Best Time to Drive from Cumberland to Boston

Right now (10:18 pm EDT): about 65 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Cumberland to 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	51	69	80	84	73	63	57	55	56	63	65	63	66	60	48	47	48
Tue	51	71	96	100	86	70	58	53	54	62	65	68	72	64	50	46	49
Wed	50	69	92	96	83	70	61	57	55	61	67	68	72	66	51	47	49
Thu	52	71	90	95	78	68	60	57	58	64	70	72	74	65	52	48	49
Fri	49	63	66	65	62	64	66	66	67	74	79	75	76	71	56	47	47
Sat	43	44	44	45	49	60	67	65	66	65	63	60	58	58	52	48	47
Sun	44	43	43	44	46	53	59	61	62	62	57	56	55	57	53	50	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Cumberland to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cumberland to central 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 Cumberland to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cumberland to Boston?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 46 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cumberland to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	69	80	84	73	63	57	55	56	63	65	63	66	60	48	47	48
Tue	51	71	96	100	86	70	58	53	54	62	65	68	72	64	50	46	49
Wed	50	69	92	96	83	70	61	57	55	61	67	68	72	66	51	47	49
Thu	52	71	90	95	78	68	60	57	58	64	70	72	74	65	52	48	49
Fri	49	63	66	65	62	64	66	66	67	74	79	75	76	71	56	47	47
Sat	43	44	44	45	49	60	67	65	66	65	63	60	58	58	52	48	47
Sun	44	43	43	44	46	53	59	61	62	62	57	56	55	57	53	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	69	80	84	73	63	57	55	56	63	65	63	66	60	48	47	48
Tue	51	71	96	100	86	70	58	53	54	62	65	68	72	64	50	46	49
Wed	50	69	92	96	83	70	61	57	55	61	67	68	72	66	51	47	49
Thu	52	71	90	95	78	68	60	57	58	64	70	72	74	65	52	48	49
Fri	49	63	66	65	62	64	66	66	67	74	79	75	76	71	56	47	47
Sat	43	44	44	45	49	60	67	65	66	65	63	60	58	58	52	48	47
Sun	44	43	43	44	46	53	59	61	62	62	57	56	55	57	53	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	69	80	84	73	63	57	55	56	63	65	63	66	60	48	47	48
Tue	51	71	96	100	86	70	58	53	54	62	65	68	72	64	50	46	49
Wed	50	69	92	96	83	70	61	57	55	61	67	68	72	66	51	47	49
Thu	52	71	90	95	78	68	60	57	58	64	70	72	74	65	52	48	49
Fri	49	63	66	65	62	64	66	66	67	74	79	75	76	71	56	47	47
Sat	43	44	44	45	49	60	67	65	66	65	63	60	58	58	52	48	47
Sun	44	43	43	44	46	53	59	61	62	62	57	56	55	57	53	50	49