Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Cambridge to Braintree

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 82 minutes via I-93 South and I-90 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 36% 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 17-mile drive from Cambridge to Braintree (via I-93 South and I-90 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (29 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Braintree to Cambridge

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 23 to 69 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 Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Braintree by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2929292929292953526878827161433638
Tue3045647473645847527080836560462929
Wed2929292929292929292929292929292929
Thu2929292929292929292929292929292929
Fri2929292929292929292929292929292929
Sat2929292929292929292929292929292929
Sun2929292929292929292929292929292929

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 Braintree?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 29 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cambridge to Braintree?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (4 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (2 miles)

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