Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Boston

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 38 minutes via I-93 North and MA-3 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 55% 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 13-mile drive from Braintree to Boston (via I-93 North and MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 23 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (19 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Boston to Braintree

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 12 to 36 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 Braintree (Washington Street) to central Boston (Franklin Avenue) 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 Braintree to Boston by day and time you leave (local time)
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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 Braintree to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 19 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 23 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (5 miles) · MA-3 North in Boston (2 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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