Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Waltham

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 63 minutes via I-95 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Waltham (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (34 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Waltham to Braintree

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 23 to 62 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 Waltham (Main 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 Waltham 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	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	38	36	48	55	62	64	48	38	35	34
Tue	33	38	62	88	71	55	45	48	44	59	58	61	68	53	40	34	34
Wed	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Thu	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Fri	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 33 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (8 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (1.8 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	38	36	48	55	62	64	48	38	35	34
Tue	33	38	62	88	71	55	45	48	44	59	58	61	68	53	40	34	34
Wed	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Thu	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Fri	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	38	36	48	55	62	64	48	38	35	34
Tue	33	38	62	88	71	55	45	48	44	59	58	61	68	53	40	34	34
Wed	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Thu	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Fri	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	38	36	48	55	62	64	48	38	35	34
Tue	33	38	62	88	71	55	45	48	44	59	58	61	68	53	40	34	34
Wed	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Thu	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Fri	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34