Best Time to Drive from Burlington MA to Framingham
Right now (1:05 am EDT): about 27 minutes via I-95 South and I-90 West.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 25 | 26 | 32 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Tue | 25 | 26 | 35 | 49 | 48 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 44 | 51 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
| Wed | 25 | 26 | 34 | 48 | 45 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 43 | 30 | 26 | 27 |
| Thu | 26 | 26 | 34 | 44 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 49 | 57 | 58 | 48 | 32 | 26 | 27 |
| Fri | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 51 | 45 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Sat | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Sun | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Burlington MA to Framingham (via I-95 South and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (31 minutes).
About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 17 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 Framingham 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 Framingham?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Burlington MA to Framingham?
The 24-mile drive usually takes 25 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Burlington MA to Framingham?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-95 South in Boston (11 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (9 miles)
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