Best Time to Drive from Bristol to Boston

Right now (10:36 pm EST): about 80 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North.

Only 56% 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 Bristol to Boston 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	87	101	109	103	91	83	81	81	83	89	88	88	89	81	72	71	73
Tue	87	112	123	113	101	89	80	77	82	89	89	93	94	83	73	72	73
Wed	86	111	122	115	101	90	83	80	83	89	91	93	93	85	74	72	74
Thu	85	105	113	110	98	88	83	82	85	91	94	95	94	86	74	72	74
Fri	80	91	91	88	87	89	88	88	94	99	99	97	94	89	75	72	73
Sat	69	69	70	71	77	84	88	89	88	89	85	84	83	81	74	72	72
Sun	68	68	68	69	72	80	83	86	86	86	81	79	78	79	77	74	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Bristol to Boston (via MA-24 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (15 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bristol to central Boston 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 Bristol to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bristol to Boston?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 71 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bristol to Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	101	109	103	91	83	81	81	83	89	88	88	89	81	72	71	73
Tue	87	112	123	113	101	89	80	77	82	89	89	93	94	83	73	72	73
Wed	86	111	122	115	101	90	83	80	83	89	91	93	93	85	74	72	74
Thu	85	105	113	110	98	88	83	82	85	91	94	95	94	86	74	72	74
Fri	80	91	91	88	87	89	88	88	94	99	99	97	94	89	75	72	73
Sat	69	69	70	71	77	84	88	89	88	89	85	84	83	81	74	72	72
Sun	68	68	68	69	72	80	83	86	86	86	81	79	78	79	77	74	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	101	109	103	91	83	81	81	83	89	88	88	89	81	72	71	73
Tue	87	112	123	113	101	89	80	77	82	89	89	93	94	83	73	72	73
Wed	86	111	122	115	101	90	83	80	83	89	91	93	93	85	74	72	74
Thu	85	105	113	110	98	88	83	82	85	91	94	95	94	86	74	72	74
Fri	80	91	91	88	87	89	88	88	94	99	99	97	94	89	75	72	73
Sat	69	69	70	71	77	84	88	89	88	89	85	84	83	81	74	72	72
Sun	68	68	68	69	72	80	83	86	86	86	81	79	78	79	77	74	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	101	109	103	91	83	81	81	83	89	88	88	89	81	72	71	73
Tue	87	112	123	113	101	89	80	77	82	89	89	93	94	83	73	72	73
Wed	86	111	122	115	101	90	83	80	83	89	91	93	93	85	74	72	74
Thu	85	105	113	110	98	88	83	82	85	91	94	95	94	86	74	72	74
Fri	80	91	91	88	87	89	88	88	94	99	99	97	94	89	75	72	73
Sat	69	69	70	71	77	84	88	89	88	89	85	84	83	81	74	72	72
Sun	68	68	68	69	72	80	83	86	86	86	81	79	78	79	77	74	74