Best Time to Drive from Dover to Boston

Right now (8:48 pm EDT): about 79 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Dover 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	77	94	104	95	85	78	80	80	85	92	88	86	85	78	75	76	78
Tue	77	103	124	115	97	82	79	78	83	95	93	94	94	80	77	77	77
Wed	77	95	117	114	95	84	79	78	87	98	98	98	96	81	76	78	77
Thu	77	98	117	108	91	83	79	80	89	100	97	99	98	82	77	77	78
Fri	75	83	87	82	80	80	79	83	93	93	92	90	87	82	77	76	76
Sat	73	73	74	74	78	79	82	83	85	85	86	84	85	81	78	76	75
Sun	73	72	72	73	75	77	81	85	84	84	84	82	81	80	77	77	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Dover to Boston (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (about 11 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dover 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 Dover to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 75 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dover to Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (32 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (18 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Dover (return trip) · Dover to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	94	104	95	85	78	80	80	85	92	88	86	85	78	75	76	78
Tue	77	103	124	115	97	82	79	78	83	95	93	94	94	80	77	77	77
Wed	77	95	117	114	95	84	79	78	87	98	98	98	96	81	76	78	77
Thu	77	98	117	108	91	83	79	80	89	100	97	99	98	82	77	77	78
Fri	75	83	87	82	80	80	79	83	93	93	92	90	87	82	77	76	76
Sat	73	73	74	74	78	79	82	83	85	85	86	84	85	81	78	76	75
Sun	73	72	72	73	75	77	81	85	84	84	84	82	81	80	77	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	94	104	95	85	78	80	80	85	92	88	86	85	78	75	76	78
Tue	77	103	124	115	97	82	79	78	83	95	93	94	94	80	77	77	77
Wed	77	95	117	114	95	84	79	78	87	98	98	98	96	81	76	78	77
Thu	77	98	117	108	91	83	79	80	89	100	97	99	98	82	77	77	78
Fri	75	83	87	82	80	80	79	83	93	93	92	90	87	82	77	76	76
Sat	73	73	74	74	78	79	82	83	85	85	86	84	85	81	78	76	75
Sun	73	72	72	73	75	77	81	85	84	84	84	82	81	80	77	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	94	104	95	85	78	80	80	85	92	88	86	85	78	75	76	78
Tue	77	103	124	115	97	82	79	78	83	95	93	94	94	80	77	77	77
Wed	77	95	117	114	95	84	79	78	87	98	98	98	96	81	76	78	77
Thu	77	98	117	108	91	83	79	80	89	100	97	99	98	82	77	77	78
Fri	75	83	87	82	80	80	79	83	93	93	92	90	87	82	77	76	76
Sat	73	73	74	74	78	79	82	83	85	85	86	84	85	81	78	76	75
Sun	73	72	72	73	75	77	81	85	84	84	84	82	81	80	77	77	76