Best Time to Drive from Brockton to Dorchester

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 41 minutes via MA-24 North, usually 29 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Brockton to Dorchester 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	32	44	42	35	32	28	27	28	31	33	36	36	31	26	24	24
Tue	23	34	51	53	44	34	29	27	28	32	34	37	39	36	28	25	25
Wed	23	34	49	50	43	35	30	29	28	32	34	36	38	36	28	25	25
Thu	23	33	48	48	41	34	30	29	29	33	34	38	40	35	29	25	25
Fri	23	31	37	35	33	32	31	31	33	34	37	39	38	34	28	25	24
Sat	23	23	23	23	24	26	30	32	33	33	33	32	31	30	27	25	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	23	24	28	31	32	32	32	29	27	29	27	26	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Brockton to Dorchester (via MA-24 North) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 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 (34 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (14 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brockton to central Dorchester 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 Brockton to Dorchester?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brockton to Dorchester?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 23 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brockton to Dorchester?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (9 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (1.8 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Dorchester to Brockton (return trip) · Brockton to Boston · Brockton to Cambridge · Brockton to Quincy · Brockton to Newton · Brockton to Waltham · Brockton to Framingham · Brockton to Worcester · Brockton to Lowell · Brockton to Burlington MA · Brockton to Woburn · Brockton to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	44	42	35	32	28	27	28	31	33	36	36	31	26	24	24
Tue	23	34	51	53	44	34	29	27	28	32	34	37	39	36	28	25	25
Wed	23	34	49	50	43	35	30	29	28	32	34	36	38	36	28	25	25
Thu	23	33	48	48	41	34	30	29	29	33	34	38	40	35	29	25	25
Fri	23	31	37	35	33	32	31	31	33	34	37	39	38	34	28	25	24
Sat	23	23	23	23	24	26	30	32	33	33	33	32	31	30	27	25	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	23	24	28	31	32	32	32	29	27	29	27	26	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	44	42	35	32	28	27	28	31	33	36	36	31	26	24	24
Tue	23	34	51	53	44	34	29	27	28	32	34	37	39	36	28	25	25
Wed	23	34	49	50	43	35	30	29	28	32	34	36	38	36	28	25	25
Thu	23	33	48	48	41	34	30	29	29	33	34	38	40	35	29	25	25
Fri	23	31	37	35	33	32	31	31	33	34	37	39	38	34	28	25	24
Sat	23	23	23	23	24	26	30	32	33	33	33	32	31	30	27	25	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	23	24	28	31	32	32	32	29	27	29	27	26	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	32	44	42	35	32	28	27	28	31	33	36	36	31	26	24	24
Tue	23	34	51	53	44	34	29	27	28	32	34	37	39	36	28	25	25
Wed	23	34	49	50	43	35	30	29	28	32	34	36	38	36	28	25	25
Thu	23	33	48	48	41	34	30	29	29	33	34	38	40	35	29	25	25
Fri	23	31	37	35	33	32	31	31	33	34	37	39	38	34	28	25	24
Sat	23	23	23	23	24	26	30	32	33	33	33	32	31	30	27	25	25
Sun	23	23	23	23	23	24	28	31	32	32	32	29	27	29	27	26	25