Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Waltham

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 35 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 South, usually 26 at this time.

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	23	27	36	45	39	30	28	28	27	31	35	37	36	32	27	25	25
Tue	23	27	42	60	52	37	30	28	27	31	36	40	42	37	28	25	26
Wed	23	27	40	58	48	35	30	29	28	31	37	41	41	38	29	26	26
Thu	24	27	38	52	45	33	29	29	29	35	40	42	41	38	30	25	26
Fri	23	26	31	33	32	30	30	32	34	40	43	43	40	36	30	26	25
Sat	24	23	23	24	24	26	30	32	33	32	33	32	29	29	26	25	25
Sun	24	23	23	23	23	24	27	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	26	26	26

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Braintree to Waltham (via I-95 North and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 15 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 Waltham (Main 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 23 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (12 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	23	27	36	45	39	30	28	28	27	31	35	37	36	32	27	25	25
Tue	23	27	42	60	52	37	30	28	27	31	36	40	42	37	28	25	26
Wed	23	27	40	58	48	35	30	29	28	31	37	41	41	38	29	26	26
Thu	24	27	38	52	45	33	29	29	29	35	40	42	41	38	30	25	26
Fri	23	26	31	33	32	30	30	32	34	40	43	43	40	36	30	26	25
Sat	24	23	23	24	24	26	30	32	33	32	33	32	29	29	26	25	25
Sun	24	23	23	23	23	24	27	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	26	26	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	27	36	45	39	30	28	28	27	31	35	37	36	32	27	25	25
Tue	23	27	42	60	52	37	30	28	27	31	36	40	42	37	28	25	26
Wed	23	27	40	58	48	35	30	29	28	31	37	41	41	38	29	26	26
Thu	24	27	38	52	45	33	29	29	29	35	40	42	41	38	30	25	26
Fri	23	26	31	33	32	30	30	32	34	40	43	43	40	36	30	26	25
Sat	24	23	23	24	24	26	30	32	33	32	33	32	29	29	26	25	25
Sun	24	23	23	23	23	24	27	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	26	26	26

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	27	36	45	39	30	28	28	27	31	35	37	36	32	27	25	25
Tue	23	27	42	60	52	37	30	28	27	31	36	40	42	37	28	25	26
Wed	23	27	40	58	48	35	30	29	28	31	37	41	41	38	29	26	26
Thu	24	27	38	52	45	33	29	29	29	35	40	42	41	38	30	25	26
Fri	23	26	31	33	32	30	30	32	34	40	43	43	40	36	30	26	25
Sat	24	23	23	24	24	26	30	32	33	32	33	32	29	29	26	25	25
Sun	24	23	23	23	23	24	27	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	26	26	26