Best Time to Drive from Concord to Newton

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 80 minutes via I-93 South and I-95 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Concord to Newton 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	83	93	102	97	85	82	83	83	85	87	88	92	90	82	80	81	82
Tue	86	103	119	117	96	84	82	83	85	90	92	98	97	85	80	81	81
Wed	83	101	118	111	94	84	83	83	88	90	93	98	97	85	80	81	82
Thu	84	101	111	107	90	83	82	84	87	92	96	102	100	86	81	81	82
Fri	80	84	88	85	84	84	83	85	90	92	93	92	90	84	80	80	80
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	85	85	84	85	85	84	81	80	80	79
Sun	78	77	78	78	78	80	82	87	86	86	86	83	81	81	81	82	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Concord to Newton (via I-93 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (13 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central Newton 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 Concord to Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 80 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Newton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (21 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (16 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	93	102	97	85	82	83	83	85	87	88	92	90	82	80	81	82
Tue	86	103	119	117	96	84	82	83	85	90	92	98	97	85	80	81	81
Wed	83	101	118	111	94	84	83	83	88	90	93	98	97	85	80	81	82
Thu	84	101	111	107	90	83	82	84	87	92	96	102	100	86	81	81	82
Fri	80	84	88	85	84	84	83	85	90	92	93	92	90	84	80	80	80
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	85	85	84	85	85	84	81	80	80	79
Sun	78	77	78	78	78	80	82	87	86	86	86	83	81	81	81	82	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	93	102	97	85	82	83	83	85	87	88	92	90	82	80	81	82
Tue	86	103	119	117	96	84	82	83	85	90	92	98	97	85	80	81	81
Wed	83	101	118	111	94	84	83	83	88	90	93	98	97	85	80	81	82
Thu	84	101	111	107	90	83	82	84	87	92	96	102	100	86	81	81	82
Fri	80	84	88	85	84	84	83	85	90	92	93	92	90	84	80	80	80
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	85	85	84	85	85	84	81	80	80	79
Sun	78	77	78	78	78	80	82	87	86	86	86	83	81	81	81	82	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	93	102	97	85	82	83	83	85	87	88	92	90	82	80	81	82
Tue	86	103	119	117	96	84	82	83	85	90	92	98	97	85	80	81	81
Wed	83	101	118	111	94	84	83	83	88	90	93	98	97	85	80	81	82
Thu	84	101	111	107	90	83	82	84	87	92	96	102	100	86	81	81	82
Fri	80	84	88	85	84	84	83	85	90	92	93	92	90	84	80	80	80
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	85	85	84	85	85	84	81	80	80	79
Sun	78	77	78	78	78	80	82	87	86	86	86	83	81	81	81	82	80