Best Time to Drive from Dover to South Boston

Right now (9:06 pm EDT): about 93 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 85 at this time.

Only 60% 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 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	84	101	112	103	92	85	88	88	102	113	106	102	95	84	82	84	85
Tue	85	113	133	124	104	90	86	86	104	117	114	115	108	87	83	84	84
Wed	84	105	126	122	103	92	86	86	105	119	118	116	111	89	84	85	84
Thu	84	107	125	116	100	92	86	90	109	121	117	120	114	92	85	85	85
Fri	82	91	94	90	87	89	87	95	112	110	108	102	96	89	84	83	82
Sat	79	80	80	81	86	86	90	92	93	93	95	92	93	88	85	83	82
Sun	79	78	79	79	82	84	89	92	92	92	92	90	89	88	84	84	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Dover to South Boston (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 133 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 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (14 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dover 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 Dover to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 82 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dover to South Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (32 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (20 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	101	112	103	92	85	88	88	102	113	106	102	95	84	82	84	85
Tue	85	113	133	124	104	90	86	86	104	117	114	115	108	87	83	84	84
Wed	84	105	126	122	103	92	86	86	105	119	118	116	111	89	84	85	84
Thu	84	107	125	116	100	92	86	90	109	121	117	120	114	92	85	85	85
Fri	82	91	94	90	87	89	87	95	112	110	108	102	96	89	84	83	82
Sat	79	80	80	81	86	86	90	92	93	93	95	92	93	88	85	83	82
Sun	79	78	79	79	82	84	89	92	92	92	92	90	89	88	84	84	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	101	112	103	92	85	88	88	102	113	106	102	95	84	82	84	85
Tue	85	113	133	124	104	90	86	86	104	117	114	115	108	87	83	84	84
Wed	84	105	126	122	103	92	86	86	105	119	118	116	111	89	84	85	84
Thu	84	107	125	116	100	92	86	90	109	121	117	120	114	92	85	85	85
Fri	82	91	94	90	87	89	87	95	112	110	108	102	96	89	84	83	82
Sat	79	80	80	81	86	86	90	92	93	93	95	92	93	88	85	83	82
Sun	79	78	79	79	82	84	89	92	92	92	92	90	89	88	84	84	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	101	112	103	92	85	88	88	102	113	106	102	95	84	82	84	85
Tue	85	113	133	124	104	90	86	86	104	117	114	115	108	87	83	84	84
Wed	84	105	126	122	103	92	86	86	105	119	118	116	111	89	84	85	84
Thu	84	107	125	116	100	92	86	90	109	121	117	120	114	92	85	85	85
Fri	82	91	94	90	87	89	87	95	112	110	108	102	96	89	84	83	82
Sat	79	80	80	81	86	86	90	92	93	93	95	92	93	88	85	83	82
Sun	79	78	79	79	82	84	89	92	92	92	92	90	89	88	84	84	83