Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Cambridge to Andover

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 131 minutes via I-93 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 45% 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 23-mile drive from Cambridge to Andover (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (36 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Andover to Cambridge

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 25 to 46 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 Cambridge (Ellery Street) to central Andover 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 Cambridge to Andover by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon3636363636363635354059495747343441
Tue3434385554373635384847566256543636
Wed3636363636363636363636363636363636
Thu3636363636363636363636363636363636
Fri3636363636363636363636363636363636
Sat3636363636363636363636363636363636
Sun3636363636363636363636363636363636

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 Cambridge to Andover?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cambridge to Andover?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 34 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cambridge to Andover?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (11 miles)

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