Best Time to Drive from Dorchester to Woburn

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 21 minutes via I-93 North, usually 20 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Woburn 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	20	24	29	35	33	29	26	27	28	37	41	45	45	34	24	22	24
Tue	20	23	30	38	37	33	30	28	27	39	46	54	55	46	27	22	24
Wed	20	23	29	38	37	33	30	28	28	42	47	54	54	45	29	23	25
Thu	20	23	29	39	36	33	30	29	31	43	53	57	57	46	30	25	25
Fri	20	22	26	31	29	28	31	35	41	47	53	54	46	35	28	25	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	22	27	33	35	37	36	35	35	32	30	28	25	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	23	27	30	33	32	32	33	31	27	26	25	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Dorchester to Woburn (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dorchester to central Woburn 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 Woburn?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 20 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dorchester to Woburn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Woburn to Dorchester (return trip) · Dorchester to Worcester · Dorchester to Lowell · Dorchester to Brockton · Dorchester to Lynn · Dorchester to Warwick · Dorchester to Lawrence · Dorchester to Pawtucket · Dorchester to Waltham · Dorchester to Beverly Cove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	24	29	35	33	29	26	27	28	37	41	45	45	34	24	22	24
Tue	20	23	30	38	37	33	30	28	27	39	46	54	55	46	27	22	24
Wed	20	23	29	38	37	33	30	28	28	42	47	54	54	45	29	23	25
Thu	20	23	29	39	36	33	30	29	31	43	53	57	57	46	30	25	25
Fri	20	22	26	31	29	28	31	35	41	47	53	54	46	35	28	25	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	22	27	33	35	37	36	35	35	32	30	28	25	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	23	27	30	33	32	32	33	31	27	26	25	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	24	29	35	33	29	26	27	28	37	41	45	45	34	24	22	24
Tue	20	23	30	38	37	33	30	28	27	39	46	54	55	46	27	22	24
Wed	20	23	29	38	37	33	30	28	28	42	47	54	54	45	29	23	25
Thu	20	23	29	39	36	33	30	29	31	43	53	57	57	46	30	25	25
Fri	20	22	26	31	29	28	31	35	41	47	53	54	46	35	28	25	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	22	27	33	35	37	36	35	35	32	30	28	25	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	23	27	30	33	32	32	33	31	27	26	25	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	24	29	35	33	29	26	27	28	37	41	45	45	34	24	22	24
Tue	20	23	30	38	37	33	30	28	27	39	46	54	55	46	27	22	24
Wed	20	23	29	38	37	33	30	28	28	42	47	54	54	45	29	23	25
Thu	20	23	29	39	36	33	30	29	31	43	53	57	57	46	30	25	25
Fri	20	22	26	31	29	28	31	35	41	47	53	54	46	35	28	25	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	22	27	33	35	37	36	35	35	32	30	28	25	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	23	27	30	33	32	32	33	31	27	26	25	25