Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Natick

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 47 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 South and I-93 North, usually 55 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.

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 33 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Natick to Braintree

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 21 to 44 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 Natick (West Central 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 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	33	38	51	58	48	41	38	38	37	43	53	54	51	44	37	34	34
Tue	33	38	64	72	60	47	40	38	38	43	55	59	60	51	39	35	35
Wed	33	38	58	69	56	46	41	39	39	45	56	61	62	53	40	35	35
Thu	33	38	54	62	53	44	40	39	39	47	58	62	61	55	42	35	35
Fri	33	36	42	44	42	40	41	43	46	56	62	61	55	48	40	35	34
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	36	41	42	43	44	44	42	40	39	36	35	35
Sun	33	33	32	32	33	34	38	39	40	40	39	38	36	36	35	35	35

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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 33 to 72 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 72 minutes.

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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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	51	58	48	41	38	38	37	43	53	54	51	44	37	34	34
Tue	33	38	64	72	60	47	40	38	38	43	55	59	60	51	39	35	35
Wed	33	38	58	69	56	46	41	39	39	45	56	61	62	53	40	35	35
Thu	33	38	54	62	53	44	40	39	39	47	58	62	61	55	42	35	35
Fri	33	36	42	44	42	40	41	43	46	56	62	61	55	48	40	35	34
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	36	41	42	43	44	44	42	40	39	36	35	35
Sun	33	33	32	32	33	34	38	39	40	40	39	38	36	36	35	35	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	51	58	48	41	38	38	37	43	53	54	51	44	37	34	34
Tue	33	38	64	72	60	47	40	38	38	43	55	59	60	51	39	35	35
Wed	33	38	58	69	56	46	41	39	39	45	56	61	62	53	40	35	35
Thu	33	38	54	62	53	44	40	39	39	47	58	62	61	55	42	35	35
Fri	33	36	42	44	42	40	41	43	46	56	62	61	55	48	40	35	34
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	36	41	42	43	44	44	42	40	39	36	35	35
Sun	33	33	32	32	33	34	38	39	40	40	39	38	36	36	35	35	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	51	58	48	41	38	38	37	43	53	54	51	44	37	34	34
Tue	33	38	64	72	60	47	40	38	38	43	55	59	60	51	39	35	35
Wed	33	38	58	69	56	46	41	39	39	45	56	61	62	53	40	35	35
Thu	33	38	54	62	53	44	40	39	39	47	58	62	61	55	42	35	35
Fri	33	36	42	44	42	40	41	43	46	56	62	61	55	48	40	35	34
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	36	41	42	43	44	44	42	40	39	36	35	35
Sun	33	33	32	32	33	34	38	39	40	40	39	38	36	36	35	35	35