Best Time to Drive from Fall River to South Boston

Right now (11:49 pm EDT): about 45 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North.

Only 71% 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 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	53	69	80	78	70	59	54	54	54	61	62	60	62	58	48	47	47
Tue	52	76	91	91	79	68	56	51	53	59	61	61	66	61	50	47	47
Wed	52	74	90	90	78	67	57	54	54	58	63	62	65	62	50	47	47
Thu	52	73	87	87	75	65	58	55	56	61	65	65	67	62	51	47	48
Fri	49	62	66	63	60	60	60	59	62	68	71	68	68	66	54	48	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	55	60	59	60	60	59	57	56	57	50	47	47
Sun	44	43	44	43	45	52	55	58	59	60	56	52	52	56	51	50	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Fall River to South Boston (via MA-24 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 94 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 3 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 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 Fall River to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 47 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fall River to South Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (15 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Boston to Fall River (return trip) · Fall River to 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	53	69	80	78	70	59	54	54	54	61	62	60	62	58	48	47	47
Tue	52	76	91	91	79	68	56	51	53	59	61	61	66	61	50	47	47
Wed	52	74	90	90	78	67	57	54	54	58	63	62	65	62	50	47	47
Thu	52	73	87	87	75	65	58	55	56	61	65	65	67	62	51	47	48
Fri	49	62	66	63	60	60	60	59	62	68	71	68	68	66	54	48	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	55	60	59	60	60	59	57	56	57	50	47	47
Sun	44	43	44	43	45	52	55	58	59	60	56	52	52	56	51	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	69	80	78	70	59	54	54	54	61	62	60	62	58	48	47	47
Tue	52	76	91	91	79	68	56	51	53	59	61	61	66	61	50	47	47
Wed	52	74	90	90	78	67	57	54	54	58	63	62	65	62	50	47	47
Thu	52	73	87	87	75	65	58	55	56	61	65	65	67	62	51	47	48
Fri	49	62	66	63	60	60	60	59	62	68	71	68	68	66	54	48	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	55	60	59	60	60	59	57	56	57	50	47	47
Sun	44	43	44	43	45	52	55	58	59	60	56	52	52	56	51	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	69	80	78	70	59	54	54	54	61	62	60	62	58	48	47	47
Tue	52	76	91	91	79	68	56	51	53	59	61	61	66	61	50	47	47
Wed	52	74	90	90	78	67	57	54	54	58	63	62	65	62	50	47	47
Thu	52	73	87	87	75	65	58	55	56	61	65	65	67	62	51	47	48
Fri	49	62	66	63	60	60	60	59	62	68	71	68	68	66	54	48	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	55	60	59	60	60	59	57	56	57	50	47	47
Sun	44	43	44	43	45	52	55	58	59	60	56	52	52	56	51	50	49