Best Time to Drive from Fall River to Boston

Right now (6:05 pm EST): about 52 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North, usually 60 at this time.

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	74	85	83	74	63	58	59	58	65	67	65	67	62	51	50	51
Tue	56	81	97	97	84	73	61	55	57	64	67	68	72	65	53	50	50
Wed	55	78	96	96	83	72	62	59	58	63	68	69	71	66	54	50	51
Thu	56	78	92	92	80	70	63	60	62	67	72	72	74	66	55	50	51
Fri	53	67	70	68	64	65	66	65	69	74	77	75	72	70	58	51	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	51	61	66	66	66	66	65	62	61	61	54	50	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	48	56	60	64	64	65	61	57	56	60	55	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 100 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 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 100 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 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fall River to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 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 · Fall River to Worcester · Fall River to Providence · Fall River to Lowell · Fall River to New Bedford · Fall River to Brockton · Fall River to Quincy · Fall River to Lynn · Fall River to Newton · Fall River to Warwick · Fall River to Lawrence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	74	85	83	74	63	58	59	58	65	67	65	67	62	51	50	51
Tue	56	81	97	97	84	73	61	55	57	64	67	68	72	65	53	50	50
Wed	55	78	96	96	83	72	62	59	58	63	68	69	71	66	54	50	51
Thu	56	78	92	92	80	70	63	60	62	67	72	72	74	66	55	50	51
Fri	53	67	70	68	64	65	66	65	69	74	77	75	72	70	58	51	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	51	61	66	66	66	66	65	62	61	61	54	50	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	48	56	60	64	64	65	61	57	56	60	55	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	74	85	83	74	63	58	59	58	65	67	65	67	62	51	50	51
Tue	56	81	97	97	84	73	61	55	57	64	67	68	72	65	53	50	50
Wed	55	78	96	96	83	72	62	59	58	63	68	69	71	66	54	50	51
Thu	56	78	92	92	80	70	63	60	62	67	72	72	74	66	55	50	51
Fri	53	67	70	68	64	65	66	65	69	74	77	75	72	70	58	51	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	51	61	66	66	66	66	65	62	61	61	54	50	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	48	56	60	64	64	65	61	57	56	60	55	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	74	85	83	74	63	58	59	58	65	67	65	67	62	51	50	51
Tue	56	81	97	97	84	73	61	55	57	64	67	68	72	65	53	50	50
Wed	55	78	96	96	83	72	62	59	58	63	68	69	71	66	54	50	51
Thu	56	78	92	92	80	70	63	60	62	67	72	72	74	66	55	50	51
Fri	53	67	70	68	64	65	66	65	69	74	77	75	72	70	58	51	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	51	61	66	66	66	66	65	62	61	61	54	50	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	48	56	60	64	64	65	61	57	56	60	55	53	52