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Best Time to Drive from Burlington MA to Boston

Right now (5:32 pm EDT): about 48 minutes via I-93 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 38% 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 15-mile drive from Burlington MA to Boston (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (25 minutes).

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 19 to 59 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 Burlington MA to central Boston (Franklin Avenue) 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 Burlington MA to Boston by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2525252525252534362934343334282646
Tue2639627471533528293036333636312525
Wed2525252525252525252525252525252525
Thu2525252525252525252525252525252525
Fri2525252525252525252525252525252525
Sat2525252525252525252525252525252525
Sun2525252525252525252525252525252525

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 Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 25 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burlington MA to Boston?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (6 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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