Best Time to Drive from Dorchester to Brockton

Right now (9:06 pm EDT): about 25 minutes via MA-24 South, usually 26 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 Dorchester to Brockton 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	25	33	42	46	41	37	34	31	31	35	39	42	42	37	30	27	26
Tue	25	34	46	53	50	41	35	31	31	35	40	45	46	44	32	27	26
Wed	25	33	44	52	49	42	37	33	32	36	40	44	45	44	33	28	27
Thu	25	33	43	49	45	39	36	33	32	37	42	46	46	43	35	28	27
Fri	25	31	37	39	39	36	37	37	38	40	44	49	46	42	33	27	26
Sat	25	24	24	25	26	30	34	38	39	38	39	37	35	34	31	27	27
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	27	31	34	36	36	34	33	30	31	30	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Dorchester to Brockton (via MA-24 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (17 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dorchester to central Brockton 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 Dorchester to Brockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Dorchester to Brockton?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 25 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dorchester to Brockton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

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More drives

Brockton to Dorchester (return trip) · Dorchester to Worcester · Dorchester to Lowell · Dorchester to Lynn

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	42	46	41	37	34	31	31	35	39	42	42	37	30	27	26
Tue	25	34	46	53	50	41	35	31	31	35	40	45	46	44	32	27	26
Wed	25	33	44	52	49	42	37	33	32	36	40	44	45	44	33	28	27
Thu	25	33	43	49	45	39	36	33	32	37	42	46	46	43	35	28	27
Fri	25	31	37	39	39	36	37	37	38	40	44	49	46	42	33	27	26
Sat	25	24	24	25	26	30	34	38	39	38	39	37	35	34	31	27	27
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	27	31	34	36	36	34	33	30	31	30	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	42	46	41	37	34	31	31	35	39	42	42	37	30	27	26
Tue	25	34	46	53	50	41	35	31	31	35	40	45	46	44	32	27	26
Wed	25	33	44	52	49	42	37	33	32	36	40	44	45	44	33	28	27
Thu	25	33	43	49	45	39	36	33	32	37	42	46	46	43	35	28	27
Fri	25	31	37	39	39	36	37	37	38	40	44	49	46	42	33	27	26
Sat	25	24	24	25	26	30	34	38	39	38	39	37	35	34	31	27	27
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	27	31	34	36	36	34	33	30	31	30	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	42	46	41	37	34	31	31	35	39	42	42	37	30	27	26
Tue	25	34	46	53	50	41	35	31	31	35	40	45	46	44	32	27	26
Wed	25	33	44	52	49	42	37	33	32	36	40	44	45	44	33	28	27
Thu	25	33	43	49	45	39	36	33	32	37	42	46	46	43	35	28	27
Fri	25	31	37	39	39	36	37	37	38	40	44	49	46	42	33	27	26
Sat	25	24	24	25	26	30	34	38	39	38	39	37	35	34	31	27	27
Sun	24	24	24	24	24	27	31	34	36	36	34	33	30	31	30	29	27