Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Boston
Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 26 minutes via I-93 North, usually 21 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 15 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 39 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
| Tue | 14 | 28 | 39 | 48 | 44 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 15 |
| Wed | 14 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 16 |
| Thu | 15 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 42 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 16 |
| Fri | 14 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 15 |
| Sat | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 16 |
| Sun | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Braintree to Boston (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 24 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (31 minutes).
About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Braintree (Washington Street) to central Boston (Franklin Avenue) 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 Braintree to Boston?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Braintree to Boston?
The 13-mile drive usually takes 14 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 24 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Braintree to Boston?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-93 North in Boston (10 miles)
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