Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Burlington MA

Right now (5:32 pm EDT): about 102 minutes via I-93 North and MA-3 North, usually 86 at this time.

Only 34% 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 26-mile drive from Braintree to Burlington MA (via I-93 North and MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (42 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Burlington MA to Braintree

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 17 miles: 33 to 96 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 Burlington MA 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 Burlington MA 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	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	77	64	82	92	88	86	74	57	51	66
Tue	44	92	111	124	111	94	77	62	66	84	90	89	87	83	58	42	42
Wed	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Fri	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42

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 Burlington MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Braintree to Burlington MA?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 42 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (7 miles) · MA-3 North in Boston (2 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	77	64	82	92	88	86	74	57	51	66
Tue	44	92	111	124	111	94	77	62	66	84	90	89	87	83	58	42	42
Wed	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Fri	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	77	64	82	92	88	86	74	57	51	66
Tue	44	92	111	124	111	94	77	62	66	84	90	89	87	83	58	42	42
Wed	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Fri	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	77	64	82	92	88	86	74	57	51	66
Tue	44	92	111	124	111	94	77	62	66	84	90	89	87	83	58	42	42
Wed	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Fri	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42