Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Cambridge to Andover
Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 26 minutes via I-93 North, usually 24 at this time.
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 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
| Tue | 24 | 25 | 29 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 27 | 24 | 29 |
| Wed | 24 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 42 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 29 |
| Thu | 24 | 25 | 28 | 39 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 31 |
| Fri | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Sat | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Cambridge to Andover (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (29 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 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cambridge (Ellery Street) to central Andover 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 Cambridge to Andover?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Cambridge to Andover?
The 23-mile drive usually takes 24 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Cambridge to Andover?
Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-93 North in Boston (20 miles)
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