Best Time to Drive from Burlington MA to Natick

Right now (5:35 pm EDT): about 50 minutes via I-95 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Natick 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	30	32	47	59	47	35	34	35	35	39	45	51	54	42	32	32	33
Tue	30	33	58	81	69	45	36	36	35	41	54	62	63	49	34	32	34
Wed	31	32	53	75	65	44	36	36	36	45	56	60	64	51	35	32	34
Thu	31	32	52	68	58	42	36	36	37	46	62	67	69	56	37	32	34
Fri	31	31	39	42	37	35	39	39	44	56	61	57	51	42	34	32	33
Sat	31	30	30	30	31	33	38	39	40	39	40	38	35	34	32	32	31
Sun	31	30	30	30	31	31	33	37	38	36	36	35	34	33	32	33	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Burlington MA to Natick (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (20 to 51 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 Natick (West Central 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 Natick?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 30 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burlington MA to Natick?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (11 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	30	32	47	59	47	35	34	35	35	39	45	51	54	42	32	32	33
Tue	30	33	58	81	69	45	36	36	35	41	54	62	63	49	34	32	34
Wed	31	32	53	75	65	44	36	36	36	45	56	60	64	51	35	32	34
Thu	31	32	52	68	58	42	36	36	37	46	62	67	69	56	37	32	34
Fri	31	31	39	42	37	35	39	39	44	56	61	57	51	42	34	32	33
Sat	31	30	30	30	31	33	38	39	40	39	40	38	35	34	32	32	31
Sun	31	30	30	30	31	31	33	37	38	36	36	35	34	33	32	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	47	59	47	35	34	35	35	39	45	51	54	42	32	32	33
Tue	30	33	58	81	69	45	36	36	35	41	54	62	63	49	34	32	34
Wed	31	32	53	75	65	44	36	36	36	45	56	60	64	51	35	32	34
Thu	31	32	52	68	58	42	36	36	37	46	62	67	69	56	37	32	34
Fri	31	31	39	42	37	35	39	39	44	56	61	57	51	42	34	32	33
Sat	31	30	30	30	31	33	38	39	40	39	40	38	35	34	32	32	31
Sun	31	30	30	30	31	31	33	37	38	36	36	35	34	33	32	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	47	59	47	35	34	35	35	39	45	51	54	42	32	32	33
Tue	30	33	58	81	69	45	36	36	35	41	54	62	63	49	34	32	34
Wed	31	32	53	75	65	44	36	36	36	45	56	60	64	51	35	32	34
Thu	31	32	52	68	58	42	36	36	37	46	62	67	69	56	37	32	34
Fri	31	31	39	42	37	35	39	39	44	56	61	57	51	42	34	32	33
Sat	31	30	30	30	31	33	38	39	40	39	40	38	35	34	32	32	31
Sun	31	30	30	30	31	31	33	37	38	36	36	35	34	33	32	33	33