Best Time to Drive from Fall River to Newton

Right now (9:34 pm EDT): about 51 minutes via MA-24 North and I-95 North, usually 51 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 Newton 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	51	60	70	70	58	54	55	55	55	56	55	54	55	51	51	51	51
Tue	51	67	81	86	69	59	54	53	54	56	56	57	59	53	51	51	51
Wed	50	64	81	82	67	58	56	54	54	57	57	57	58	53	52	51	51
Thu	51	64	75	79	67	58	56	55	56	58	58	58	58	53	51	51	51
Fri	50	57	60	57	57	56	56	58	59	60	60	58	56	53	52	52	51
Sat	49	49	50	49	50	51	54	55	54	55	53	53	52	52	52	51	51
Sun	49	48	48	48	48	50	51	54	54	55	53	52	52	53	52	53	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Fall River to Newton (via MA-24 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 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 Newton 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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fall River to Newton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Newton to Fall River (return trip) · Fall River to Boston · 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	70	70	58	54	55	55	55	56	55	54	55	51	51	51	51
Tue	51	67	81	86	69	59	54	53	54	56	56	57	59	53	51	51	51
Wed	50	64	81	82	67	58	56	54	54	57	57	57	58	53	52	51	51
Thu	51	64	75	79	67	58	56	55	56	58	58	58	58	53	51	51	51
Fri	50	57	60	57	57	56	56	58	59	60	60	58	56	53	52	52	51
Sat	49	49	50	49	50	51	54	55	54	55	53	53	52	52	52	51	51
Sun	49	48	48	48	48	50	51	54	54	55	53	52	52	53	52	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	70	70	58	54	55	55	55	56	55	54	55	51	51	51	51
Tue	51	67	81	86	69	59	54	53	54	56	56	57	59	53	51	51	51
Wed	50	64	81	82	67	58	56	54	54	57	57	57	58	53	52	51	51
Thu	51	64	75	79	67	58	56	55	56	58	58	58	58	53	51	51	51
Fri	50	57	60	57	57	56	56	58	59	60	60	58	56	53	52	52	51
Sat	49	49	50	49	50	51	54	55	54	55	53	53	52	52	52	51	51
Sun	49	48	48	48	48	50	51	54	54	55	53	52	52	53	52	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	70	70	58	54	55	55	55	56	55	54	55	51	51	51	51
Tue	51	67	81	86	69	59	54	53	54	56	56	57	59	53	51	51	51
Wed	50	64	81	82	67	58	56	54	54	57	57	57	58	53	52	51	51
Thu	51	64	75	79	67	58	56	55	56	58	58	58	58	53	51	51	51
Fri	50	57	60	57	57	56	56	58	59	60	60	58	56	53	52	52	51
Sat	49	49	50	49	50	51	54	55	54	55	53	53	52	52	52	51	51
Sun	49	48	48	48	48	50	51	54	54	55	53	52	52	53	52	53	52