Best Time to Drive from Cambridge to Concord

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 69 minutes via I-93 North, usually 69 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Cambridge to Concord 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	70	70	70	75	74	72	71	71	71	73	82	88	83	76	70	70	71
Tue	70	70	71	77	76	71	71	71	72	76	87	94	96	80	72	70	72
Wed	70	69	71	76	76	73	72	72	72	76	90	96	96	77	72	70	72
Thu	70	70	71	76	76	71	71	72	73	77	89	101	101	81	72	70	73
Fri	70	69	70	72	72	71	73	74	79	89	97	101	95	77	71	70	70
Sat	70	69	69	69	69	71	75	77	76	73	72	70	70	69	69	70	69
Sun	70	69	68	68	68	69	70	71	72	71	70	69	69	69	69	70	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Cambridge to Concord (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (11 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cambridge to central Concord 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 Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 69 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cambridge to Concord?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (36 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Concord to Cambridge (return trip) · Cambridge to Quincy · Cambridge to Newton · Cambridge to Framingham · Cambridge to Worcester · Cambridge to Lowell · Cambridge to Braintree · Cambridge to Peabody · Cambridge to Andover · Cambridge to Brockton · Cambridge to Plymouth MA · Cambridge to Natick

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	70	70	75	74	72	71	71	71	73	82	88	83	76	70	70	71
Tue	70	70	71	77	76	71	71	71	72	76	87	94	96	80	72	70	72
Wed	70	69	71	76	76	73	72	72	72	76	90	96	96	77	72	70	72
Thu	70	70	71	76	76	71	71	72	73	77	89	101	101	81	72	70	73
Fri	70	69	70	72	72	71	73	74	79	89	97	101	95	77	71	70	70
Sat	70	69	69	69	69	71	75	77	76	73	72	70	70	69	69	70	69
Sun	70	69	68	68	68	69	70	71	72	71	70	69	69	69	69	70	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	70	70	75	74	72	71	71	71	73	82	88	83	76	70	70	71
Tue	70	70	71	77	76	71	71	71	72	76	87	94	96	80	72	70	72
Wed	70	69	71	76	76	73	72	72	72	76	90	96	96	77	72	70	72
Thu	70	70	71	76	76	71	71	72	73	77	89	101	101	81	72	70	73
Fri	70	69	70	72	72	71	73	74	79	89	97	101	95	77	71	70	70
Sat	70	69	69	69	69	71	75	77	76	73	72	70	70	69	69	70	69
Sun	70	69	68	68	68	69	70	71	72	71	70	69	69	69	69	70	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	70	70	75	74	72	71	71	71	73	82	88	83	76	70	70	71
Tue	70	70	71	77	76	71	71	71	72	76	87	94	96	80	72	70	72
Wed	70	69	71	76	76	73	72	72	72	76	90	96	96	77	72	70	72
Thu	70	70	71	76	76	71	71	72	73	77	89	101	101	81	72	70	73
Fri	70	69	70	72	72	71	73	74	79	89	97	101	95	77	71	70	70
Sat	70	69	69	69	69	71	75	77	76	73	72	70	70	69	69	70	69
Sun	70	69	68	68	68	69	70	71	72	71	70	69	69	69	69	70	71