Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Burlington MA

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 73 minutes via I-93 North, usually 50 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	52	64	73	66	55	48	46	46	56	61	66	63	51	43	34	35
Tue	31	52	68	83	75	65	57	46	44	58	70	77	81	67	46	35	34
Wed	31	51	66	81	74	64	54	48	47	64	67	78	80	66	49	35	35
Thu	31	50	65	77	72	62	55	50	51	67	77	86	85	68	51	36	36
Fri	31	44	52	56	53	54	61	65	67	78	85	86	74	60	55	38	35
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	49	62	66	67	66	66	59	55	52	46	39	35
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	38	50	56	61	60	56	55	50	45	43	40	37

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 88 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 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 88 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 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (21 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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	52	64	73	66	55	48	46	46	56	61	66	63	51	43	34	35
Tue	31	52	68	83	75	65	57	46	44	58	70	77	81	67	46	35	34
Wed	31	51	66	81	74	64	54	48	47	64	67	78	80	66	49	35	35
Thu	31	50	65	77	72	62	55	50	51	67	77	86	85	68	51	36	36
Fri	31	44	52	56	53	54	61	65	67	78	85	86	74	60	55	38	35
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	49	62	66	67	66	66	59	55	52	46	39	35
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	38	50	56	61	60	56	55	50	45	43	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	52	64	73	66	55	48	46	46	56	61	66	63	51	43	34	35
Tue	31	52	68	83	75	65	57	46	44	58	70	77	81	67	46	35	34
Wed	31	51	66	81	74	64	54	48	47	64	67	78	80	66	49	35	35
Thu	31	50	65	77	72	62	55	50	51	67	77	86	85	68	51	36	36
Fri	31	44	52	56	53	54	61	65	67	78	85	86	74	60	55	38	35
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	49	62	66	67	66	66	59	55	52	46	39	35
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	38	50	56	61	60	56	55	50	45	43	40	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	52	64	73	66	55	48	46	46	56	61	66	63	51	43	34	35
Tue	31	52	68	83	75	65	57	46	44	58	70	77	81	67	46	35	34
Wed	31	51	66	81	74	64	54	48	47	64	67	78	80	66	49	35	35
Thu	31	50	65	77	72	62	55	50	51	67	77	86	85	68	51	36	36
Fri	31	44	52	56	53	54	61	65	67	78	85	86	74	60	55	38	35
Sat	30	30	31	33	36	49	62	66	67	66	66	59	55	52	46	39	35
Sun	30	29	29	30	32	38	50	56	61	60	56	55	50	45	43	40	37