Best Time to Drive from Burlington MA to BOS

Right now (5:35 pm EDT): about 35 minutes via I-93 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Burlington MA to BOS 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	24	33	59	69	55	37	28	30	30	31	37	36	35	33	27	26	28
Tue	24	35	72	84	74	55	33	29	28	32	39	40	44	40	29	26	29
Wed	24	34	64	81	75	53	36	30	28	33	45	50	48	41	31	27	29
Thu	24	32	64	77	71	49	34	29	29	37	48	47	48	46	33	27	30
Fri	24	28	43	45	37	31	30	31	34	43	49	48	44	40	35	28	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	26	31	32	37	40	39	39	40	36	38	33	28	26
Sun	25	24	24	24	25	28	31	36	39	38	38	37	34	33	32	27	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Burlington MA to BOS (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (14 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burlington MA to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) 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 Burlington MA to BOS?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burlington MA to BOS?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 24 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burlington MA to BOS?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	33	59	69	55	37	28	30	30	31	37	36	35	33	27	26	28
Tue	24	35	72	84	74	55	33	29	28	32	39	40	44	40	29	26	29
Wed	24	34	64	81	75	53	36	30	28	33	45	50	48	41	31	27	29
Thu	24	32	64	77	71	49	34	29	29	37	48	47	48	46	33	27	30
Fri	24	28	43	45	37	31	30	31	34	43	49	48	44	40	35	28	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	26	31	32	37	40	39	39	40	36	38	33	28	26
Sun	25	24	24	24	25	28	31	36	39	38	38	37	34	33	32	27	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	33	59	69	55	37	28	30	30	31	37	36	35	33	27	26	28
Tue	24	35	72	84	74	55	33	29	28	32	39	40	44	40	29	26	29
Wed	24	34	64	81	75	53	36	30	28	33	45	50	48	41	31	27	29
Thu	24	32	64	77	71	49	34	29	29	37	48	47	48	46	33	27	30
Fri	24	28	43	45	37	31	30	31	34	43	49	48	44	40	35	28	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	26	31	32	37	40	39	39	40	36	38	33	28	26
Sun	25	24	24	24	25	28	31	36	39	38	38	37	34	33	32	27	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	24	33	59	69	55	37	28	30	30	31	37	36	35	33	27	26	28
Tue	24	35	72	84	74	55	33	29	28	32	39	40	44	40	29	26	29
Wed	24	34	64	81	75	53	36	30	28	33	45	50	48	41	31	27	29
Thu	24	32	64	77	71	49	34	29	29	37	48	47	48	46	33	27	30
Fri	24	28	43	45	37	31	30	31	34	43	49	48	44	40	35	28	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	26	31	32	37	40	39	39	40	36	38	33	28	26
Sun	25	24	24	24	25	28	31	36	39	38	38	37	34	33	32	27	28