Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Cambridge

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 52 minutes via I-93 North and MA-3 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 56% 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 16-mile drive from Braintree to Cambridge (via I-93 North and MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (25 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Cambridge to Braintree

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 16 to 47 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 Cambridge (Ellery Street) 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 Cambridge by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2525252525252545364953515146353132
Tue2649647568625140424953515551372525
Wed2525252525252525252525252525252525
Thu2525252525252525252525252525252525
Fri2525252525252525252525252525252525
Sat2525252525252525252525252525252525
Sun2525252525252525252525252525252525

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 Cambridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 25 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Cambridge?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

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

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