Best Time to Drive from Concord to South Boston

Right now (9:06 pm EDT): about 98 minutes via I-93 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 39% 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 South Boston 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	78	94	101	95	84	77	80	80	88	104	99	94	90	78	74	75	76
Tue	80	104	118	115	97	82	78	77	91	107	106	109	107	82	76	75	75
Wed	78	99	116	113	95	84	79	78	93	109	110	110	108	83	76	76	76
Thu	78	99	112	108	92	83	78	80	98	111	109	113	109	88	79	75	76
Fri	75	84	87	83	80	80	78	85	101	101	100	95	90	82	77	75	75
Sat	71	72	72	73	78	78	81	83	84	84	85	84	83	81	78	75	74
Sun	71	71	71	72	75	76	81	84	84	85	84	81	80	79	76	76	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Concord to South Boston (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 37 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central South Boston 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 South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Concord to South Boston?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 74 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to South Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (35 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	94	101	95	84	77	80	80	88	104	99	94	90	78	74	75	76
Tue	80	104	118	115	97	82	78	77	91	107	106	109	107	82	76	75	75
Wed	78	99	116	113	95	84	79	78	93	109	110	110	108	83	76	76	76
Thu	78	99	112	108	92	83	78	80	98	111	109	113	109	88	79	75	76
Fri	75	84	87	83	80	80	78	85	101	101	100	95	90	82	77	75	75
Sat	71	72	72	73	78	78	81	83	84	84	85	84	83	81	78	75	74
Sun	71	71	71	72	75	76	81	84	84	85	84	81	80	79	76	76	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	94	101	95	84	77	80	80	88	104	99	94	90	78	74	75	76
Tue	80	104	118	115	97	82	78	77	91	107	106	109	107	82	76	75	75
Wed	78	99	116	113	95	84	79	78	93	109	110	110	108	83	76	76	76
Thu	78	99	112	108	92	83	78	80	98	111	109	113	109	88	79	75	76
Fri	75	84	87	83	80	80	78	85	101	101	100	95	90	82	77	75	75
Sat	71	72	72	73	78	78	81	83	84	84	85	84	83	81	78	75	74
Sun	71	71	71	72	75	76	81	84	84	85	84	81	80	79	76	76	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	94	101	95	84	77	80	80	88	104	99	94	90	78	74	75	76
Tue	80	104	118	115	97	82	78	77	91	107	106	109	107	82	76	75	75
Wed	78	99	116	113	95	84	79	78	93	109	110	110	108	83	76	76	76
Thu	78	99	112	108	92	83	78	80	98	111	109	113	109	88	79	75	76
Fri	75	84	87	83	80	80	78	85	101	101	100	95	90	82	77	75	75
Sat	71	72	72	73	78	78	81	83	84	84	85	84	83	81	78	75	74
Sun	71	71	71	72	75	76	81	84	84	85	84	81	80	79	76	76	75