Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Natick

Right now (5:35 pm EDT): about 65 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 South and I-93 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Natick 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	31	37	53	60	48	41	38	37	37	42	53	53	50	43	36	33	33
Tue	31	37	66	75	61	48	40	37	37	43	55	60	62	51	38	34	34
Wed	31	37	60	72	58	46	40	38	38	44	57	62	63	52	40	34	34
Thu	32	37	57	64	54	44	40	38	38	47	59	64	63	54	41	34	34
Fri	32	35	43	45	43	40	41	43	45	55	63	62	56	48	40	34	33
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	35	41	42	43	44	44	43	40	39	35	34	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	33	37	39	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Braintree to Natick (via I-95 North and I-93 South and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (19 to 46 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 Natick (West Central Street) 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 Natick?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 31 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Natick?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	53	60	48	41	38	37	37	42	53	53	50	43	36	33	33
Tue	31	37	66	75	61	48	40	37	37	43	55	60	62	51	38	34	34
Wed	31	37	60	72	58	46	40	38	38	44	57	62	63	52	40	34	34
Thu	32	37	57	64	54	44	40	38	38	47	59	64	63	54	41	34	34
Fri	32	35	43	45	43	40	41	43	45	55	63	62	56	48	40	34	33
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	35	41	42	43	44	44	43	40	39	35	34	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	33	37	39	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	53	60	48	41	38	37	37	42	53	53	50	43	36	33	33
Tue	31	37	66	75	61	48	40	37	37	43	55	60	62	51	38	34	34
Wed	31	37	60	72	58	46	40	38	38	44	57	62	63	52	40	34	34
Thu	32	37	57	64	54	44	40	38	38	47	59	64	63	54	41	34	34
Fri	32	35	43	45	43	40	41	43	45	55	63	62	56	48	40	34	33
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	35	41	42	43	44	44	43	40	39	35	34	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	33	37	39	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	53	60	48	41	38	37	37	42	53	53	50	43	36	33	33
Tue	31	37	66	75	61	48	40	37	37	43	55	60	62	51	38	34	34
Wed	31	37	60	72	58	46	40	38	38	44	57	62	63	52	40	34	34
Thu	32	37	57	64	54	44	40	38	38	47	59	64	63	54	41	34	34
Fri	32	35	43	45	43	40	41	43	45	55	63	62	56	48	40	34	33
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	35	41	42	43	44	44	43	40	39	35	34	33
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	33	37	39	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	35	34