Best Time to Drive from Burlington MA to Braintree

Right now (7:19 am EDT): about 92 minutes via I-93 South, usually 100 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Braintree 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	35	44	78	86	74	55	43	46	48	64	77	70	63	52	40	38	40
Tue	35	47	92	101	94	76	50	44	46	69	86	83	84	66	44	40	40
Wed	34	45	84	99	94	75	53	46	47	70	92	95	89	69	47	41	42
Thu	35	44	85	96	91	70	51	46	50	77	95	94	90	72	51	43	42
Fri	35	40	65	67	55	50	49	50	61	82	87	82	71	58	49	42	39
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	48	51	57	60	60	61	59	54	54	48	42	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	41	46	53	56	55	55	53	49	47	46	40	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Burlington MA to Braintree (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (17 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burlington MA to central Braintree (Washington 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 Burlington MA to Braintree?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 34 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burlington MA to Braintree?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (17 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	35	44	78	86	74	55	43	46	48	64	77	70	63	52	40	38	40
Tue	35	47	92	101	94	76	50	44	46	69	86	83	84	66	44	40	40
Wed	34	45	84	99	94	75	53	46	47	70	92	95	89	69	47	41	42
Thu	35	44	85	96	91	70	51	46	50	77	95	94	90	72	51	43	42
Fri	35	40	65	67	55	50	49	50	61	82	87	82	71	58	49	42	39
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	48	51	57	60	60	61	59	54	54	48	42	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	41	46	53	56	55	55	53	49	47	46	40	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	44	78	86	74	55	43	46	48	64	77	70	63	52	40	38	40
Tue	35	47	92	101	94	76	50	44	46	69	86	83	84	66	44	40	40
Wed	34	45	84	99	94	75	53	46	47	70	92	95	89	69	47	41	42
Thu	35	44	85	96	91	70	51	46	50	77	95	94	90	72	51	43	42
Fri	35	40	65	67	55	50	49	50	61	82	87	82	71	58	49	42	39
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	48	51	57	60	60	61	59	54	54	48	42	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	41	46	53	56	55	55	53	49	47	46	40	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	44	78	86	74	55	43	46	48	64	77	70	63	52	40	38	40
Tue	35	47	92	101	94	76	50	44	46	69	86	83	84	66	44	40	40
Wed	34	45	84	99	94	75	53	46	47	70	92	95	89	69	47	41	42
Thu	35	44	85	96	91	70	51	46	50	77	95	94	90	72	51	43	42
Fri	35	40	65	67	55	50	49	50	61	82	87	82	71	58	49	42	39
Sat	34	34	35	36	38	48	51	57	60	60	61	59	54	54	48	42	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	41	46	53	56	55	55	53	49	47	46	40	41