Best Time to Drive from Fitchburg to South Boston

Right now (10:03 pm EDT): about 87 minutes via I-90 East and MA-2 East, usually 87 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	108	112	105	98	93	95	102	104	114	115	109	98	90	89	92
Tue	79	89	128	138	130	113	101	96	99	106	121	135	127	111	92	92	89
Wed	79	89	120	135	126	114	104	99	104	115	126	139	131	114	92	90	94
Thu	80	89	123	130	122	110	100	100	109	118	135	143	134	114	94	91	98
Fri	79	85	95	101	99	100	102	104	113	128	143	140	127	108	92	89	90
Sat	79	78	80	83	86	89	96	100	104	105	105	102	98	93	89	87	90
Sun	80	77	78	79	82	85	89	97	99	98	95	93	89	89	88	88	96

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 144 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 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 144 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 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fitchburg to South Boston?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 144 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

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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	108	112	105	98	93	95	102	104	114	115	109	98	90	89	92
Tue	79	89	128	138	130	113	101	96	99	106	121	135	127	111	92	92	89
Wed	79	89	120	135	126	114	104	99	104	115	126	139	131	114	92	90	94
Thu	80	89	123	130	122	110	100	100	109	118	135	143	134	114	94	91	98
Fri	79	85	95	101	99	100	102	104	113	128	143	140	127	108	92	89	90
Sat	79	78	80	83	86	89	96	100	104	105	105	102	98	93	89	87	90
Sun	80	77	78	79	82	85	89	97	99	98	95	93	89	89	88	88	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	86	108	112	105	98	93	95	102	104	114	115	109	98	90	89	92
Tue	79	89	128	138	130	113	101	96	99	106	121	135	127	111	92	92	89
Wed	79	89	120	135	126	114	104	99	104	115	126	139	131	114	92	90	94
Thu	80	89	123	130	122	110	100	100	109	118	135	143	134	114	94	91	98
Fri	79	85	95	101	99	100	102	104	113	128	143	140	127	108	92	89	90
Sat	79	78	80	83	86	89	96	100	104	105	105	102	98	93	89	87	90
Sun	80	77	78	79	82	85	89	97	99	98	95	93	89	89	88	88	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	86	108	112	105	98	93	95	102	104	114	115	109	98	90	89	92
Tue	79	89	128	138	130	113	101	96	99	106	121	135	127	111	92	92	89
Wed	79	89	120	135	126	114	104	99	104	115	126	139	131	114	92	90	94
Thu	80	89	123	130	122	110	100	100	109	118	135	143	134	114	94	91	98
Fri	79	85	95	101	99	100	102	104	113	128	143	140	127	108	92	89	90
Sat	79	78	80	83	86	89	96	100	104	105	105	102	98	93	89	87	90
Sun	80	77	78	79	82	85	89	97	99	98	95	93	89	89	88	88	96