Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Burlington MA

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 52 minutes via I-93 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 46% 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.

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	32	51	63	72	65	55	49	48	46	58	62	66	62	50	42	35	35
Tue	31	52	68	82	76	66	58	48	45	60	71	79	84	67	46	35	34
Wed	31	50	66	80	74	65	54	48	48	64	69	81	83	65	49	35	35
Thu	31	50	65	76	72	62	56	52	52	69	78	86	85	67	50	36	36
Fri	31	44	52	55	53	55	62	66	71	79	85	84	73	59	55	38	34
Sat	30	30	31	32	36	51	63	68	68	65	66	60	56	53	48	39	35
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	38	50	56	62	61	56	55	51	46	44	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Braintree to Burlington MA (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (9 to 25 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 Burlington MA 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 Burlington MA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 31 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (21 miles)

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More drives

Burlington MA to Braintree (return trip) · Braintree to Boston · Braintree to Cambridge · Braintree to Newton · Braintree to Waltham · Braintree to Framingham · Braintree to Worcester · Braintree to Lowell · Braintree to Woburn · Braintree to Dedham · Braintree to Peabody · Braintree to Andover

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	51	63	72	65	55	49	48	46	58	62	66	62	50	42	35	35
Tue	31	52	68	82	76	66	58	48	45	60	71	79	84	67	46	35	34
Wed	31	50	66	80	74	65	54	48	48	64	69	81	83	65	49	35	35
Thu	31	50	65	76	72	62	56	52	52	69	78	86	85	67	50	36	36
Fri	31	44	52	55	53	55	62	66	71	79	85	84	73	59	55	38	34
Sat	30	30	31	32	36	51	63	68	68	65	66	60	56	53	48	39	35
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	38	50	56	62	61	56	55	51	46	44	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	51	63	72	65	55	49	48	46	58	62	66	62	50	42	35	35
Tue	31	52	68	82	76	66	58	48	45	60	71	79	84	67	46	35	34
Wed	31	50	66	80	74	65	54	48	48	64	69	81	83	65	49	35	35
Thu	31	50	65	76	72	62	56	52	52	69	78	86	85	67	50	36	36
Fri	31	44	52	55	53	55	62	66	71	79	85	84	73	59	55	38	34
Sat	30	30	31	32	36	51	63	68	68	65	66	60	56	53	48	39	35
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	38	50	56	62	61	56	55	51	46	44	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	51	63	72	65	55	49	48	46	58	62	66	62	50	42	35	35
Tue	31	52	68	82	76	66	58	48	45	60	71	79	84	67	46	35	34
Wed	31	50	66	80	74	65	54	48	48	64	69	81	83	65	49	35	35
Thu	31	50	65	76	72	62	56	52	52	69	78	86	85	67	50	36	36
Fri	31	44	52	55	53	55	62	66	71	79	85	84	73	59	55	38	34
Sat	30	30	31	32	36	51	63	68	68	65	66	60	56	53	48	39	35
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	38	50	56	62	61	56	55	51	46	44	40	38