Best Time to Drive from Fall River to Barnstable

Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 54 minutes via I-195 East and US-6 East, usually 58 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Fall River to Barnstable 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	56	56	59	60	59	60	61	60	60	59	59	60	58	56	57	57	57
Tue	56	56	62	62	59	60	60	60	59	59	59	61	61	57	56	58	58
Wed	56	56	63	63	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	62	59	57	57	58	58
Thu	56	56	62	64	59	60	62	62	63	62	62	63	63	58	58	57	57
Fri	56	56	58	60	60	62	64	65	64	66	66	66	64	60	58	58	57
Sat	57	56	55	57	60	63	64	63	62	62	62	62	60	58	57	57	57
Sun	58	56	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	58	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Fall River to Barnstable (via I-195 East and US-6 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fall River to central Barnstable 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 Fall River to Barnstable?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fall River to Barnstable?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 55 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fall River to Barnstable?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	59	60	59	60	61	60	60	59	59	60	58	56	57	57	57
Tue	56	56	62	62	59	60	60	60	59	59	59	61	61	57	56	58	58
Wed	56	56	63	63	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	62	59	57	57	58	58
Thu	56	56	62	64	59	60	62	62	63	62	62	63	63	58	58	57	57
Fri	56	56	58	60	60	62	64	65	64	66	66	66	64	60	58	58	57
Sat	57	56	55	57	60	63	64	63	62	62	62	62	60	58	57	57	57
Sun	58	56	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	59	60	59	60	61	60	60	59	59	60	58	56	57	57	57
Tue	56	56	62	62	59	60	60	60	59	59	59	61	61	57	56	58	58
Wed	56	56	63	63	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	62	59	57	57	58	58
Thu	56	56	62	64	59	60	62	62	63	62	62	63	63	58	58	57	57
Fri	56	56	58	60	60	62	64	65	64	66	66	66	64	60	58	58	57
Sat	57	56	55	57	60	63	64	63	62	62	62	62	60	58	57	57	57
Sun	58	56	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	59	60	59	60	61	60	60	59	59	60	58	56	57	57	57
Tue	56	56	62	62	59	60	60	60	59	59	59	61	61	57	56	58	58
Wed	56	56	63	63	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	62	59	57	57	58	58
Thu	56	56	62	64	59	60	62	62	63	62	62	63	63	58	58	57	57
Fri	56	56	58	60	60	62	64	65	64	66	66	66	64	60	58	58	57
Sat	57	56	55	57	60	63	64	63	62	62	62	62	60	58	57	57	57
Sun	58	56	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	58	58