Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Boston to Woburn

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 21 minutes via I-93 North, usually 24 at this time.

Only 68% 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.

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Boston to Woburn (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 29 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (18 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Woburn to Boston

Freeway, about 10 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 12 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Boston (Franklin Avenue) to central Woburn (Common Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Boston to Woburn by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1314172319151415151923242319141315
Tue1314182624181515151924252521161417
Wed1314172523181616161925282722161416
Thu1314182723181615172126272623171417
Fri1313151816151617212426262318151414
Sat1313131313151617171616161515141413
Sun1312121313131416171516151414141418

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 Woburn?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 29 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 13 to 29 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Woburn?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 29 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (10 miles)

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