Best Time to Drive from Fall River to Waltham

Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 52 minutes via MA-24 North and I-95 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Waltham 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	52	63	73	74	61	56	57	58	57	59	58	57	58	53	53	53	53
Tue	52	69	86	90	72	62	57	56	56	59	60	60	62	55	53	54	53
Wed	52	67	86	87	70	61	58	57	57	60	60	60	61	56	54	53	53
Thu	53	66	79	83	69	60	58	58	59	63	62	61	61	56	53	53	54
Fri	52	59	64	60	59	59	59	61	63	65	64	62	59	56	54	54	53
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	53	57	57	57	58	56	56	55	54	54	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	50	50	52	53	57	56	57	56	54	54	56	54	55	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Fall River to Waltham (via MA-24 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Waltham 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 52 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fall River to Waltham?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (14 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Waltham 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 · Fall River to Newton · Fall River to Warwick

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	73	74	61	56	57	58	57	59	58	57	58	53	53	53	53
Tue	52	69	86	90	72	62	57	56	56	59	60	60	62	55	53	54	53
Wed	52	67	86	87	70	61	58	57	57	60	60	60	61	56	54	53	53
Thu	53	66	79	83	69	60	58	58	59	63	62	61	61	56	53	53	54
Fri	52	59	64	60	59	59	59	61	63	65	64	62	59	56	54	54	53
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	53	57	57	57	58	56	56	55	54	54	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	50	50	52	53	57	56	57	56	54	54	56	54	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	73	74	61	56	57	58	57	59	58	57	58	53	53	53	53
Tue	52	69	86	90	72	62	57	56	56	59	60	60	62	55	53	54	53
Wed	52	67	86	87	70	61	58	57	57	60	60	60	61	56	54	53	53
Thu	53	66	79	83	69	60	58	58	59	63	62	61	61	56	53	53	54
Fri	52	59	64	60	59	59	59	61	63	65	64	62	59	56	54	54	53
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	53	57	57	57	58	56	56	55	54	54	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	50	50	52	53	57	56	57	56	54	54	56	54	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	63	73	74	61	56	57	58	57	59	58	57	58	53	53	53	53
Tue	52	69	86	90	72	62	57	56	56	59	60	60	62	55	53	54	53
Wed	52	67	86	87	70	61	58	57	57	60	60	60	61	56	54	53	53
Thu	53	66	79	83	69	60	58	58	59	63	62	61	61	56	53	53	54
Fri	52	59	64	60	59	59	59	61	63	65	64	62	59	56	54	54	53
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	53	57	57	57	58	56	56	55	54	54	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	50	50	52	53	57	56	57	56	54	54	56	54	55	54