Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Framingham

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 101 minutes via I-93 North and I-90 West, usually 105 at this time.

Only 40% 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 33-mile drive from Braintree to Framingham (via I-93 North and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 133 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (51 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Framingham to Braintree

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 20 miles: 37 to 104 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 Framingham 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 Framingham 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	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	76	71	91	104	105	102	89	66	62	51
Tue	57	90	119	133	120	114	97	83	87	105	114	117	114	98	70	51	51
Wed	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51
Thu	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51
Fri	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51

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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 51 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Framingham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (7 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (5 miles) · MA-3 North in Boston (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	76	71	91	104	105	102	89	66	62	51
Tue	57	90	119	133	120	114	97	83	87	105	114	117	114	98	70	51	51
Wed	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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