Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Framingham

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-93 North and I-90 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 50% 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 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	38	56	68	75	70	61	54	48	48	54	67	69	65	58	47	40	39
Tue	37	55	74	84	75	66	57	49	49	53	77	84	78	65	51	40	40
Wed	37	55	74	83	74	67	57	51	50	56	80	81	77	68	53	41	41
Thu	38	55	71	78	72	65	57	51	50	58	90	94	89	74	53	42	41
Fri	37	50	57	62	60	59	60	59	60	74	97	90	76	64	56	41	40
Sat	37	36	36	37	39	49	59	61	63	61	62	57	56	54	49	41	40
Sun	37	35	35	35	36	43	52	55	58	57	54	50	48	48	47	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Braintree to Framingham (via I-93 North and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 24 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 Framingham 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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 37 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Framingham?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (16 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (11 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Framingham to Braintree (return trip) · Braintree to Boston · Braintree to Cambridge · Braintree to Newton · Braintree to Waltham · Braintree to Worcester · Braintree to Lowell · Braintree to Burlington MA · 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	38	56	68	75	70	61	54	48	48	54	67	69	65	58	47	40	39
Tue	37	55	74	84	75	66	57	49	49	53	77	84	78	65	51	40	40
Wed	37	55	74	83	74	67	57	51	50	56	80	81	77	68	53	41	41
Thu	38	55	71	78	72	65	57	51	50	58	90	94	89	74	53	42	41
Fri	37	50	57	62	60	59	60	59	60	74	97	90	76	64	56	41	40
Sat	37	36	36	37	39	49	59	61	63	61	62	57	56	54	49	41	40
Sun	37	35	35	35	36	43	52	55	58	57	54	50	48	48	47	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	56	68	75	70	61	54	48	48	54	67	69	65	58	47	40	39
Tue	37	55	74	84	75	66	57	49	49	53	77	84	78	65	51	40	40
Wed	37	55	74	83	74	67	57	51	50	56	80	81	77	68	53	41	41
Thu	38	55	71	78	72	65	57	51	50	58	90	94	89	74	53	42	41
Fri	37	50	57	62	60	59	60	59	60	74	97	90	76	64	56	41	40
Sat	37	36	36	37	39	49	59	61	63	61	62	57	56	54	49	41	40
Sun	37	35	35	35	36	43	52	55	58	57	54	50	48	48	47	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	56	68	75	70	61	54	48	48	54	67	69	65	58	47	40	39
Tue	37	55	74	84	75	66	57	49	49	53	77	84	78	65	51	40	40
Wed	37	55	74	83	74	67	57	51	50	56	80	81	77	68	53	41	41
Thu	38	55	71	78	72	65	57	51	50	58	90	94	89	74	53	42	41
Fri	37	50	57	62	60	59	60	59	60	74	97	90	76	64	56	41	40
Sat	37	36	36	37	39	49	59	61	63	61	62	57	56	54	49	41	40
Sun	37	35	35	35	36	43	52	55	58	57	54	50	48	48	47	44	42