	51	50
Wed	47	49	51	58	57	56	56	56	58	64	77	86	82	72	56	52	51
Thu	48	49	52	57	55	57	57	56	57	63	77	88	86	72	59	53	52
Fri	47	48	52	61	59	59	60	60	62	69	83	88	79	65	54	52	50
Sat	48	48	47	47	49	52	57	58	60	60	59	59	55	53	50	51	50
Sun	48	46	46	46	46	48	52	54	56	56	54	53	52	51	51	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	49	51	58	55	57	58	56	57	64	75	80	76	61	51	50	49
Tue	48	48	51	59	55	57	57	56	57	63	77	86	81	69	56	51	50
Wed	47	49	51	58	57	56	56	56	58	64	77	86	82	72	56	52	51
Thu	48	49	52	57	55	57	57	56	57	63	77	88	86	72	59	53	52
Fri	47	48	52	61	59	59	60	60	62	69	83	88	79	65	54	52	50
Sat	48	48	47	47	49	52	57	58	60	60	59	59	55	53	50	51	50
Sun	48	46	46	46	46	48	52	54	56	56	54	53	52	51	51	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	49	51	58	55	57	58	56	57	64	75	80	76	61	51	50	49
Tue	48	48	51	59	55	57	57	56	57	63	77	86	81	69	56	51	50
Wed	47	49	51	58	57	56	56	56	58	64	77	86	82	72	56	52	51
Thu	48	49	52	57	55	57	57	56	57	63	77	88	86	72	59	53	52
Fri	47	48	52	61	59	59	60	60	62	69	83	88	79	65	54	52	50
Sat	48	48	47	47	49	52	57	58	60	60	59	59	55	53	50	51	50
Sun	48	46	46	46	46	48	52	54	56	56	54	53	52	51	51	52	50