Best Time to Drive from Fitchburg to South Boston

Right now (1:30 pm EST): about 157 minutes via I-90 East and MA-2 East, usually 103 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Fitchburg 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	79	86	111	115	105	97	93	95	100	102	113	116	109	98	89	88	92
Tue	79	89	126	135	129	112	100	97	99	105	120	133	126	111	92	91	89
Wed	79	88	122	135	125	112	104	102	104	114	126	140	131	114	93	91	95
Thu	80	88	121	129	121	108	100	99	106	117	135	145	133	114	95	91	97
Fri	79	84	94	100	98	99	101	103	110	128	145	142	128	109	94	90	90
Sat	79	78	80	83	85	89	95	99	103	104	105	102	99	94	89	88	89
Sun	80	78	78	79	82	86	91	97	100	99	97	95	92	91	89	87	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Fitchburg to South Boston (via I-90 East and MA-2 East) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (29 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fitchburg to South Boston?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 79 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fitchburg to South Boston?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (18 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Boston to Fitchburg (return trip) · Fitchburg to Boston · Fitchburg to Worcester · Fitchburg to Providence · Fitchburg to Lowell

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	86	111	115	105	97	93	95	100	102	113	116	109	98	89	88	92
Tue	79	89	126	135	129	112	100	97	99	105	120	133	126	111	92	91	89
Wed	79	88	122	135	125	112	104	102	104	114	126	140	131	114	93	91	95
Thu	80	88	121	129	121	108	100	99	106	117	135	145	133	114	95	91	97
Fri	79	84	94	100	98	99	101	103	110	128	145	142	128	109	94	90	90
Sat	79	78	80	83	85	89	95	99	103	104	105	102	99	94	89	88	89
Sun	80	78	78	79	82	86	91	97	100	99	97	95	92	91	89	87	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	86	111	115	105	97	93	95	100	102	113	116	109	98	89	88	92
Tue	79	89	126	135	129	112	100	97	99	105	120	133	126	111	92	91	89
Wed	79	88	122	135	125	112	104	102	104	114	126	140	131	114	93	91	95
Thu	80	88	121	129	121	108	100	99	106	117	135	145	133	114	95	91	97
Fri	79	84	94	100	98	99	101	103	110	128	145	142	128	109	94	90	90
Sat	79	78	80	83	85	89	95	99	103	104	105	102	99	94	89	88	89
Sun	80	78	78	79	82	86	91	97	100	99	97	95	92	91	89	87	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	86	111	115	105	97	93	95	100	102	113	116	109	98	89	88	92
Tue	79	89	126	135	129	112	100	97	99	105	120	133	126	111	92	91	89
Wed	79	88	122	135	125	112	104	102	104	114	126	140	131	114	93	91	95
Thu	80	88	121	129	121	108	100	99	106	117	135	145	133	114	95	91	97
Fri	79	84	94	100	98	99	101	103	110	128	145	142	128	109	94	90	90
Sat	79	78	80	83	85	89	95	99	103	104	105	102	99	94	89	88	89
Sun	80	78	78	79	82	86	91	97	100	99	97	95	92	91	89	87	95