Best Time to Drive from Fall River to South Boston

Right now (10:32 pm EDT): about 53 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	67	78	76	69	59	54	55	55	62	63	60	62	58	48	47	47
Tue	52	74	88	90	78	68	56	52	53	60	61	62	66	61	50	47	48
Wed	49	72	89	88	78	67	58	55	54	58	63	63	66	61	50	47	47
Thu	52	72	85	87	75	66	58	56	56	61	65	65	67	61	50	47	48
Fri	49	62	64	62	59	60	61	60	63	69	72	68	69	65	54	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	48	56	61	61	61	61	59	56	56	56	50	47	48
Sun	44	43	44	43	45	52	55	58	59	60	56	52	52	54	50	49	48

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 91 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (62 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 before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 91 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 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fall River to South Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 91 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	78	76	69	59	54	55	55	62	63	60	62	58	48	47	47
Tue	52	74	88	90	78	68	56	52	53	60	61	62	66	61	50	47	48
Wed	49	72	89	88	78	67	58	55	54	58	63	63	66	61	50	47	47
Thu	52	72	85	87	75	66	58	56	56	61	65	65	67	61	50	47	48
Fri	49	62	64	62	59	60	61	60	63	69	72	68	69	65	54	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	48	56	61	61	61	61	59	56	56	56	50	47	48
Sun	44	43	44	43	45	52	55	58	59	60	56	52	52	54	50	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	78	76	69	59	54	55	55	62	63	60	62	58	48	47	47
Tue	52	74	88	90	78	68	56	52	53	60	61	62	66	61	50	47	48
Wed	49	72	89	88	78	67	58	55	54	58	63	63	66	61	50	47	47
Thu	52	72	85	87	75	66	58	56	56	61	65	65	67	61	50	47	48
Fri	49	62	64	62	59	60	61	60	63	69	72	68	69	65	54	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	48	56	61	61	61	61	59	56	56	56	50	47	48
Sun	44	43	44	43	45	52	55	58	59	60	56	52	52	54	50	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	78	76	69	59	54	55	55	62	63	60	62	58	48	47	47
Tue	52	74	88	90	78	68	56	52	53	60	61	62	66	61	50	47	48
Wed	49	72	89	88	78	67	58	55	54	58	63	63	66	61	50	47	47
Thu	52	72	85	87	75	66	58	56	56	61	65	65	67	61	50	47	48
Fri	49	62	64	62	59	60	61	60	63	69	72	68	69	65	54	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	48	56	61	61	61	61	59	56	56	56	50	47	48
Sun	44	43	44	43	45	52	55	58	59	60	56	52	52	54	50	49	48