Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Cambridge to Framingham

Right now (4:17 pm EDT): about 75 minutes via I-90 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 27% 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 19-mile drive from Cambridge to Framingham (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (30 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Framingham to Cambridge

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 12 to 34 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 Framingham 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 Framingham by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2525273434292728273137444336272626
Tue2525274040332927283344616048302627
Wed2525284039343028283351605750322627
Thu2525283838322928293558756956322627
Fri2525262929282830334163715139302627
Sat2726252625262729303030292827262626
Sun2725242425252627282927272625252627

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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 25 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cambridge to Framingham?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (14 miles)

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