Best Time to Drive from Fall River to Boston

Right now (10:17 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North.

Only 70% 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 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	56	72	83	81	73	64	59	60	59	66	67	65	67	62	51	50	50
Tue	55	79	93	95	84	73	62	56	58	65	68	69	72	65	53	50	51
Wed	54	77	95	94	83	72	63	60	59	63	68	70	72	66	54	50	51
Thu	56	76	89	93	80	71	63	61	62	67	72	72	74	65	54	50	52
Fri	53	66	68	67	64	65	67	67	70	76	79	74	73	69	59	51	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	52	61	67	68	68	67	64	61	60	60	54	51	51
Sun	47	46	47	46	48	56	59	63	65	65	61	57	56	59	54	53	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Fall River to Boston (via MA-24 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 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 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 Fall River to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 50 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fall River to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Fall River (return trip) · Fall River 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	56	72	83	81	73	64	59	60	59	66	67	65	67	62	51	50	50
Tue	55	79	93	95	84	73	62	56	58	65	68	69	72	65	53	50	51
Wed	54	77	95	94	83	72	63	60	59	63	68	70	72	66	54	50	51
Thu	56	76	89	93	80	71	63	61	62	67	72	72	74	65	54	50	52
Fri	53	66	68	67	64	65	67	67	70	76	79	74	73	69	59	51	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	52	61	67	68	68	67	64	61	60	60	54	51	51
Sun	47	46	47	46	48	56	59	63	65	65	61	57	56	59	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	72	83	81	73	64	59	60	59	66	67	65	67	62	51	50	50
Tue	55	79	93	95	84	73	62	56	58	65	68	69	72	65	53	50	51
Wed	54	77	95	94	83	72	63	60	59	63	68	70	72	66	54	50	51
Thu	56	76	89	93	80	71	63	61	62	67	72	72	74	65	54	50	52
Fri	53	66	68	67	64	65	67	67	70	76	79	74	73	69	59	51	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	52	61	67	68	68	67	64	61	60	60	54	51	51
Sun	47	46	47	46	48	56	59	63	65	65	61	57	56	59	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	72	83	81	73	64	59	60	59	66	67	65	67	62	51	50	50
Tue	55	79	93	95	84	73	62	56	58	65	68	69	72	65	53	50	51
Wed	54	77	95	94	83	72	63	60	59	63	68	70	72	66	54	50	51
Thu	56	76	89	93	80	71	63	61	62	67	72	72	74	65	54	50	52
Fri	53	66	68	67	64	65	67	67	70	76	79	74	73	69	59	51	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	52	61	67	68	68	67	64	61	60	60	54	51	51
Sun	47	46	47	46	48	56	59	63	65	65	61	57	56	59	54	53	52